Hi All,
I am interested in opening a restaurant in Taipei and have some basic questions, hopefully someone here can help me out? I’ve searched the forum and read the related threads on opening restaurants, but i couldn’t find exact answers for what i’m looking for:
- I will be opening a Taiwan branch office of a HK company to run this business in Taipei. Does the branch office require a restaurant license to operate? If yes, is this difficult to obtain or can it be obtained in the course of forming the branch office?
- If the location i rent for this restaurant is not “restaurant ready”, are there basic regulations i need to comply for operating a restaurant in terms of renovation?
- Are there restrictions to importing supplies from HK? I might look to import certain dried herbs from HK, and i’m not sure if i’m allowed to simply ship those over?
- Does anyone have any recommendations for where to buy restaurant (kitchen, mostly) supplies? I will need to buy basic kitchen equipment like stoves, refridgerators, etc.
- Does anyone have recommendations for a good supplier of fresh pork and chicken?
- Does anyone have recommendations for how to find employees/managers, beyond looking at online job websites?
- Does anyone have recommendations for a company i can hire to design logos, create menus, etc?
Thank you all for the help!