Culinary Strategy Consultant

Foodies around the world, rejoice! Restaurant Owners, Specialty Food Buyers, and Chefs sure are rejoicing, because they know that the culinary world is an exciting explosion of talent, experimentation, and super-quality food selections.

But creating great food and making a business out of it are two very different skills. That’s where the specialized talents of Culinary Strategy Consultants come into the kitchen. Culinary Strategy Consultants combine their passion for food with their knowledge of marketing and business practices to offer up advice on everything from restaurant location to the menu.

As a Culinary Strategy Consultant, you work with a range of culinary professionals. From the startup Cupcake Baker to the seafood restaurant that has graced the water’s edge for decades, you put your skills to work. And each job flexes different muscles in your repertoire of talents.

Most companies come to you looking for ways to improve and/or grow their business. That might mean making subtle changes to the menu, revamping the dining area, or “branding” the company for the consumer’s eye. Whether you’re considering a makeover or the incorporation of local shrimp into the diner’s options, you never go in uneducated.

So, before you recommend 14 more tables, a new oven, or a to-die-for lemon pie, you study the competition, run the numbers on rent and food costs, consider the business objective, and tailor your advice to the circumstance at hand.