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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT CONT’D
Integrating the
Pane Bella
grill into your establishment will offer many benefits.
Above all, being profitable is a significant and key component. Introducing Panini
sandwiches presents a simple avenue to increase your bottom line. Because of its
design, the food cost of panini sandwiches is in the 25% range. A typical cafe
averages 25 sandwiches per day. Higher traffic locations average twice that. Based
on the chart above, the typical cafe (averaging 25 sandwiches per day) will have your
Pane Bella
grill paid for within the first month.
The concept of “panini” is to merchandise the bread, not 3-4-5 ounces of meat. The
bread provides great appeal and lends to a hearty sandwich. We recommend the
following national companies for bread ideas or source bread from a local baker.
Please call the following companies for local distributor information:
8.5 Ingredients and Recipes
Breads: plain or flavored focaccia, hard crusted Italian breads, bruschetta, panchetta,
firm sour dough, rye or grain breads, tortillas, baguettes, rolls, bagels, English
muffins, par-baked pizza dough, and pita breads
Cheeses: provolone, mozzarella, gorgonzola, smoked cheddar, brie, buffalo
mozzarella, cream cheese, Swiss, havarti, cambozola, taleggio, and fontina, to name
just a few
Meats: smoked or plain turkey, ham or black forest ham, prosciutto, salami, ahi or
regular tuna, pastrami, chicken, pepperoni, smoked salmon or trout, crab,
roast/corned beef
Vegetables: sun dried or regular tomatoes, red or Walla Walla sweet onions, red or
green or yellow peppers, eggplant, spinach, artichokes, shitake or regular mushrooms,
asparagus, and pepperoncini
Herb and Pastes: fresh sweet basil, capers, parsley, cilantro, arugula, red pepper
flakes, garlic, pesto, sun dried tomato paste, slivered almonds, curry, and black olive
paste
RECIPES
The Roma:
provolone, mozzarella, gorgonzola, artichokes, sweet basil, roasted red
peppers
The Cosenza:
provolone, prosciutto, sun-dried tomatoes, sweet basil, roasted red
peppers
The Siciliano:
smoked turkey, smoked cheddar, gorgonzola, sliced pepperoncini, red
onion
Black forest ham, sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella, green pepper rings, red onion
slices
Provolone, cambozola, sun-dried tomatoes, marinated artichokes, red onion,
mushrooms, basil
Fontina, grilled eggplant, sun-dried tomatoes, sweet basil
Grilled asparagus, brie, slivered almonds, lime-garlic aioli
Grilled eggplant, roasted red peppers, fresh buffalo mozzarella, sun-dried tomato
paste, basil