Restaurant Consulting
Operations, food cost, labor, vendor pricing, marketing, and financial tracking, reviewed and handed back as a plan your team can run.
A restaurant can look busy and still be losing money, and most owners cannot see it from inside the building because they are running shifts, not reading the numbers. Food cost creeps up a point at a time from vendor price increases nobody renegotiated. Labor gets cut in the wrong places because nobody separated fixed labor from variable labor. Marketing money goes out the door with no way to tell what it brought back.
Consulting engagements run anywhere from a two week brand audit to a twelve month reorganization, depending on what is actually wrong and how much needs to change. We go through operations, food cost, labor, vendor pricing, marketing, and financial tracking, and we look at what the numbers say against what is actually happening on the floor and in the kitchen during a real shift.
At the end you get a plan, not a binder. It is written for your team to run, with the specific changes, in order, and what to check to know if they are working.
How it runs
Discovery
We walk the operation, review the books, and talk to the people running shifts before forming any opinion.
Analysis
Food cost, labor, vendor pricing, and marketing spend get checked against actual performance, not assumptions.
Plan
Findings become a specific, ordered plan built around what your team can realistically execute.
Handoff
We walk the plan through with you and your managers so it does not sit in a drawer.
Common questions
How long does a consulting engagement usually take?
It depends on the scope. A brand audit focused on one or two problem areas can run a couple weeks, while a full reorganization touching every part of the business can run closer to a year. We scope it based on what we find during discovery.
Will you tell us what to cut, or how to run it?
Both. Identifying the problem without a plan to fix it does not help you, so every finding comes with a specific recommendation your team can act on.
Do you work with the existing management team or bring in new people?
We work with the team you already have. The plan is built around the people running your shifts today, not around replacing them.
What kinds of restaurants are the best fit for your service?
We work with all types of restaurants across the country, from single unit operators to national franchises.
Can I sign up if I do not have third-party delivery yet?
Yes, as long as third-party delivery services are available in your area. We can also help you sign up with the delivery platforms.
There is more than delivery
Consulting, expansion, concept development, leadership and training, from the same team.
Discuss your restaurant with us
Book a short call and we will review your restaurant with you.