Politan Turns 10!

What a trip it has been! Politan turned 10 years old earlier this month. During that decade, we have designed, built, managed, and sold food halls all over the US and internationally. What’s to come??

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Food Hall Math for the Food Purveyor

Is a food hall right for your food brand? Possibly. In this post, we’ll walk you through the questions you should ask and assumptions you can use to build a quick back-of-the-envelope financial model to determine if a food hall location might work for you.

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Food Hall Math for the Developer/Property Owner

A developer or property owner typically seeks a food hall because it has the ability to drive thousands of shoppers to a destination thereby elevating the stature of the subject property, which, overtime, can increase the average rent psf and (hopefully) later realizes gains on the overall value of the property.

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Food Hall Math for the Prospective Food Hall Operator

Food Hall operators are typically the entrepreneur in between the real estate and the food purveyor. The real estate owner wants a food hall but doesn’t want to operate it. Food purveyors want to rent stalls but don’t want to deal with anything outside their own brands. A food hall operator steps in to fill the gap by running the business of the food hall.

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How is a Post Pandemic Food Hall Different?

The pandemic initially affected food halls similarly to full service restaurants. They were largely viewed as crowded spaces of high risk. While that period came and went, post-pandemic food halls have evolved in a few key ways. That’s what we’ll talk about in this article. If you’re considering building a shared F&B operation and want to be current on trends, this article is for you.

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