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How does one calculate projected sales for a restaurant?

By Tim Berry Edited by Dan Bova

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I am writing a business plan for a restaurant but am having trouble in getting decent sales projections. What do I base my projections off of? Is there a formula?

I have an example you can use, with a lot of illustrations, on the following website, free: http://planasyougo.com/example-initial-sales-forecast-for-a-restaurant/

That should give you at least an idea of how and where to start.

Tim

Tim Berry

Entrepreneur, Business Planner and Angel Investor

Tim Berry is the chairman of Eugene, Ore.-Palo Alto Software, which produces business-planning software. He founded Bplans.com and wrote The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, published by Entrepreneur Press. Berry is also a co-founder of HavePresence.com, a leader in a local angel-investment group and a judge of international business-plan competitions.

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