Save On Food Cart Franchise Fees. Consider a Dumpling King Food Cart. Or, Even Cheaper, Setup Your Own Siomai Foodcart

If you cannot quite afford the P280,000 to P300,000 Franchise Package of Siomai House or Master Siomai, you might consider Dumpling King (see photo below):

An alternative to Master Siomai. Dumple King.

 

Another option is Dimsum Factory wherein you provide your own Foodcart and Brand and get your supplies from them.  Their operation is similar to JCM Foodlink who has been prominent in all the Trade fairs.

Do-It-Yourself Siomai Haus plus stocks from the Dimsum Factory

Variety of Siomai and dumplings from the Dimsum Factory

By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:


By the way, I am conducting a One-on-One Consultation on How to Setup and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics include How to Evaluate a Site for Lotto, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, Actual Operations, How to Prevent Fraud, How to Compete Against Other Lotto Outlets and many more. Please allot at least 2 hours for each session. My fee is only P2,000 per person (Group discount available). Just text me your full name and "Lotto Setup" to 0922-8831225  for details.

Acquiring a Lotto outlet is a lot cheaper than purchasing a Franchise from Zagu (P320,000) or Siomai House (P250,000) and it is simple to operate.

Latest news: PCSO has lowered the Cash Bond requirement and an individual is now allowed to own 3 lotto outlets.

Visit my new Blog on the Lotto Outlet Business by clicking this Link www.happywinlotto.com

FOOD CART FRANCHISE: MILK TEA. Fad or Here To Stay?

In 2010, When I asked the same question about Scramble, a franchisor said it is not a Fad!!!  And of course, now in 2012 Scramble outlets in major malls like SM North and Mega as well as Robonson;s Galeria are nowhere to be found anymore or at least, not as many. Another like the Scramble is Twistix which I do not see in the malls anymore.  (At its peak, Twistix was the most searched food cart concept in my blog.)

courtesy of Bubble Tea Amo

During the 2012 MAFBEX, I only saw 1 Scramble advertiser but I did notice the hit food cart concept is now the MILK TEA.  MILK TEA everywhere.

courtesy of Bubble Tea Amo

While Scramble servings were priced at P7, P10 and P17, Milk Tea are mostly at the P50 to P75 for the Basic Drink reaching to P100+ for Combo Tea/Fruit.  I never looked at Filipinos as Tea drinkers and that is why, I ask, is Milk Tea a Fad or Here to Stay??

This booth had coffee and tea .(courtesy of True Brew & Coffee

)

In a Twist to Health, a choice of Sugar Sweet levels from Mang Chaa

Mang Chaa, Filipiniana Name (courtesy of Continental Sales Inc)

O'l My Tea of the Wynski Enterprises

courtesy of Wynski Ent

By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:


By the way, I am conducting a One-on-One Consultation on How to Setup and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics include How to Evaluate a Site for Lotto, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, Actual Operations, How to Prevent Fraud, How to Compete Against Other Lotto Outlets and many more. Please allot at least 2 hours for each session. My fee is only P2,000 per person (Group discount available). Just text me your full name and "Lotto Setup" to 0922-8831225 or call 514-2905 for details.

Acquiring a Lotto outlet is a lot cheaper than purchasing a Franchise from Zagu (P320,000) or Siomai House (P250,000) and it is simple to operate.

Latest news: PCSO has lowered the Cash Bond requirement and an individual is now allowed to own 3 lotto outlets.

FOOD CART IDEA. RICE IN A BOX CONCEPT Still Alive.

As cost of a Office Worker Meal goes up at the same time as Office Worker Real Take-Home pay goes down, there will be a market for an affordable meal.  THEY HAVE NOT INVENTED THE OFFICE WORKER RUNNING ON BATTERIES YET (notwithstanding the Energizer bunny that keeps on going and going).

Enter the Rice in a Box.  The original concept came from those Movies showing the actors going for a Box of Chinese fanfare with matching chopsticks. Now, Rice in a Box may come in those upright triangular-shape Chinese take-out food packs or more commonly, styropack plastic containers (that is being banned by ever more Green is Good Mayors).


