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Setting Up a Restaurant: England Edition
From the first idea to the end of your first year, with the rules, taxes and costs for England checked on 1 October 2026
The complete book: 32 chapters, worksheets and four calculators
For people opening a small restaurant, café or delivery-only kitchen, written in plain English
- 20 chapters on planning, opening and running the business
- 12 chapters on the rules in England, with official sources
- Licences, food registration, VAT, staff, leases and funding
- Menu costing and pricing calculator
- Seats and covers calculator
- Staff costs and break-even calculators
- Printable worksheets in every chapter
- A master checklist and twelve-week countdown to opening
- Three worked examples followed through the whole book
- Works on mobile and desktop
Contents
Part One: The Idea
Part Two: Place and Menu
Part Three: Kitchen and Supplies
Part Four: People and Customers
Part Five: Money
Part Six: Opening and After
Part Seven: Setting Up in England
About the England edition.
The rules, taxes and fees in Part Seven were researched from official sources and checked on 1 October 2026.
Laws and rates change, so every chapter in Part Seven tells you where to check the current position, and
lists the official pages it relies on. For decisions about your own business, take advice from a qualified
professional such as an accountant or a solicitor.