I Love Crêpes, opened 2 years to this very day. The inspiration was Malta (where you see a café selling crepes on every corner) far away from France where you would expect anyone to get the idea.
The seeds were sown when Amanda now my Wife, who openly admits to having a sweet tooth, could not get enough of these delights away on holiday. Despite my reluctance to part with my cash I was enjoying them too. My light bulb moment arrived or was it just a grumble in my stomach? If it’s good enough for us and the Maltese and other people from around the continent, then surely these are going to be liked back home in the UK.
From what I was aware there was not many crepêries or cafés selling crêpes on our high streets so there could be a gap in a market. Sitting in the sun, with a scrap of paper and pen I started to do a rough calculation of ingredient costs and the mark up required to make a profit. I also had to consider whether this would be value for money for the average person back home, the answer was yes!
Well that was the easy part... I now had to do my dragon dens style pitch to get Amanda on board, after all she was going to have sacrifice her weekends for me. But the endless supply of Nutella was enough to persuade anyone!
To be continued…
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