Services
Provide expertise and leadership in all areas of restaurant, food truck, and grocery retail operations for startups and turnarounds, including design and reconfiguration, food costing, regulatory compliance, food safety, HACCP compliance, team building and training, kitchen and dining room design, and menu development, engineering and digitization.
Strategic Planning
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Concept and branding
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Financial planning
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Menu engineering
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Labor forecasting
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Design and reconfiguration
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Regulatory compliance
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Kitchen design and equipment
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HACCP compliance
Executive Coaching
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Implement expertise in hiring, training, and mentoring department managers, executive chefs, and kitchen staff.
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Provided hands-on leadership and guidance to celebrate success, and plan and implement course corrections as needed.
Leadership Development
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Skilled team development and guidance.
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Building consensus through education and a shared vision.
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Extensive experience in creating and facilitating innovative training and team building programs.
Startups
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Menu optimization, recipe development, recipe costing, and R&D.
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Food safety and sanitation.
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Identify and highlight the inspiration behind concepts, branding & marketing, customer service training, market overview, business structure, and financials.
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Develop strategic business plans that support the vision for short and long-term goals.
Turnarounds​
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Conduct gap analyses to identify root-cause problems hindering performance.
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Analysis of customer reviews to grow from unbiased experiences.
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Evaluate food, beverage, and labor costs to streamline operations.
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Implement revamped marketing plans specific to target audience.
Grocery/Retail​
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Merchandising
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Financial performance
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Inventory control
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Spoilage
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Labor optimization
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Quality assurance and consistency
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Product sourcing
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Vendor relations