What's your favourite sandwich filling? Opening a shop soon
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Mr Gearchange said:
Mature cheddar and red onion never disappoints.
Grated cheese and tuna mayo is a firm favourite with me but needs to be on nice large soft round bread roll with a good spread of marge
. Also anything with real ham (not that wet processed rubber you get in supermarkets) + interesting fillers is pretty safe but not if you're in Bradford or Leicester, obviously. It's becoming increasingly difficult to find ham sandwiches for sale in mainstream shops these days without going to an indy.When I was on the road a lot on day shifts I would always stop at a mobile baked potato van near Coventry airport and get a large hot cheese and beans baked spud for 2.5 quid. Really filling and tasty and made a change from the usual fried crap or sandwiches but the owner reckoned that the demand for the spuds was quite low and not worth the effort
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Whatever you offer ONLY use ingredients you already stock and plan how you are going to store and promote their life. Wastage is a killer in food.
As for my favourite. Really good ham carved off the bone on a good white bloomer with creamy stilton.
Or... tinned tuna with white pepper and malt vinegar on horrible cheap white bread.
As for my favourite. Really good ham carved off the bone on a good white bloomer with creamy stilton.
Or... tinned tuna with white pepper and malt vinegar on horrible cheap white bread.
Btw a great gimmick sandwich would get you all over the local press and trending on social media which has to get you much needed publicity.
How about Frog and Lilypad - green vegetable dyed chicken on cucumber.
Or Hedgehog and Slug - pulled pork and gherkin with slime from sweet corn relish blenderised.
Doubtless others will think of better.
How about Frog and Lilypad - green vegetable dyed chicken on cucumber.
Or Hedgehog and Slug - pulled pork and gherkin with slime from sweet corn relish blenderised.
Doubtless others will think of better.
Equilibrium25 said:
Thankyou4calling said:
You are well down the road so some of this may be already done.
1. Write a Business plan (just the numbers) you are already committed so putting in all your costs is a must.
2. Lock these costs DOWN! I can't stress enough that many businesses fail because they simply spend too much.
3. Don't pay any bill until you absolutely have to and then, don't pay it, you will need cashflow (i'm not talking about your daily suppliers)
4. Don't bother asking people what their favourite sandwich filling is. What people say and what they do are totally different.
5. Location is key.
6. Location is key.
8. Location is key.
9. Don't think being nice to customers and making a brilliant sandwich will mean you succeed.
10. Be positive and do your best.
Loads I could add as will others.
All the best to you.
Good points all. You missed number 7 "location is key".1. Write a Business plan (just the numbers) you are already committed so putting in all your costs is a must.
2. Lock these costs DOWN! I can't stress enough that many businesses fail because they simply spend too much.
3. Don't pay any bill until you absolutely have to and then, don't pay it, you will need cashflow (i'm not talking about your daily suppliers)
4. Don't bother asking people what their favourite sandwich filling is. What people say and what they do are totally different.
5. Location is key.
6. Location is key.
8. Location is key.
9. Don't think being nice to customers and making a brilliant sandwich will mean you succeed.
10. Be positive and do your best.
Loads I could add as will others.
All the best to you.
On number 9 though....it is critical to be nice to the customers, make them feel valued, recognised and welcome. You need them back through the door at every opportunity. Just one sullen piece of service will mean a first-time customer won't return.
As a sandwich shop is relying on passing trade, I would imagine the location dictates the market and its customers, rather then your desire. So listen to what they want.
But to answer the question: best sandwiches I've had have been seafood based. Prawn cocktail and crab sticks with homemade mary rose sauce was mega (portsouth). Mixed seafood to include mussels, etc was also great (Nottingham).
Pork, stuffing and cracking in a bun was great too (like you get at racing circuits for for £££).
Oh, and please: regarldess, use decent chedder.
elanfan said:
Btw a great gimmick sandwich would get you all over the local press and trending on social media which has to get you much needed publicity.
How about Frog and Lilypad - green vegetable dyed chicken on cucumber.
Or Hedgehog and Slug - pulled pork and gherkin with slime from sweet corn relish blenderised.
Doubtless others will think of better.
My favourite is along these lines - the squashed frog (Bacon and avocado) How about Frog and Lilypad - green vegetable dyed chicken on cucumber.
Or Hedgehog and Slug - pulled pork and gherkin with slime from sweet corn relish blenderised.
Doubtless others will think of better.
From a shop? There is a sandwich deli shop in our village, I always have cajun chicken, mayo, tomato, cucumber and rocket on a baguette from them. The baker in our village also does sandwiches, his chicken. bacon and mayo or chicken caeser salad are winners.
Both do outside catering to local offices and appear to make more money that way than the shop. Can you get a table in and serve coffees too?
Both do outside catering to local offices and appear to make more money that way than the shop. Can you get a table in and serve coffees too?
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