SHALEM · RESTAURANT CONSULTING
Practical expertise.
A stronger restaurant.
Choose the challenge you want to solve. Every engagement starts with a defined scope, relevant information and a plan built around your operation.
Profitability & Operations
For restaurants where sales are not translating into sufficient profit.
Review food costs, purchasing, portion control and waste.
Assess menu pricing, contribution margins and product mix.
Evaluate staffing, preparation routines and kitchen workflows.
Identify priorities, responsibilities and performance indicators.
Project output: a findings review and prioritized improvement plan. Implementation and ongoing support are scoped separately.
Delivery & Platform Strategy
For operators who want to grow digital sales with better control of margins and service.
Analyze platform fees, advertising, promotions and net payouts.
Review channel-specific menus, pricing and packaging.
Prepare the kitchen for order peaks and delivery handoffs.
Evaluate direct ordering and repeat-customer opportunities.
Project output: a channel assessment, menu recommendations and an operating action plan.
Virtual Brands & Ghost Kitchens
Turn available kitchen capacity into a carefully evaluated revenue opportunity.
Assess existing equipment, staff capacity and production hours.
Evaluate local demand and a compatible brand concept.
Develop a focused menu using practical ingredient overlap.
Model incremental labor, food, packaging, marketing and platform costs.
Plan a measured pilot with clear performance and stop-or-expand criteria.
Project output: a feasibility assessment and, when viable, a scoped concept and launch plan. Additional sales alone do not establish profitability.
Development & Modernization
For new concepts and existing restaurants ready to evolve.
Concept positioning and menu development.
Functional kitchen planning and equipment selection.
Operating procedures and team training.
Evaluation of ordering, cost-control, automation and AI tools.
Project output: a development roadmap with agreed deliverables, responsibilities and milestones.
How to work with Shalem
Focused diagnostic
Understand a defined problem and receive practical next steps.
Implementation project
Put an agreed improvement or new concept into operation.
Ongoing advisory
Review indicators, support your team and adjust priorities as the business develops.
Fees and timelines depend on the scope, locations and information required. You receive a proposal before project work begins.
Not sure where to begin?
Tell us your biggest operational or financial challenge. We will help identify the appropriate first step.