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On-site Service Packages
Business Analysis & Action Plan
(when you need help finding your problem)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to analyze your business. A business analysis includes an in-depth study and custom designed action plan for these key areas:
- key operating ratios
- marketing
- menu
- service
- food & beverage production
- purchasing contracts
- loss liability
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Wednesday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Wednesday through Sunday, culminating with the review of a special action plan designed specifically for your business.
This service is available anywhere. Travelling expenses and accomodations are not included in package prices.
Action Plan Implementation
(when you need help fixing your problem)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to help you implement a plan for improving your business. This can be a followup to our Business Analysis, or we can guide you in making changes to improve a problem you've diagnosed yourself.
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Monday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Monday through Friday (or another 5 consecutive days), culminating with the review of the work completed and an outline to guide you in continuing the plan of action for your business.
This service is available anywhere. Travelling expenses and accomodations are not included in package prices.
Marketing Analysis & Plan Implementation
(when you don't have enough customers)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to analyze your marketing efforts, create a marketing action plan, and begin implementing a plan to get you more customers. This is a more specific service meant to focus on one key area in your business. A marketing analysis is also available via email and telephone, but on on-site visit helps get the most for your money.
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Monday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Monday through Friday (or another 5 consecutive days), culminating with the review of the work completed and an outline to guide you in continuing the plan of action for your business.
Food Cost Analysis & Plan Implementation
(when it's costing you too much to feed customers)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to analyze your food costs, create a action plan for improving them, and begin implementing the plan. This is a more specific service meant to focus on one key area in your business. A Food Cost Analysis includes a comprehensive study of every aspect of costs including:
- purchasing contracts
- menu item recipes
- menu design
- kitchen line setup
- storage procedures
- recieving procedures
- security
- ticket systems
- training
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Monday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Monday through Friday (or another 5 consecutive days), culminating with the review of the work completed and an outline to guide you in continuing the plan of action for your business.
Food Production Analysis & Plan Implementation
(when your food takes too long to get out)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to analyze your food production speed, create a action plan for getting food out of your kitchen faster, and begin implementing the plan. This is a more specific service meant to focus on one key area in your business. A Food Production Analysis concentrates on decreasing ticket times and includes a comprehensive study of every aspect of production including:
- menu category mix
- equipment needs
- prep procedures
- menu design
- staffing
- item pickup and ordering
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Wednesday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Wednesday through Sunday, culminating with the review of the work completed and an outline to guide you in continuing the plan of action for your business.
Service Analysis & Plan Implementation
(when you need to improve your service)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to analyze your service, create a action plan for improving it, and begin implementing the plan. This is a more specific service meant to focus on one key area in your business. A Service Analysis concentrates on increasing the quality AND the speed of your service. A major focus of this visit is the creation of a comprehensive training manual.
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Wednesday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Wednesday through Sunday, culminating with the review of the work completed and an outline to guide you in continuing the plan of action for your business.
Loss Liability Analysis & Plan Implementation
(to limit the chances of getting sued and paying insurance settlements)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to your restaurant or food service to analyze your loss liability, create a action plan for improving it, and begin implementing the plan. This is a more specific service meant to focus on one key area in your business. A Loss Liability Analysis concentrates on reducing the odds of an on-the-job accident in addition to laying out contingency plans for emergencies and natural disasters. A major focus of this visit is the creation of a Safety Manual.
Brandon O'Dell will arrive on a Monday and meet with you personally to set an itinerary for the visit. Please have your schedule for this week as open as your business allows. The visit will last from Monday through Friday (or another 5 consecutive days), culminating with the review of the work completed and an outline to guide you in continuing the plan of action for your business.
Site Selection Assistance
(for help choosing the right location)
Have Brandon O'Dell with O'Dell Restaurant Consulting make an on-site 5 day visit to help you analyze potential restaurant sites. This includes an analysis of your concept to identify your target market, a local market report to find your target market, and a custom designed site selection tool to make sure you start your business off right.
Picking a location is an incredibly important first move to opening a successful restaurant. Don't set yourself up for failure before you even open by choosing the wrong spot.
Email & Telephone Service Packages
Marketing Mentoring
Sometimes you just need an experienced ear to bounce ideas off of. Our Marketing Mentoring package lets you take advantage of Brandon O'Dell's personal knowledge and relationships with dozens of successful restaurateurs, consultants, sales professionals and countless other associates. We have the support structure, relationships and info that you're too busy running your business to get, so take advantage of it.
Brandon O'Dell will schedule you a reoccuring weekly 30 minute telephone consultation for 14 weeks to discuss issues in your business. This time can be used to ask questions, email tool templates, review decisions or discuss anything you desire. Conversations can be extended if you need more time during any session.
Package includes (14) 30 minute sessions
Food Cost Mentoring
Many problems can be solved without on-site visits. Over the phone and via email, we can help you identify and resolve food cost issues in your business. If you have no systems in place to monitor and manage food costs, we can help you set them up.
Brandon O'Dell will schedule you a reoccuring weekly 30 minute telephone consultation for 14 weeks to discuss issues in your business. This time can be used to ask questions, email tool templates, review decisions or discuss anything you desire. Conversations can be extended if you need more time during any session.
