Why Are Metal Building Kits Perfect For The Food and Beverage Industry?

Posted by Ben Sparhawk on Sep 12, 2024 10:29:23 AM

Have you been dreaming of opening a restaurant?

If you're ready to turn that dream into a reality, the hardest obstacle you have to get around is the initial start-up costs.

In the food and beverage industry, the average cost to open a restaurant is right around $425,000.

That can vary, but most of that cost comes from the building and customizing the building.

Choosing a metal building kit for your restaurant may just be the perfect solution to help you reduce your costs while maximizing your restaurant's capabilities. Contrary to popular belief, prefabricated metal buildings aren't just for aircraft hangars and industrial buildings. 

In the article below, we will discuss why pre-engineered metal buildings are perfect for the food and beverage industry.

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Metal buildings are ideal for food and beverage

Benefits of a Metal Building for The Food and Beverage Industry

When choosing a structure for a restaurant, many people look at building a wooden or brick structure.

However, building those structures can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and take several months or years to complete.

Renting a restaurant space that can also lock you into an expensive and constrictive lease agreement.

That's why it's in your best interest to consider how a pre-engineered steel building for your restaurant can reduce costs and get you in business quicker than traditional structures. Prefabricated steel buildings offer a wide range of benefits that'll prove why they make the most sense for your food and bev endeavor.

Let's explore a few benefits that prove steel buildings are the ideal choice over traditional construction for the food and beverage industry.

  • 100% Customizable: With a steel restaurant building you can create the exact layout you want with clear span layouts. If you need an open floor plan with an open kitchen, multiple levels, or an intimate atmosphere, you will be able to create a building layout that works with you. A commercial metal building offers ample space for whatever your establishment needs. 
  • Easy Expansion: The good news is that if your restaurant grows, your steel restaurant building can grow with it. You can change your layout without having to worry about load-bearing walls or support columns. If you need to add a private dining room or expand your kitchen after a few years, your food and beverage building project allows for this customization. And, chain restaurants find duplicating their buildings in other locations is a snap with steel.
  • Save on Rent and Building Costs: A steel building project for restaurants is significantly less expensive than lumber or brick. Pre-engineered metal buildings offer a surprisingly low cost-per-square-foot, but that is only the beginning of the savings. They are also virtually maintenance-free. You never have to worry about termites, sagging, or warping that comes from other materials. Commercial-grade steel also earns big insurance discounts.
  • Fast Construction: Construction projects can take months and sometimes years to build a wooden or brick structure because of construction delays. However, metal buildings buildings are manufactured inside a climate-controlled factory and then shipped to your job site. Speeding the construction times up of your building project can save you thousands of dollars in daily construction costs. You can have your prefab restaurant building up quickly and efficiently so you can launch your restaurant in a fraction of the time compared to traditional construction.
  • Eco-Friendly and Energy Efficient: Steel is a highly sustainable, frequently recycled material. Steel is the most recycled building material on the planet, and it can be recycled countless times without a reduction in quality. Also, the width of the steel sheets allows for thicker insulation that can reduce the energy used to heat and cool your new restaurant. Using the recyclable material steel to build metal structure allows you to have a clean, eco-friendly building.
  • Steel is Non-combustible:  Food and beverage buildings often deal with a lot of heat and open flames. It's estimated that about 6,000 restaurants burn down each year in the United States. Fortunately, steel is non-combustible, so it won't catch on fire or add fuel to an existing fire. Steel’s fire resistance makes it a perfect choice for eateries.

  • Metal Buildings Are Strong:  Food and beverage steel building kits resist damage from potential hazards of wind, rain, snow, lightning, earthquakes, mold, and termites. Their construction offers durable cold storage, and even extra space for all the equipment storage your restaurant could need. 

  • Steel Is Versatile: The only thing that limits the style of prefab restaurant building kits is your imagination. Whether you want a rustic drive-thru barbecue grill, a brightly colored burger joint, a food and beverage manufacturing building, or a retail building, anything is possible with steel. With a wide range of customizable options, metal buildings come in a range of color options and provide plenty of space for your imagination to grow, making them the most cost effective, customizable option. 

 

Design Your Next Food and Beverage Building With CDMG

If you're ready to make your dreams as a restaurateur come true, make a smart investment and build the increasingly popular choice, metal building.

Only with steel will you have the building functionality you need, all at an affordable price.

If you're ready to start your metal building project, contact the dedicated team at CDMG today to start discussing building packages.

CDMG will take your food and beverage business to the next level with a smart investment that will help grow your business. Our team will work with you to understand your business objectives and discuss the extensive range of services of how we can help you meet them. 

The full-service team at CDMG will help you design a commercial building that looks good and functions properly to make your job easier. Our experienced professionals will be there for your company throughout the complete building job, all while helping you avoid any costly setbacks.

With well-thought-out layouts that fit your unique process, and CDMG's customized guidance, your company will run faster, allowing you to produce more food and beverages and serve more customers than ever before.

Let’s start planning your new metal building design together!

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Topics: Food and Beverage

About The Author

ben-sparhawkI'm Ben Sparhawk, the Content Writer and Marketing Account Manager for CDMG. I write to showcase the work that CDMG does and everything related to the pre-engineered metal building industry as well as their engineering capabilities. When I'm not working on content, you can find me spending time with my wife and children. You can also find me in the gym, trying to better myself, and I also enjoy spending time outdoors hiking or checking out local parks.