Restaurant Consulting

We offer our experience to members of the GRA
in the form of a one hour consultation at no cost.

We are willing to share our 35 years of experience
in the restaurant industry, and 30 years in
Commercial Real Estate Financing.

We are the Restaurant Specialists. We can assist you if you are looking for the perfect new location in Atlanta and Cities included in the Greater Metropolitan Atlanta Area.

We can help you to maket and sell your restaurant. We are a full service Real Estate Brokerage licensed in Georgia and specializing in
Restaurants and Hospitality Related Businesses

There are many ways to valuate a restaurant. We use several methods and will recommend a fair market value based on your existing situation.

We have personal experience in owning 5 startup restaurant operations as well as being involved in the startup operations of 3 other restaurants as a staff member. There are many considerations, and we can help point you in the right direction.

Menu costing needs to be done for every item on your menu. We can assist you with a plan to make sure your menu is profitable for you.

Deciding what your basic food costs are, you can develop a plan for protecting your profits. Costs are different for different businesses. Fresh food prep, less cost, more labor. Prepped foods, higher cost, less labor. Let us guide you in making decisions up front that will positively affect your bottom line and give you guidance to help make
future decisions in your operations.

Do you have a business plan? So many restaurant owners do not. This is essential to understand what you are getting into, and understanding how to
make your vision into a reality.

Internet presence is essential to any business today. Young executives have stated that they will not go to a restaurant unless they can get some information about the place on the internet. This does not need to be expensive. You can start out with a basic site, do some self promotion on the internet, and then when you realize how important internet marketing is, you can hire a qualified designer to make the "perfect" site for you.
We can help you get started in the right direction.

How well do you market to the customers that walk into you door? We can help you to implement simple marketing plans, and when you see the effectiveness of these campaigns, we can recommend a specialist to do your in house marketing for you!

Who are your current customers? Where are your customers coming from? We can help you to implement an inexpensive solution to these questions. Are you wondering if you are marketing to the correct population? Are you wondering whether your concept will work at a new location? We can give you a simple roadmap to determine these issues. If you are looking for in depth evaluation, we can suggest consultants that will assist you at your location to determine demographic information.

We are from the Restaurant Industry. We know the restaurant business. In our line of work, we learn about the internal workings of so many restaurants. As a former restaurant owner, I would have loved to have an anonymous person "whom I knew was qualified" to give me an evaluation. These services are expensive, and you do not know the qualifications of the secret shopper. Our staff is experienced and will give you an in depth evaluation of your Front of the House and the overall Dining experience. You will get an objective evaluation from folks who have a great passion for the restaurant industry.

If you want to sell your restaurant, we will assist GRA members with suggestions on how to market your restaurant on the internet and attract buyers from all over the country.

We have made invaluable contacts since we have been members of the GRA. If you are not sure how to get the full benefits of your GRA membership, we can give you some tips and pointers on how to get fully involved and reap the benefits of your GRA membership.