One such MAFBEX exhibitor is Jolliant Rapsa Pinoy (821 5840 or 821 9540.  Their Franchise package goes for P188,000 with signage and equipment (no mention about the cost of the cart being included).  Space required is 4 sqm and franchise is 3 years.

Menu shows Meals at P39 and P49 which is good as all the fastfood giants to which they will have to compete against offer P39 to P50 meals:

1.  Jollibee 39ers     P39.00/order

2.  KFC Flavor shot with drink P50.00

3.  McDo Chicken fillet with drink also at P50.00

By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:


By the way, I am conducting a One-on-One Consultation on How to Setup and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics include How to Evaluate a Site for Lotto, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, Actual Operations, How to Prevent Fraud, How to Compete Against Other Lotto Outlets and many more. Please allot at least 2 hours for each session. My fee is only P2,000 per person (Group discount available). Just text me your full name and "Lotto Setup" to 0922-8831225 or call 514-2905 for details.

Acquiring a Lotto outlet is a lot cheaper than purchasing a Franchise from Zagu (P320,000) or Siomai House (P250,000) and it is simple to operate.

Latest news: PCSO has lowered the Cash Bond requirement and an individual is now allowed to own 3 lotto outlets.

FOOD CART IDEA. Is It Still Worth It to Have a Coffee Kiosk?

I am a coffee lover.  I cannot start my day without my MUG of JAVA (kape to Pinoys).  I take mine without cream.  Ugh.

I have always dreamed of having my own Coffee shop or Cart but with Starbucks lording it over everyone, is it still viable especially with the high cost of high-pedestrian traffic sites & skyhigh renovation costs?

MAFBEX Delonghi booth showing the latest automatic and semi-auto espresso machines (Mobile 0928 3736019)

Semi-automatic espresso machines are considered better than Fully-auto espresso machines because one can fine-tune the espresso much better.

There were other booths showing coffee machines like San Remo brand etc.

Some things I learned when I enrolled at the Maya Kitchen Coffee Barista 101 course which fortunately was handled by Eric, a former Starbucks Middle East barista and bartender:

1.  Go for the semi-automatic espresso machines

2.  Do not get espresso machines that have an integrated Grinder in the unit itself.  (It may seem cheaper to have a combined Grinder plus Espresso machine rather than buy them separately but in the Combined setup, the heat from the espresso machine will cause the important Coffee oil inside the coffee beans to dry up thereby weakening the aroma of the espresso.

3.  You do not have to buy the best espresso machine BUT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE BEST GRINDER (Marzoli, Eric recommends).  A cheap grinder may have knives that heat-up during use and cause th coffee beans to dry.

4.  DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COPY STARBUCKS' MENU.  If you do, people would rather go to the Original, and not you.


By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:


By the way, I am conducting a One-on-One Consultation on How to Setup and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics include How to Evaluate a Site for Lotto, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, Actual Operations, How to Prevent Fraud, How to Compete Against Other Lotto Outlets and many more. Please allot at least 2 hours for each session. My fee is only P2,000 per person (Group discount available). Just text me your full name and "Lotto Setup" to 0922-8831225 or call 514-2905 for details.

Acquiring a Lotto outlet is a lot cheaper than purchasing a Franchise from Zagu (P320,000) or Siomai House (P250,000) and it is simple to operate.

Latest news: PCSO has lowered the Cash Bond requirement and an individual is now allowed to own 3 lotto outlets.

Food Cart Idea. Siomai. The Greatest and Longest-living Foodcart.

JCM FOODLINK FOODCART

If anybody is planning to go into the Food cart business, then it has to be Siomai especially the Steamed version.

At P25.00 per order for 4 pieces, it is just enough for the wallets of most working Filipinos.  Some add Rice to make it more filling for just P30.00 for the whole meal.

And when it comes to the Siomai foodcart, many have decided  having their own brand of siomai as the veteran Siomai franchises like Siomai House and Master Siomai are just too expensive for them (P280,000 and up just for the franchise package).  Most siomai makers will even provide a steamer free of charge so long as you order your siomai with them.  One such outfit is JCM Foodlink.  I know they are famous as I get a lot of inquiries in my blog asking for their contact numbers (which I will provide later in this post).

