Floor talk: Collecting ideas for a new venture

Cesar and Colleen Miranda, Miranda’s Peruvian Restaurant, Centerville, Ohio:

We’re getting ready to start our restaurant, so we’re here looking at products and equipment, and picking up marketing ideas. We’re at the idea stage right now—we may make some buying decisions, but mostly we’re just seeing what’s available.

We’re really impressed by some of the payment options — for example, a receipt folder that lets you swipe a credit card right at the table. Because we’re opening a family restaurants, we’re also looking at ideas for kids, like the triangle crayons and different kinds of sippy cups.

Being a Peruvian restaurant, we’re looking for ideas on where to get ingredients, and seeing just what’s available.