Melg Group Hospitality

Restaurant & NightClub Consulting

Do you know how to fill your empty tables? Is your bar as profitable as you think it should be? Can your food cost and expenses be reduced? We have the answers to these and many other questions you are asking yourself about how to make your business more profitable. MelG Restaurant Consulting Group is a full service concept development, operations management and consulting firm. Our mission is to assist our clients in executing their vision and help to define and achieve their business goals. We have a combined 30+ years of culinary and operations expertise and have a proven track record of providing an array of business solutions and profitability enhancements for restaurants, bars, cafes and hotels. Since established in 2008, MelG Restaurant Consulting Group has been responsible for providing outstanding consulting services to the hospitality industry internationally. Our projects have encompassed full service restaurants, hotels, night clubs, bars, lounges, cafes and coffee bars and have included:

Comprehensive Business Analysis & Evaluation Operations Profitability Maximization
Operations Profitability Maximization
Brand / Concept Development
Business Plan & Operations Manual
Menu Evaluation, Engineering & Design
Staff Productivity & Scheduling Optimization
Staff Relations - Hiring & Training
Pre-opening Project Management
Social Media & Restaurant Marketing

Past customers value our operations expertise and full service consulting solutions. Based in Miami, we offer our hospitality consulting services world-wide. If you are not familiar with our company and your first contact with us is online, we would be pleased to hear from you! If you would like to speak to us more specifically about our services, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We know the industry inside and out and have an unparalleled passion for restaurants, so we hope you will keep us in mind. Speak to us regarding our complimentary consultation and learn how we can help take your restaurant to the next level.

What we do

What we do

Mel G is a 16 year veteran of the hospitality industry which has included Director of Operations & General Manager Positions in such prestigious Restaurants & Hotels as the Hyatt Pier 66 ( LXR) ,Badrutts Place , Lombardis

MelG Hospitality is a full Service consulting and advisory firm providing innovative and strategic counsel to the Hospitality at large. Specializing in restaurant and Hotel openings ,along with turnarounds for struggling or financially distressed operations, our expertise is wide ranging and includes concept development ,food and beverage strategies,menu development , real estate brokerage,restaurant design and construction, operational procedures,marketing and staff training.

We leverage our resources and experience to help our clients create value and mitigate risk while recognizing each individual business unique perspective and hospitality experience they want to create. Our Team of seasoned restaurant professionals,former owners , restaurant brokers,executive chefs,bar managers, general managers, marketing experts and graphic designers have decades of experience in their respective fields allowing them to bring fresh informed ideas to tables and help to bring to life or revive sustainable brands that drive bottom line performance. If its a clients first venture , we lead them through the terrain of opening their first restaurant. If a client faces a distressed situation , we offer objective analysis ,feedback and solutions concerning the strengths and weakness of front and back of house operations ,menu and marketing strategy.

 

 

Portfolio

Miss Yip Chinese Cafe Miss Yip Chinese Cafe
Yoko-San Hibachi Fusion Yoko-San Hibachi Fusion
20 Scala Ristorante – South Beach, Miami
bocaditos Bocaditos Food Truck, Miami
IMG_8811-1024x682 Bloom Restaurant
Badrutts Night Club in Brickell Badrutts Night Club
1995 - 1997

1995 – 1997

Worked at Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Ship Song of America

1997 - 1998

1997 – 1998

Century Cruise Ship by Celebrity Cruise Line

1998 - 2000

1998 – 2000

Mercury Cruise Ship by Celebrity Cruise Line

2000 - 2001

2000 – 2001

W Hotel New Orleans, Banquet Captain

Pre-Opening F&B Manager

Pre-Opening F&B Manager

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hollywood, Florida

General Manager

General Manager

Lombardis Italian Restaurant

Director of 6 Outlets

Director of 6 Outlets

Hyatt Pier 66 Hotel, Fort Lauderdale

 