JCM FOODLINK foodcart offer

During the MAFBEX 2012, JCM Foodlink offered several ways of going into business with them:

1.  Be a Master Franchisee for P88,888 wherein you get an Area Distribution Exclusivity (meaning you get to supply JCM products within an area)

2.  Setup a Food cart business for just P38,888.

3.  Sell JCM products such as siomai and siopao.  If pickup, the price of siomai is P2.17/pc or P8.68 for an order of 4. Selling price is P25.00 for 4-pcs.

       For delivery, the price goes up slightly to P2.25 for a minimum order of P3,000.

JCM Foodlink Menu board

JCM FOODLINK HOTLINE      254-3305





By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:


By the way, I am conducting a One-on-One Consultation on How to Setup and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics include How to Evaluate a Site for Lotto, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, Actual Operations, How to Prevent Fraud, How to Compete Against Other Lotto Outlets and many more. Please allot at least 2 hours for each session. My fee is only P2,000 per person (Group discount available). Just text me your full name and "Lotto Setup" to 0922-8831225 or call 514-2905 for details.

Acquiring a Lotto outlet is a lot cheaper than purchasing a Franchise from Zagu (P320,000) or Siomai House (P250,000) and it is simple to operate.

Latest news: PCSO has lowered the Cash Bond requirement and an individual is now allowed to own 3 lotto outlets.

Hotdog in a Waffle?? - - - Waffle Time

At the 2011 Philippine Franchise Asia  or PFA exhibit at the SMX Convention Center, I saw the Waffle Time booth in the front part of the huge hallway.  We see the Waffle Time foodcart all over Metro Manila.

Waffle Time booth at the PFA exhibit

The total cost of a Waffle Time package is P250,000 which includes the foodcart, franchise fee and equipment.

Contract duration is 3 years and renewable. Space required is about 4 sqm.

Their come-on is their very affordable price of P18 average for most variants ranging from hotdogs to fruit fillings.

Their address is 69C. Raymundo ave, Pasig and their contact tel is 477-5974.

For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more. I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent. My fee is only P2,000 per head.

Long lines at a lotto outlet

If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.







By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:

All Time Favorite Donuts: Country Style Donut Foodcart

Country Style Donut with Bunn Brewed Coffeemaker

Many have said that in selecting a foodcart franchise, make sure the product is not just a Fad especially when you will be using your lifesavings to pay for the franchise package.  Donuts have been with us for so many years and of course, the market leader is Dunkin donut followed by Mister Donut.  Bringing up the lower end of the market would be Hapi Haus Donuts.

Occupying what I call the middle road would be Country Style Donuts.  Owning a Country Style Donut franchise format is like having your own small dream coffeeshop.  Unlike the other donut franchises, Country Style Donut format ranges from a Donut kiosk that sells Donuts & brewed coffee to a Dine-in affair that sells coffee, donuts and sandwiches.

Country Style Donut franchise packages are priced almost like Dunkin donut with the lowest donut franchise package having a franchise fee of P150,000 for a total investment of about P500,000 while the full-line dine-in Country Style is P1.8 Million!!!

Countrystyle Donut booth at PFA SMX

Space requirement is 8-12 sqm for the donut only format to 50-100 sqm for the full-line Dine-in Sandwich/ donut kiosk.

Donuts are iced from P25-30 (same as Dunkin donut premium but Country Style has no P15 Dunkin Donut small donut) while sandwiches range from P95 to P104.

I had the pleasure of talking with Mr. Jonathan Arrieta, Country Style Business Development Officer who spent the better part of almost an hour explaining to me the Countrystyle Business from food cost, electrical & utility expenses and finding the right location for their franchise - -  this are details that not many franchisors are willing to discuss as if these were Pentagon Nuclear Bomb secrets!!!!

According to Mr. Arrieta, the best margins come from selling sandwiches and coffee.


