Full menu development including recipe costing, yield analysis, and menu pricing strategy. This engagement produces a menu that is both operationally executable and financially structured — with item-level cost data and a pricing architecture built to support target margins from day one. Whether the menu is being built from scratch or an existing one needs to be restructured and costed properly, this engagement delivers a working document, not a concept document.

Clients who have invested in this service typically allocate $2,500 – $7,000, depending on menu size and complexity.

System selection, buildout, and optimization for Toast POS, XtraChef, Restaurant365, MarginEdge, and complementary platforms — with reporting structure design and staff training included. Most restaurant operators underutilize the technology they're paying for. A properly configured POS and management stack gives operators real-time visibility into the data that matters: food cost, labor percentages, category mix, and server performance. This engagement covers selection if needed, full configuration, and the reporting framework that makes the data actionable.

Clients who have invested in this service typically allocate $3,000 – $8,000, depending on system complexity and the number of platforms involved.

Equipment specification and layout strategy aligned with the menu program and operational model. Kitchen equipment decisions made in isolation from the menu and service model result in kitchens that are either over-equipped with underused capacity, or under-equipped in ways that constrain output. This engagement connects the equipment specification directly to what the kitchen needs to produce — at the projected volume, with the right workflow, and within a capital budget that reflects real priorities.

Clients who have invested in this service typically allocate $2,000 – $5,500, depending on kitchen size and concept complexity.

Supplier evaluation, contract review, and negotiation support to improve cost of goods from day one. Most operators accept the first pricing proposal they receive and revisit it only when the relationship has become comfortable enough to feel awkward to challenge. The result is COGS that are higher than they need to be, built on terms that were never properly negotiated. This engagement evaluates the current or planned vendor structure, identifies the opportunities for improvement, and supports the negotiation directly — with market context and leverage that individual operators rarely have access to on their own.

Clients who have invested in this service typically allocate $1,500 – $4,500, depending on the number of vendor relationships involved.

Financial narrative, concept positioning, and presentation development for capital raise conversations. A pitch deck for a restaurant or hospitality concept needs to do two things simultaneously: tell a compelling story about the guest experience and the market opportunity, and demonstrate the financial credibility of the business model. Most decks do one or the other well. This engagement develops both — with the financial narrative built directly from the modeling work, and the concept story structured for the specific investors being approached.

Clients who have invested in this service typically allocate $3,500 – $8,000, and it is most often delivered alongside or immediately following the financial modeling engagement.

On-call consulting support through the full build-out and pre-opening process, available as a flat-fee or percentage-of-project engagement. A restaurant build-out is a complex, fast-moving process where decisions made under time pressure — and often without the right operational context — create problems that persist long after opening. This engagement provides an experienced operational perspective throughout the build: reviewing contractor work against the operational program, flagging decisions that will affect day-to-day performance, and ensuring the space that gets built actually supports the concept it was designed for.

Clients who have invested in this service typically allocate $5,000 – $20,000+, structured as a flat fee or a percentage of total project cost depending on scope and duration.