Why Johnny Di Francesco warns against a central kitchen (if you have less than 20 venues)

Podcast: Make Restaurants Profitable · Foodie Coaches

Opublikowano: 2026-11-04

In this conversation, Johnny Di Francesco and Tim Kummerfeld went deep about when to build a separate central kitchen. Based on Johnny's experience, a central kitchen takes away from your profits if you have fewer than 20 venues, and building one bigger kitchen in an existing restaurant gets you the same consistency. ▶ Book a Profit Finding Session: https://foodiecoaches.co/yt-bac Johnny also talks about what he would do differently in food manufacturing: use a small co packer, own the brand and the retailer relationships, and keep your risk to your last run. 0:00 Central ki...