5 Reasons Why You Should Hire A Restaurant Consultant
Whether you are thinking of starting a new restaurant or considering a makeover for an existing one, hiring a restaurant consultant is the right approach to take your restaurant business to the next level.
If you are fairly new to the F & B industry, or lack prior experience in opening or running a restaurant, you are bound to face few glitches. To avoid these hassles and to ensure your restaurant business kicks off in the right manner, it’s good to approach a restaurant consultant.
Are you thinking you are not a first-time restaurateur, so if you need a restaurant consultant? Well, the answer is definitely yes because he or she will be able to provide a clear way forward on how to achieve business continuity and the right format to grow and establish yourself as a brand in the competitive Food & Beverage industry.
Who is a restaurant consultant? What do they do?
Restaurant Consultant are people with in-depth industry knowledge, have the right experience & expertise gained over decades of working in different restaurants.
A restaurant consultant will enable you to run your business smoothly & ensure you do not make grave mistakes that may lead to closing your restaurant business. They usually come with a vast experience & display expertise about the functioning of different departments of a restaurant.
Some of the areas where a restaurant consultant can play a significant role includes
- Restaurant design & branding
- Menu & Recipe development
- Brand creation
- Labour optimization
- Restaurant turnaround & technologies
- Hiring & Training
- Digital marketing & Social media marketing
Now that we know the areas where a restaurant consultant can help, let’s take a look how exactly these are achieved.
- Cost optimization
Some of common mistakes that most restaurants make are hiring too many staff, not pricing the food properly or spending too much on procurement. A restaurant consultant can help you understand where you are overspending & where exactly can you save some moolah.
- Staying organized & in sync with latest technology
Lack of organization can lead to major operational issues. Keeping a tack of food supply & maintaining an inventory is of prime importance. The equipment used in the kitchen also plays a significant role and the food supply needs to be up-to-date. A restaurant consultant can guide how all of the above can be done systematically and helps your restaurant stay organized.
A restaurant consultant can also help you by suggesting the right technology that can help you track your orders efficiently, make note of the stock that’s currently available in stock with you, any equipment that’s required and so on.
- Definitive strategy
Getting the word out that your restaurant exists, what do you offer, making your mark as a brand & establishing a strong social media presence is the need of the hour. A restaurant consultant can help provide the right strategy & establish you as a market leader with the right branding.
- Manpower optimization
Most often restaurants either hire more people or not so skilled staff. Both of these can turn out to be distratous. For your business to thrive, you need the right number of people, with the right skills. A restaurant consultant brings years of expertise & has a keen eye to hire the right talent. This can prove to be profitable for your business in the long run.
- Excellent customer service
First impressions last forever. Your customers will always come back for more if they have the best of the times at your restaurant. While presenting a delicious meal is important, so is the service. The tone of the staff, managers, newly hired employees, all of them play a huge role in providing excellent customer service. A restaurant consultant can train your staff on how to be the perfect host to your guests & maintain the standards that are expected from them.
If you are looking for a restaurant consultant, look for a reputable one like Whitetruffle Consultants led by Chef Subroto Goswami who can assist you in all your needs to set up a restaurant successfully & take it to the next level. Drop us an email on chefsubroto@whitetruffleconsultants.com or call us on +91- 99991 00817.