Recently, some Chinese restaurant owners in the Australian Chinese district often talk about the current situation, it is a bitter smile: "hold on to it." In Australia's overall economic policy is so good, and with more and more Chinese people, why is it that Chinese restaurants are even more difficult to operate?
Chinese restaurants in Australia are becoming more and more difficult to cook
Chinese restaurants near Sydney's Chinatown, which entered the warring States period last year, had three or four old names, adding at least three more over the past three years, making it difficult for businesses to do business because of oversaturation. Since this summer, the two restaurants have been closed one after another, and restaurant operators have pointed out that
Big restaurants are becoming more and more difficult to manage, except Sydney Chinese restaurants are saturated, and fewer young people are chefs.
"I entered the restaurant industry 20 years ago when I had no choice. At the busiest weekend or national holiday restaurant, I couldn't be with my family at all. Now young people don't want to be so bitter." He said that a good chef is difficult to find, which in turn affects the quality of the dish. "if you find a good cook in Australia, you can basically make money," he said.
Mr. Li, who spent years at Sydney's Chinatown camp restaurant, said, "I came to Australia around 1990 to make money from opening anything. Now employees have repeatedly accused their boss of violating labour laws, and the cost of renting and manpower has risen again, and many people dare not enter the restaurant business."
Australia now has a minimum hourly salary of $18, much higher than it was then, he noted, especially as large restaurants are labour-intensive and cannot afford a surge in costs.
The future will rely on artificial intelligence, automation and mechanization of the catering industry, reduce hiring, or close the shop directly.
"Beautiful Life" in Melbourne has also experienced the embarrassment of the Chinese restaurant industry, she summed up a number of reasons, perhaps for future generations to inspire. The following is the point of view of "Beautiful Life":
There's a golden word for buying and selling houses in Australia, location, location! Business, too, location, location! It's just that the location of the restaurant doesn't have to be busy, it depends on the crowd. Some are clearly in the same street, road south road north of the sky is different.
The same type as my home, the same signboard, the same dish price, and even for a while with a frying pot shop, in my city there are five. A good business has a monthly turnover of 78, 000, an average of 32, 000. Where's the difference? location!
In those years of economic crisis, companies that developed commercial properties built too many stores, empty and idle. Investment? Find a restaurant first. There was a developer who found us and offered absolutely tempting terms. It means not paying a dime and giving you a brand-new restaurant. It's exactly what I'm doing now. The family leader was so moved that all the details were settled and signed. I firmly say no!
Because that lot, faces the traffic main road, the traffic is full of horses, very prosperous. But it's not a residential area. Around 30,000 workers work, long-distance truck stops, warehouses, cargo stations. As soon as the weekend is dead. A restaurant that relies only on lunch has no future. Long queue at noon busy you, also for nothing. Each person spends a few yuan, can not reach the high rent.
It turned out that we had made the right decision. The shop, which was later run by a friend, was closed in less than three years. He came from Sydney, and although he didn't pay any investment, he always had to buy pots and pans. I didn't make any money for three years. It was then converted to Vietnamese powder and Thai food, until recently the signature was changed to western pastry.
02 reasons why the Australian Chinese restaurant industry is in trouble
It is difficult to stir-fry a pot.
A good restaurant is a very painful one for the wok. The good wok, even with the craft, the temper is large, the owner also has a headache. On that other day, in the local group, I saw an old board of high-grade Chinese food who issued a short message, saying that the pan would not be able to teach. You're not gonna be able to teach? We've been laughing for half a day. Then he shook his head.
How far are the restaurant workers? It's a human being! But good quality food, not anyone can make it.
From the vast domestic plane to work in Australia to find gold, head-to-head into Chinese restaurants, want more money, want to work less. Generally speaking, the migrant workers from China, vocational training and ethics are extremely poor. There is a strong sense of class struggle, and they believe that it is right to unite against the boss. Such a group of people, what do you expect them to make good food?
This can also explain why the Chinese restaurant waiters look ugly. The profession of serving dishes is not a profession in the eyes of the Chinese, it is a disgrace.
I used a chef from Taiwan. I have a very high skill. When I do it seriously, it really smells good. And a lot of goods in the stomach, is to see a lot, anything, can immediately be a decent meal on the fire. But, this kind of person, not only wants the price to be outrageous, and certainly not always gives you the best effort. As soon as the guests lined up, they immediately abandoned their pick. How can you afford a boss to hire someone like this?
This is why a shop, sometimes delicious, the next time to go to the end of the reason. It is possible to change people, may play a big card to give the boss a look at the face.
Low threshold
Opening a restaurant to make money is a low-end business. Anyone, there are a few savings, a small amount of investment, with a spoonful, open business to make money. This kind of boss used to be Cantonese, but in recent years there are many people in Fujian. Fujian people are particularly keen to open Buffet stores. Who knows that Buffet stores today operating costs are extremely high, the most difficult to maintain. Both kill him. A man-made, a food ingredient. In the past, the cost of ingredients can be negligible, beef chicken and eggs are cheap. These years, year after year, Buffet stores have to fill up the dishes and dishes, the traffic is not enough, and the end of the night work tumble into the garbage can, are all money. Loss.
Man-made, this form can not be fewer people, kitchen front desk, a radish pit. Man-made is the big head. It's illegal to yell about minimum wages now, and some Buffet stores don't pay salaries. A few days ago, newspapers reported that one such boss had been indicted, found evidence, and fined in prison. Why are you here?
I am close to the neighborhood, a few years ago a huge opening of a Buffet buffet. My chef was worried at the time. It is said that the decoration alone is $7.8 million, and it is said that even the edge of the floor is high-end material. So what? In less than two years, it closed down.
When it comes to the long meal list, this is it. I get a copy of his family's menu. every once in a while. Oh my God, everything, everything. It seems to include all the Chinese food and Korean food in the city. Offended the taboo of running a business.
Whenever you open a store, you have a position for your customers. What level of guests do you want to attract? What is the income of the most people around you? Don't care at all, just ask for the whole table. This is the Chinese greedy, do not understand the skills of business, but also do not understand the psychology of guests. When you try to please everyone, you offend everyone. Because you lost character, lost quality.
But don't be critical of this type of owner, there is no education. Don't say that a lot of rich people are not graduated from primary school, but at least they have that fate. It takes talent to do business.
Now there are fewer and fewer Buffet stores of this kind. Just like Sydney, it turned out to be impossible. It sprang up. It's about now, Commander.
The boss is stingy
Operators only want to pull money into their pockets, do not want to pay money, the reasonable requirements of the guests are too harsh. As a result, the source of customers is lost.
In addition, bad wilting stale food materials not willing to throw away, mixed together to give out meals, is a big taboo. To know that guests are the cleverest, you feel bad things, can't other people eat? Occasionally inevitable, often so, see which fool to your house to pay for dinner?
Internal dispute
Disagreements between partners or husband-and-wife brothers have led to the closure of separated ways, which abound. I know a Korean overseas Chinese, open Qingdao restaurant. The wife serves as the front desk and the husband holds the spoon. Often a disagreement, husband angry strike, no one to stir-fry the guests. If the wife is angry, no one will pick up the front phone and no one will take care of it. How is it possible that this kind of shop isn't closed?