Affiliations

Premier Beverage - The Charmer Sunbelt Group
Splash on Print
Gold Coast
The Patron
Bacardi
Red Bull
Southern Wine and Spirits of Illinois
Pernod Ricard
My POS Geeks
Budweiser
Heineken
Crown Imports
Sierra Nevada
Republic National
Brown Forman
Monse and Co - Make Up Design
Miami New Times
ADP
Ocean Drive Magazine
Miami.com

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Restaurant & NightClub Consulting

Services

Concept Development and Creative Services

  • BRAND AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
  • BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT
  • MENU DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
  • EXTERIOR SIGNAGE DESIGN
  • BRANDING PACKAGES

Turnaround Services

  • LABOR & FOOD COST ANALYSIS
  • REBRANDING OF EXISTING CONCEPT
  • VENDOR ANALYSIS
  • STAFF RETRAINING AND RECRUITING
  • PRODUCT MIX AND MENU ANALYSIS
  • INDUSTRY TRENDS AND MARKET ANALYSIS

Strategic Services

  • OPERATIONS STRATEGY
  • MARKETING STRATEGY
  • BRAND STRATEGY
  • CATERING STRATEGY
  • DELIVERY STRATEGY
  • GROWHT STRATEGY
  • START UP & ROLL OUT
  • INVESTOR VISAS ( E2, L1, EB5 )

Design and Construction Services

  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT
  • BUILDING DESIGN
  • INTERIOR &EXTERIOR DESIGN
  • ARCHITECT SELECTION & OVERSIGHT
  • GENERAL CONTRACTOR OVERSIGHT
  • LIAISON FOR PERMIT & LICENCES

Kitchen & Operations Services

  • MENU IMPLEMENTATION
  • FOOD & BEVERAGE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
  • DELIVERY & CATERING MENU DEVELOPMENT
  • MENU PRICING
  • FOOD AND BEVERAGE SOURCING AND COSTING
  • VENDOR SELECTION
  • KITCHEN DESIGN & LAYOUT
  • KITCHEN EQUIPMENT SELECTION
  • POS AND BACK OFFICE SELECTION
  • MANAGEMENT & STAFF RECRUITING AND TRAINING
  • FRONT OF THE HOUSE & KITCHEN SERVICE SYSTEMS
  • BAR & MIXOLOGY SYSTEMS
  • CASH HANDLING PROCEDURES
  • DELIVERY & CATERING OPERATING SYSTEMS
  • MANUALS ,POLICIES, PROCEDURES,FORMS & CHECKLIST
  • FOOD SAFETY AUDITS & SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

Real Estate Services

  • SITE SELECTION
  • DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY
  • LEASE NEGOTIATIONS
  • MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
  • TENANT REPRESENTATION

Growth Services

  • INTRODUCTION TO US  MARKETPLACE  (FOR INTERNATIONAL BRANDS)
  • FUNDING & FINANCIAL SERVICES
  • INVESTOR PRESENTATIONS

SECRET SHOPPER SERVICES

  • CREATING REPORTS ON STANDARDS OF RESTAURANT & BAR SERVICES
  • CREATING REPORTS ON STANDARDS OF HOTEL DEPARTMENTS

Project Management

  • SCOPE PROJECTS WITH INTERNAL STAKE HOLDERS
  • ENSURE ALL PROJECT WORK AND RESOURCES ARE ASSIGNED
  • MULTI TASK ACROS A RANGE OF AND TEAMS RISK / ISSUE IDENTIFICATION & MANAGEMENT
  • OVERSEE APPROVAL OF ALL PROJECT WORK
  • ENSURE THE STATEMENT OF WORK IS COMPLETED AND REFLECTS THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS
  • COMPLYING THE CITY CODES
  • WORKING CLOSELY WITH ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERING CAD DRAWINGS
  • OVERSEEING DESIGNERS WORK AND COMPLETION OF WORK
  • WORKING CLOSELY WITH CONTRACTORS TO FINISH THE PROJECT
  • DRIVING OF AGREEMENT ON SOLUTIONS AND CLOSURE OF ALL PROJECTS
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Call us: 305.926.6083 – Email us: melg@melggroup.com

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