Know which documents you must provide: Some restaurant equipment lessors may not require detailed financial documentation for applications on dollar amounts from $10,000 to $100,000.

While specific equipment needs will vary from one restaurant to another, most establishments serving hot meals will have to equip a service and preparation kitchen. The rest of this article is locked.

Simply put, when one restaurant goes out of business, you purchase their equipment. Then, when another restaurant opens, you resell that same equipment for a profit.

Here is a roundup of the most exciting restaurant equipment and technology we saw at the show: START SLIDESHOW. About the Author. Joanna Fantozzi. Senior Editor.

The business case for equipment purchases is the prime consideration, according to a panel of National Restaurant Association Show Kitchen Innovation judges. “We want to solve for a solution ...

An avid home cook and vegetable gardener, Aaron Aiken of Pasadena, Calif., visited his first restaurant supply store two years ago. “It was kind of like Candy Land,” said Mr. Aiken, 29, who ...

KaTom Restaurant Supply has been one of the recipients of the “Inc. 5000’s Fastest ... fulfilling orders globally in their impressive 350,000 sq ft headquarters full of restaurant equipment.

Food Equipment Super Store, a new restaurant and cooking supplies store, opened in Waite Park. A grand opening will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with free food and prizes.