Restaurant & Catering Australia - Industry Benchmarking Survey 2011/2012

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* 1. Which of the below best describes the business:

a Restaurant

a Cafe

a Catering Business

a Restuarant & Catering Company

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* 2. What State or Territory is your business located?

Queensland

New South Wales

Australia Capital Territory

Victoria

South Australia

Western Australia

Tasmania

Norther Territory

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* 3. What is your post code?

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* 4. What is your first spoken language?

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* 5. What is your Country of Origin?

Australia

New Zealand

Asia

Japan

China

United States

South America

Europe

United Kingdom

South Africa

Other

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* 6. What is your gender?

Female

Male

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* 7. What is your age?

18 to 25

26 to 35

36 to 45

46 to 55

55+

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* 8. Where is your business located?

CBD

The Suburbs

Country Town

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* 9. Is your business location considered to be a tourist location?

Yes

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* 10. How many years have you spent working in the hospitality industry?

Less than 2 years

2 - 4 years

5 - 9 years

More than 10 years

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* 11. What ownership type is your business?

Sole Trader

Partnership

Private Company

Public Company

Trust

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* 12. Is your business located in / attached to?

Transport Centre (Airport / Bus or Train terminal)

None - Sole Occupant

4 / 5 Star Motel

Club

Shopping Centre

Pub

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Is your business a franchised operation?

Yes

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* 14. Is the land on which your business operates:

Owned by You

Leased

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* 15. Is the building in which your business located:

Owned by you

Leased

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* 16. Is your business a:

Family Restaurant

Fine Dining

Cafe

Buffet

Themed

Fast Food

Brasserie

Other (please specify)

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* 17. What cuisine is does your business specialise in?

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* 18. Is your business:

Licensed

Unlicensed

BYO

Licensed accepting BYO

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* 19. What methods of payment other than cash do you accept?

EFTPOS

CHEQUE

AMEX

Master Card

Visa

Diners Club

Barter Card

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* 20. To the best of your knowledge what is the size of your business in square metres?

Inside Dining Area

Outside Ding Area

Kitchen Area

Total Area (including preparation and storage)

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* 21. How many seats are allocated to customers in your business?

Dining Room

Reception Room

Function Room

Outdoor Area

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* 22. If you have outside dining, how much do you pay the council, if any, for this space?

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* 23. On average how many customers do you serve a week?

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* 24. Please rate how easy or difficult it has been for you to attract staff to the following jobs?

	Very easy	Somewhat easy	Average / ok	Somewhat difficult	Very difficult
Chef / Cook	Chef / Cook Very easy	Chef / Cook Somewhat easy	Chef / Cook Average / ok	Chef / Cook Somewhat difficult	Chef / Cook Very difficult
kitchen hand	kitchen hand Very easy	kitchen hand Somewhat easy	kitchen hand Average / ok	kitchen hand Somewhat difficult	kitchen hand Very difficult
Food & Beverage Assistant	Food & Beverage Assistant Very easy	Food & Beverage Assistant Somewhat easy	Food & Beverage Assistant Average / ok	Food & Beverage Assistant Somewhat difficult	Food & Beverage Assistant Very difficult
Supervisors	Supervisors Very easy	Supervisors Somewhat easy	Supervisors Average / ok	Supervisors Somewhat difficult	Supervisors Very difficult
Managers	Managers Very easy	Managers Somewhat easy	Managers Average / ok	Managers Somewhat difficult	Managers Very difficult

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* 25. Compared to last financial year, overall have you found hiring staff to be:

Easier than last financial year

About the same

More difficult than last financial year

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* 26. Please rate how successful you have found the following recruitment methods during the past 12 months?

