Build or launch
Get the structure, economics, people, systems, and controls right before opening or expansion.
Culinary
U.S.-based · Global reach
Menu & Recipe Development
Menus must balance guest appeal, brand position, kitchen capacity, ingredient utilization, purchasing leverage, execution consistency, and margin. Cole develops or refines the menu, standardizes recipes and yields, calculates true plate cost, tests production, reduces unnecessary complexity, and creates the training and control tools needed to reproduce the product across people and shifts.
What this work is designed to deliverA compelling, executable menu with controlled recipes, understood costs, and stronger contribution.
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Senior expertise.
Practical execution.
Menus must balance guest appeal, brand position, kitchen capacity, ingredient utilization, purchasing leverage, execution consistency, and margin. Cole develops or refines the menu, standardizes recipes and yields, calculates true plate cost, tests production, reduces unnecessary complexity, and creates the training and control tools needed to reproduce the product across people and shifts.
Our operating approachNo seagull management. We can enter at the diagnostic, planning, implementation, stabilization, or ongoing-advisory stage—and remain accountable through execution, adoption, and a sustainable handoff.
Assess the current culinary environment, risks, constraints, and opportunities.
Define the priorities, scope, ownership, timeline, and measures of success.
Build a tailored menu & recipe development plan with usable tools and clear accountability.
Support implementation, communication, training, vendor coordination, and change management.
Establish reporting, controls, review cadence, and corrective-action discipline.
Provide executive-level follow-through until the new standard is operating reliably.
When to bring us in
Before a decision.
During a transition.
When performance slips.
Fix or stabilize
Step into an urgent gap, stop leakage, restore accountability, and protect the business.
Improve or grow
Strengthen the operating platform before scaling, transacting, refinancing, or adding leadership.
Flexible engagement
Focused project
A defined issue, deliverable, timeline, and implementation plan.
Fractional leadership
Hands-on senior ownership without adding a permanent full-time executive.
Ongoing advisory
Regular operating review, decision support, accountability, and governance.
Step in where it matters