Countrystyle donut is a franchise owned by MFC Bistro Foods Corp located at GBI Compound, 2282 Chino Roces (Pasong Tamo Ext for the oldies like me), Makati (side of Toyota Pasong Tamo) and tel 813-1282 and 817-7573.

For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet. Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more. I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent. My fee is only P2,000 per head.


If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with. If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:

Hamburger Anyone? - - - Minute Burger

Minute Burger at Filipino Franchise Show

In the past exhibits on Foodcarts and Philippines Franchises, Minute Burger is one of maybe only one or two hamburger franchises still present.

As stated in  a previous post on the same hamburger subject, we would see Minute Burger fighting it out with Angel Hamburger (so many have sprouted everywhere) and the veteran Burger Machine as well as a number of ambulant outfits selling the same burgers but it is only Minute Burger that is on the promotional tour.

Minute Burger customers waiting for their orders

Minute Burger menu board with affordable prices for the working man

Franchise fee                      P110,000

Bond                                       50,000

Reservation/Processing             30,000

Minute Burger staff preparing the burger patties

Total Investment               P525,000 PLUS P30,000 working capital

Please call 776-7740 and tell Mr. Jay Domingo or Charlote Alvarez you got their contact numbers from Mr. Richard Joseph Siy blog.

Minute Burger sells a lot inc juices etc.

For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet.  Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more.  I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent.  My fee is only P2,000 per head.


   If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with.  If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:

After Siomai House, Master Siomai & Magic Siomai, Now Comes Shanghai Siomai!

Shanghai Siomai @ AFFI Filipino Franchise Show

Shanghai Siomai Franchise Package

      Indoor                       P250,000  (versus P280,000 for Master Siomai)

      Outdoor                    P270,000

Similar to other siomai foodcarts, the Shanghai Siomai package includes the following:

1.  Cart (Indoor or Outdoor)

2.  5cuft Freezer

3.  Storage box

4.  Gulaman dispenser

5.  Stainless steamer

6.  Initial inventory and supplies worth P6,000

7.  Site assistance

8.  No Royalty

9.  Franchise term 3 years

To reach Shanghai Siomai, call 376-6052 or 0922-9989789 and tell them you got the Shanghai Siomai tel from Richard Joseph Siy blog.

For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet.  Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more.  I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent.  My fee is only P2,000 per head.


   If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with.  If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:

Make Your Own Twistix for only P12,000? . . . Check-out Twist Potato

Twistix and its copycat variants are all over the place with Twistix being the most extensive in outlets and the most expensive at P230,000 for its franchise package.  So for those with limited budgets, Twistix is out of their reach.

Twistix-lookalike Twist Potato @ AFFI Filipino Franchise Show

However, during the AFFI Filipino Franchise Show, I found hope for those who want to have their own Twistix-like foodcart.  There were a lot of onlookers at the booth of Twist Potato and the reason is this-  they are offering a hand-operated potato slicing machine (to make the twistix-like potato) for just P12,000 which is good for the medium and small size Twistix.  For the large size Twistix (P70/stick), you need the Long machine which cost just a little more at P15,000.

After buying the potato slicing machine, you will need a Deep Fryer which they sell for just P32,000.

Step 1 - After peeling, pierce the potato onto the metal rod, close machine & turn handle.

When done, remove the potato and make it spiral while placing on stick

Deep Fryer. Last is apply flavoring powder

And last of the last, if you are type who does want to think of brand name & design, look for suppliers or do anything other than to  get a carpenter to build the cart and just start the Twisitx-like business,you can opt for 2 Semi-Franchise Package:

Franchise with Standard Slicing Machine         P74,000

Franchise with Long Slicing Machine               P77,000

Franchise package includes:

a.  Use of name and logo (but you can always use your own)

b.  Training of personnel

c.  Booth drawing (you have a carpenter do it cheaply)

d.  1 Slicing Machine

e.  1 Fryer Machine

f.  Battermix (supply)

g.  Seasoning Powder (supply)

h.  Sticks and trays

i.  No Royalty.  No Renewal Fee.

j.  You take care of Business registration and licenses

By the way, they are also looking for dealers and distributors of their machines and products.  They are also ISO 9001/14001 certified so their quality has passed international scrutiny.