	Very Useful	Useful	Average	Not Useful	Have Not Used
Job Network (government employment service)	Job Network (government employment service) Very Useful	Job Network (government employment service) Useful	Job Network (government employment service) Average	Job Network (government employment service) Not Useful	Job Network (government employment service) Have Not Used
Private Recruitment Agencies	Private Recruitment Agencies Very Useful	Private Recruitment Agencies Useful	Private Recruitment Agencies Average	Private Recruitment Agencies Not Useful	Private Recruitment Agencies Have Not Used
Newspaper Advertising	Newspaper Advertising Very Useful	Newspaper Advertising Useful	Newspaper Advertising Average	Newspaper Advertising Not Useful	Newspaper Advertising Have Not Used
Internet Advertising	Internet Advertising Very Useful	Internet Advertising Useful	Internet Advertising Average	Internet Advertising Not Useful	Internet Advertising Have Not Used
Overseas Workers	Overseas Workers Very Useful	Overseas Workers Useful	Overseas Workers Average	Overseas Workers Not Useful	Overseas Workers Have Not Used
Word of Mouth	Word of Mouth Very Useful	Word of Mouth Useful	Word of Mouth Average	Word of Mouth Not Useful	Word of Mouth Have Not Used

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* 27. How do you expect your business to trend in the next 12 months relative to the following?

	Increase	Remain the Same	Decrease
Sales	Sales Increase	Sales Remain the Same	Sales Decrease	Sales
Employees	Employees Increase	Employees Remain the Same	Employees Decrease	Employees
Prices	Prices Increase	Prices Remain the Same	Prices Decrease	Prices
Profitability	Profitability Increase	Profitability Remain the Same	Profitability Decrease	Profitability
Capital Expenditure	Capital Expenditure Increase	Capital Expenditure Remain the Same	Capital Expenditure Decrease	Capital Expenditure

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* 28. What is the annual rent as a percentage of turnover (%)?

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* 29. What is your annual percentage (%) on food costs?

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* 30. What is your annual percentage (%) on beverage costs?

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* 31. What is your annual percentage (%) labor costs inclusive of all costs (super, payroll tax, workers comp) and inclusive of contract/labor hire?

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* 32. What is the annual revenue excluding GST?

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* 33. What is the following Income and Expenditure (could you please give a % amount)?

Accountancy Management

Advertising & Promotion

Credit Card Charges

Cleaning, Laundry and Rubbish Removal

Electricity, Lighting and Gas

Equipment Depreciation / Lease

Insurance

Interest

Printing & Stationery

Repairs, Maintenance & Replacement

Telephone & Postage

Training

Travel

All other expenses

Rent

Rates & Taxes

Property Insurance

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* 34. Including your Manager, what is the average number of paid employees that work during a typical week (including front and back of house staff)?

Full Time

Part Time

Casual

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* 35. Are your employees covered by one of the following:

	Yes	No
Restaurant Industry Award	Restaurant Industry Award Yes	Restaurant Industry Award No
Hospitality Industry Award	Hospitality Industry Award Yes	Hospitality Industry Award No
Fast Food Industry Award	Fast Food Industry Award Yes	Fast Food Industry Award No
Other Modern Award	Other Modern Award Yes	Other Modern Award No

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* 36. Do you find the clauses in the Modern Awards easy to understand on a scale of 1 to 10? (10 is very easy and 1 is very hard)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1	1 1	1 2	1 3	1 4	1 5	1 6	1 7	1 8	1 9	1 10

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* 37. What impact would a further Award minimum wage increases from 01 July 2102 mean for your business profitability?

No Financial Impact

Moderate Financial Impact

Significant Financial Impact

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* 38. Will further wage increases impact you employing more staff over the next 12 months?

Employ less staff

Employ same staff at a higher cost

Employ same number of staff for less hours

Manager/owner work more hours

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* 39. Will your business reduce staff if labour costs rise in 2012/2013?

Yes

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* 40. What has been the impact on weekend/public holiday penalty rates being enforced through the restaurant award?

Closed Public Holdays

Closed Sunday

No Trading on Weekends

Business Owner Working Weekends

Reduced Trading Hours