What we offer

We offer this unrivalled selection of creative and business services at a highly competitive cost. Let us know your requirements and book a free, one-hour consultation.

One to one business coaching

• Daily rate coaching given to individuals embarking on their business careers
• Writing and critiquing business plans
• Analysing seed ideas
• Offering introductions into vital networks
• Press, marketing and PR advice

Specific skill training

• Providing specialist high level food, drink and service training designed for post college graduates and operators seeking further career development
• Access to training from specialists in their field – Michelin-starred sommeliers, waiters, chefs and operators

Menu development

• Critiquing and review of food offered
• Suggestions of improvement and redesign
• Advice on purchasing and management of cost of sales
• Overview of pricing and competition

Communications

• Review of internal communication material – in-house brochures, room folders, stationery design
• Design and implementation of menus, brochures, flyers
• Website content and concept implementation
• Preparation and implementation of staff training manuals, service procedures, kitchen recipe manuals

Copywriting and content provision

• Full copywriting and editorial services
• Ghost-writing of books and articles
• Writing and editing of web content

Concept innovation

• Development of restaurant and hotel projects to opening stage
• Creation of in-house staff and directors’ dining concepts
• Creation of food and hospitality offers for public attractions

Product development

• Working with in-house teams, or autonomously, to provide ideas, inspiration and creation of food product ranges
• Critiquing and comparing existing product with competition
• Branding and positioning of products

Financial advice

• Start-up financial guidance
• Analysis of Profit & Loss and cash flow forecasts
• Implementation of control systems
• Online book keeping and filing systems
• Provision of outsourced accounts department
• Fund-raising for start-up or business development

Ongoing management consultancy

• Ongoing management support for new and existing concepts
• Experienced and impartial advice – in confidence or at management meetings
• Brainstorming/think-tank sessions

Operational consultancy

• Review of existing operational systems and procedures
• Creation and implementation of new systems
• Periodic review of systems and performance
• Liaising with Leiths List to provide key staff

Kitchen design

• Preparation of draft plans alongside client
• Financial assessment and on-going cost-management liaison with kitchen installer
• Retrospective payments to Leiths Food Solutions Ltd for introductions

Business development

• Advise on fund-raising for capital injection or site development
• Review of potential acquisitions
• Advice on feasibility of business expansion and format
• Gathering business information and reports

Chefs’ media agents

• Exploring and introducing TV opportunities
• Media advice and training
• Co-authoring articles for consumer magazines and national newspapers

Mystery dining and profile advice

• Anonymous site visits to assess, offering true reflection of how a national critic would report
• Low cost, professional and confidential report delivered on food, service, decor, pricing and media strategy
• Preparation of PR activity
• Advice on appointment of PR company