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FOOD & MENU

  • Test Kitchen
  • Menu & Recipe Ideation
  • Recipe Testing
  • Recipe Re-engineering
  • Vendor Sourcing For Food, Beverage, Tools & Equipment
  • Research, Development & Cost Analysis
  • Recipe & Procedural Manuals
  • Food & Beverage Branding
  • Consigliere Adviser Program
  • Sous Vide , Cook Chill
  • Recipe Practices Audit
  • Food Sourcing & Costs

BEVERAGE & MENU

  • Test Bar
  • Menu & Recipe Ideation
  • Recipe Testing
  • Recipe Re engineering
  • Vendor Sourcing Beverages, Tools & Equipment
  • Research, Development & Cost Analysis
  • Recipe & Procedural Manuals
  • Beverage Branding
  • Consigliere Adviser Program
  • Craft & Mixology
  • Recipe Practices Audit
  • Ingredient Sourcing & Costs

BUSINESS & MARKETING

  • Business Plan/Pro-forma/Feasibility
  • Restaurant New Concept Implementation
  • Concept Recovery
  • Evaluation & Re-conceptualization of Under-performing Restaurants
  • Marketing Strategies & Implementation
  • Capital Budgeting
  • Franchising
  • Legal Advice/Litigation Support
  • Cash Flow Review

BRAND & IDENTITY

  • Experience Imagery & Brand Story
  • Brand Experience – Material Sourcing & Selection
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Report for roll-outs & Franchising
  • Customer Analysis & Brand Target
  • Competitive Research
  • Collateral Design – Business Card/Letterhead
  • Other Collateral – Cups, Uniforms, Other
  • Logo Mark
  • Messaging & Taglines

OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT

  • Guest & Service Guidelines
  • Operations Compliance Settings
  • Vendor Relationship Scope
  • Staffing Audit
  • Kitchen Procedures & Queue
  • Management Advisory Services
  • Management Training
  • On-going Operational Support
  • Build (or Fix) FOH & BOH Operations
  • Training For FOH/BOH Personnel
  • “Day In The Life” Workshop
  • Smart Kitchen/Lean Operations
  • Soft & Grand Opening Guidance

 

EQUIPMENT & LAYOUT

  • Equipment Layout & Schedule
  • Equipment Selection & Binder
  • Hoodless vs. Hood Analysis
  • Hoodless/Vent-less Program
  • Space Allocation of Equipment/using Lean + Smart Kitchen Modeling
  • Review Business Operations & Kitchen Flow
  • Kitchen Procedures & Queue
  • Storage Assessment + Low Impact Design

LEASE & PURCHASE

  • Lease Review to Maximize Landlord Negotiations
  • Site Selection & Location Analysis
  • Restaurant Purchase Review
  • Demographic Patterning & Trending
  • Lease Allowance
  • Co-tenancy Analysis
  • Square Footage Analysis
  • Review/Capital Costs
  • Landlord Approval Packages

CONSTRUCTION & SIGNAGE

  • Work With Contractor to Create Schedule
  • Work With Contractor to Create Budget
  • Permit Drawings – Local Code Review
  • MEP Engineering, Structural, Etc.
  • Coordinate With Local Architect & Designer (Out Of WA And CA)
  • Signage Budgeting & Oversight
  • Menu & Collateral Production
  • Review And/or Coordination FFE
  • Construction Meetings
  • Answer Contractor RFI
  • Review Budget & Pay Apps

PLANNING & DESIGN

  • Space Planning for FOH/BOH
  • Floor Plans Per IBC
  • Ceiling & Lighting Plan
  • MEP Guidelines
  • Interior Materials
  • Building Dept. Plans Per Local Code
  • Interior & 3D Renderings
  • Key Interior Elevations
  • Custom Materials & Lighting
  • Laundry Design
  • Waste Management Design
  • LEED Planning/Design
  • Sustainability
  • Ergonomics
  • Final Menu Layout
  • Menu Boards