What kind of new company should my dad start?

[Board of Command]

Good cheap food is always a hot commodity.

[6Zabuza9]

shoes!!!

[woofcat]

What ever he has a passion for. Even if its a great business idea, if you don't want to do it and don't have fun doing it, it won't fly. If he wants to do food or what ever let him do it. Its his money and his choice.

[Super5]

Well, I'll differ from everyone here and suggest the cellphone business. You can't go wrong in cellphones - unless your parent company goes down the tubes. Cellphones aren't cheap, and people are always upgrading to get the latest and greatest technology. IMO it's a boring business though. But you'll rake in money...

[Bucket]

Are you kidding? The market is saturated with phone retailers. Every department and electronics store has a phone section (hell, Radio Shack is basically a cell phone store now), not to mention there are a dozen phone stores and pagodas in the mall in my town. It's a wash.