Call 853-2261 and tell Rose that you got her tel number from Richard Joseph Siy blog.  Actually I talked to their crew and that is why I was able to get the pics while they were making the Twistix-lookalike potato.


For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet.  Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more.  I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent.  My fee is only P2,000 per head.


   If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with.  If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:

A Pair of Similar Siomai Food cart Combatants: Master Siomai versus Magic Siomai

I think siomai food carts are everywhere.  If you go to the Ever Grand Central Supermarket area, you will find maybe more than 5 Siomai House, more than 5 Master Siomai and I do not know how many other brand siomai foodcarts yet.  If you go to the Balintawak and Roosevelt LRT Stations, there are 2 Master Siomai foodcarts  at each station.  At the Trinoma MRT Station, there are both Siomai House and Master Siomai foodcarts side-by-side.

Am not sure how do they earn or maybe they are company-owned but the fact remains, Filipinos eat a lot of siomai.

I saw one innovation at the Master Siomai in Munoz is that they started offering Rice for a nominal fee.  Making Siomai with rice one of the cheaper rice meals in the market today.

Master Siomai @ AFFI Filipino Franchise show

Master Siomai claims to have 300 or more outlets and both Master Siomai and Siomai House are battling for the Number One spot.

Master Siomai Franchise Package             -          P280,000

Franchise package includes -
  1 unit Japanese inspired food card (per their flyer)
  1 unit 5cu ft Chest Freezer
  1 unit stainless electric siomai steamer\
  1  plastic juicer
  Asstd kitchen wares
   Initial inventory
  Cleaning supplies and marketing collaterals

Contact Master Siomai at Tel 282-4941.

Magic Siomai with same Black-Red-White colors of Master Siomai

For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet.  Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more.  I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent.  My fee is only P2,000 per head.


   If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with.  If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below:

All-Time Favorite Ice Cream: Miguelito's Soft Serve & Fried Ice Cream

Miguelito Ice Cream @ AFFI Filipino Franchise Show

The Miguelito's International Corp. (Tel 822-5028) is a multi-concept franchise company dealing in noodles, donuts, vanilla ice pearl etc but they are best known for their Soft-serve ice cream at quite affordable prices ranging from P10 for a choco dip soft serve ice cream to P35 for a Lover's Delight.

I believe just like siomai and hotdogs, ice cream has long-term appeal to kids and adults alike.

Franchise package

      Soft serve ice cream            P350,000

      Fried Ice Cream                  P300,000  (New concept can be seen at SM MOA)

Miguelito's Ice Cream Menu board with affordable prices

The Franchise package includes Site Assistance (very valuable), Training, Initial Stocks (does not say how much), Opening Assistance with Mascot, machine and equipment.

Look for Ms Maricel Rebullido, Franchise Consultant, and tell her you got her tel from Richard Joseph Siy blog.

WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR?

1.  Do not be on the same floor where Selecta, Nestle or Magnolia conduct their promotional samplings  offering ice cream at P5 per scoop (You're dead)

2.  Watch out for Fast-food chains that offer ice cream like Mang Inasal when they first intro Pinoy Ice Cream at P10 per scoop.

The above was what I believed caused the Milko ice cream stand to pull-out from our mall after about 2 years of operation.



For those interested in going into the Lotto Outlet business, I offer a One-on-One Consultation on How to Set-up and Operate Your Own Lotto Outlet.  Topics will include Site Selection, The Proper Way to Apply with the PCSO, How Much to Set-up a Lotto Outlet, Actual Operations, How to Attract Lotto Players, Hiring The Right Lotto Operator and How to Protect Your Business from Fraud and many many more.  I will share with you my Actual Experiences as a Lotto Agent.  My fee is only P2,000 per head.


   If you are interested in availing of my Lotto Consultation, you may text me at 0922-8831225 for details. See ya guys.
By the way, I would like to invite you to visit my Sulit Homepage as there are some business opportunities that you guys might be able to help me out with.  If you are interested, just click the Sulit Logo below: