Why Choose Clarion Group as Dining Consultants for Management

Dining consultants can assist on-site food facilities with internal operations and management, to improve the business from the inside-out.  On-site food services such as on college campuses and in corporate offices can benefit from dining consultants with decades of experience in: business plan development, operational and financial consulting, employee relations and customer research. 

With these components being developed and improved upon by food service specialists, any on-site dining facility will see significant improvements throughout their entire business.

How Management Consultants can help:

Business Plan Development

Whether the business is just starting out or needs to improve management and operations to stay afloat in this competitive industry, consultants can assist with developing, analyzing and improving business plans and models. 

A business plan is essential for obtaining loans and grants, sticking to the vision of the company and staying on track once it has been established.  Management consultants that only work with dining facilities have an advantage over services that do not specialize in this niche.  Choose management consultants with years of experience in the industry to ensure that they have seen similar business models before and know what works, and what does not. 

Operational and Financial Consulting

Many on-site dining facilities do not thrive because they do not have enough experience with their numbers or have never run a food-based business before.  Operations and finances can be considered the core of every business.  It’s not unusual or uncommon to open a dining facility without these skills already polished.  Every business owner has to start somewhere but if assistance with operational and financial consulting is sought after right from the get-go, costly mistakes can be avoided. 

Employee Relations

It takes time and resources to hire and train a team, and if a dining facility is having difficulties retaining or hiring staff, time is being taken out of running and improving upon the business.  Consultants can help by improving upon the processes that result in employees that are content within their roles and will streamline the hiring and training protocols to reduce training time while still producing a highly qualified team. 

Customer Research, Menus and Marketing

After the core of the business has been built upon and improved it is important to begin reaching out to customers through marketing and menu items that are appealing, affordable and adhere to the current demands of the target market. 

Management consultants can perform market research that is focused on the dining facility’s geographic location and market.  By using these findings, the service can help with developing menu items that are on demand and can assist with finding these meals and ingredients affordably, without sacrificing taste or quality. 

Finally, the consultants will advise on the best marketing plan to drive customers to the dining facility.  This can include advice for local marketing campaigns, using the Internet and advertising around the campus or office.