Our Services
CHOP Solutions consulting group can assist you with any aspect of your restaurant’s operation. Our team is made up of seasoned industry veterans who have “been there and done that” and used their expertise to help hundreds of restaurants across the country and around the world. We support clients of all sizes focusing on critical issues and opportunities. Review our list of services and let us know how we can be of service to you.
All You Can Eat
Menu Development
CHOP Solutions’ culinary experiences has created thousands of menus and menu items for independent and multi-unit concepts alike, understanding that menu creation is a balancing act where items must be at once craveable, drive guest loyalty, and profitable.
CHOP has extensive experience in cuisines from around the world including Italy, Spain, Vietnam, Mexico, Thailand.
CHOP will take an existing menu categories and approximate item counts. Working closely with the chef or operator, we enter research & development mode, working in a test kitchen with the appropriate raw materials to create menu selections that deliver the “wow” in flavor and visual appeal while considering targeted food cost, profit contribution and the potential for consistent execution.
Feeding Frenzy
Purchasing Solutions
CHOP Solutions offers restaurant contract management proven processes for developing accountability, cost control systems, sales-building initiatives and debt restructuring strategies—all essential components to successful restaurant turnarounds. This approach creates a unified call to action with teams to execute according to sound strategies and provide implementation support to guarantee turnaround goals are achieved.
The restaurant contract management mission is to work closely with owners and investors to bring stability, reduce risk and improve the financial performance of the foodservice establishment.
Our areas of expertise encompass a broad spectrum of restaurant operations, including:
- Concept Assessment
- Financial Analysis
- Management Reorganization
- Restaurant Turnaround
- Management Team Assessment
- Training and Recruitment
- Restaurant Operations
- Menu, Marketing and Innovation Strategies
- Procurement
Say Cheese
New Concept Development
With CHOP Solutions, developing a new restaurant concept is a collaborative process that connects your vision with our experience and industry expertise.
CHOP works to understand your thoughts and objectives, whether developing a scalable concept for growth or a single-unit operation. With a pulse on the latest food trends, we will research and recommend a list of “must-see” competitive and on-trend concepts in specific markets. Each restaurant on the tour is carefully selected to provide unique learnings—from pricing strategy and décor to service touch points—and to survey the existing restaurant landscape and any potential voids in the market.
Throughout the “Discovery Tour,” we provide conceptual, operational and financial insights, sharing high-level strategies and big ideas that will enable your restaurant to have a unique competitive edge. In an effort to define your restaurant—its food, service and design strategies; check averages, day parts and much more—you will then experience a brand positioning and strategic planning session to define as a group a viable restaurant brand that connects with guests and help develop a financial model that works.
Deliverables:
- Concept Book
- Financial Model
- Business Plan
- Space Plan
- Investor Pitch Deck
Toast of the Town
Catering, Delivery &
To Go Expansion
With the ever-changing world of restaurants, the revenue through takeout, catering, and delivery is the key to profitability in today’s market. CHOP Solutions can offer consulting services to help your restaurant increase sales and lower labor costs. Our program is designed to cover each vital aspect of these offerings to build a successful expansion of your current business. The primary avenues for off-premises revenue include takeout, pickup, delivery, drive-thru, and catering. The unique requirements for each aspect require specific solutions and we can help you build a robust strategy and develop all the tools needed for success.
We can help with the following items:
- Menu Content & Creation
- Sales, Marketing & Training
- Packaging Materials & Design
- Marketing Social Networking Strategies
- Website & On-line Ordering Development