The Potential of a Japanese Restaurant in Vaasa
Zou, Qing; Tran, Nam Phuong (2011)
Zou, Qing
Tran, Nam Phuong
Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu
2011
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 Finland
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011053110492
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2011053110492
Tiivistelmä
The purpose of this project is to study the market situation and consumers’ behavior in the restaurant business in Vaasa, in order to develop a business plan for a Japanese restaurant in this city. The study focuses on two main areas, the development of our product, and how to bring it as a new product into this market. The theoretical part of the study consists of three parts. The first part is a thorough study about Japanese cuisine, which is the foundation of the product development of our own particular product. The second part deals with the general product de-velopment and introduction theory, which assists us in developing a reliable strategy to bring our product. The third part is the theoretical guidelines for composing a comprehensive business plan for the restaurant. The empirical part is a market study by the means of a questionnaire assisted survey. In total, 70 questionnaires were collected from respondents with various backgrounds mainly from Vaasa and Ostrobothnia region. The results of the study prove that there is a need for a sushi and Japanese restau-rant in Vaasa. Most people have already had certain experiences with sushi and Japanese food, and they have a positive attitude to bringing it into their diet. We also learnt some facts about people’s dining habits in restaurant which are impor-tant pieces of information for the development of our business plan in the future.