Package includes (14) 30 minute sessions
Food Production Mentoring
There are many things that can slow down your kitchen. Long ticket times means you're not making as much money as you should during your peak hours. We'll help you identify the issues that are slowing down your kitchen and fix them.
Brandon O'Dell will schedule you a reoccuring weekly 30 minute telephone consultation for 14 weeks to discuss issues in your business. This time can be used to ask questions, email tool templates, review decisions or discuss anything you desire. Conversations can be extended if you need more time during any session.
Package includes (14) 30 minute sessions
Service Mentoring
By taking on some of the work yourself, we can guide you to having fantastic service over the phone and by email for a very affordable price. We'll help you identify and resolve service issues, teach you how to motivate your staff, and show you how to create a comprehensive training manual.
Brandon O'Dell will schedule you a reoccuring weekly 30 minute telephone consultation for 14 weeks to discuss issues in your business. This time can be used to ask questions, email tool templates, review decisions or discuss anything you desire. Conversations can be extended if you need more time during any session.
Package includes (14) 30 minute sessions
Forms & Templates
Bonus Plan
format - .pdf
Take all the confusion out of setting up a bonus plan for your restaurant, food service or retail business. This example bonus plan shows you the most effective method possible for motivating employees, bonusing based on profit.
No other number in your restaurant matters. "Profit" is the end goal to opening a business, and whether you only want one store or you'd like to open a whole chain, bonusing based on profit gives your entire staff one common goal, which builds teamwork between departments and drives your bottom line.
Price: $5.00
Restaurant Manager Appraisal - QSR
format - Microsoft Word document
Proper evaluations and appraisals are a key to keeping employees happy and motivated. This Restaurant Manager Appraisal form helps you identify your employee’s strengths and weaknesses, and creates a plan to capitalize on your employee’s strengths while improving their weaknesses. This very effective format creates a plan with your employees for their improvement. It strengthens your communication, establishes a system of measuring performance, and sets forth an action plan to make your employees better.
Price: $5.00
Dining Room Manager Appraisal
format - Microsoft Word document
Proper evaluations and appraisals are a key to keeping employees happy and motivated. This Dining Room Manager Appraisal form helps you identify your manager’s strengths and weaknesses, and creates a plan to capitalize on your employee’s strengths while improving their weaknesses. This very effective format creates a plan with your employees for their improvement. It strengthens your communication, establishes a system of measuring performance, and sets forth an action plan to make your employees better.
Price: $5.00
Banquet Manager Appraisal
format - Microsoft Word document
Proper evaluations and appraisals are a key to keeping employees happy and motivated. This Banquet Manager Appraisal form helps you identify your manager’s strengths and weaknesses, and creates a plan to capitalize on your employee’s strengths while improving their weaknesses. This very effective format creates a plan with your employees for their improvement. It strengthens your communication, establishes a system of measuring performance, and sets forth an action plan to make your employees better.
Price: $5.00
Dining Room/Banquet Server Appraisal
format - Microsoft Word document
Proper evaluations and appraisals are a key to keeping employees happy and motivated. This Server Appraisal form helps you identify your manager’s strengths and weaknesses, and creates a plan to capitalize on your employee’s strengths while improving their weaknesses. This very effective format creates a plan with your employees for their improvement. It strengthens your communication, establishes a system of measuring performance, and sets forth an action plan to make your employees better.
Price: $5.00
Problem Solving Tutorial using the scientific method
format - Microsoft Word document
Good problem solving skills are not a gift. They are taught and learned. With this outline to effective problem solving, you can use the scientific method to help teach your management staff and key personnel how to effectively deal with any problem that may arise in your business.
Price: $5.00
Steps of Service Checklist
format - Microsoft Word document
This very detailed tool lines out every step for service staff to give your guests incredible service. Just train your staff on all these key steps, and you’ll have service that is legendary!
Price: $5.00
Hands-on Training Activities Checklist
format - Microsoft Word document
This checklist is a training tool for service staff, to focus their training time spent on the floor and following trainers. It instructs the trainee to observe, practice and find-out many important service functions in your restaurant. By giving the trainee some structured control over their own training, this tool helps you have a more effective training program.
Price: $5.00
Customer Count Record Spreadsheet
format - Microsoft Excel
This spreadsheet will help you track customer counts for an entire year. Use it to make customer traffic comparisons by the shift, profit center, day of the week, or sales period. Information is power, and tools like this help put you in control of your business.
Price: $10
Employee Record & Attendence Spreadsheet
format - Microsoft Excel
Every business needs an organizational system for recording employee's contact information, emergency contacts and other general information. This spreadsheet helps you do all that and more. Track your employees attendence, vacation days and sick days in addition to the rest of their pertinent info.
Price: $10
Credit Card Fee Evaluation Spreadsheet
format - Microsoft Excel
Compare the fees of different credit card processors using this evaluation tool. Simply put in the stated fees charged by a particular processor, and this spreadsheet will help you determine the real cost of processing that credit card. This cost is the percentage of your sales that processing credit cards is actually costing you, including any dues, membership fees, swipe fees, batch fees, and the other extra "hidden" costs credit card processors tack on to your processing.
This tool includes sample information filled into the spreadsheet to demonstrate how it works.
