We are a Full Service National Restaurant Consulting Firm, based in Florida serving all of the United States. Our expertise range from fine dining, night clubs, food trucks, fast casual dining to quick service restaurants.We specialize in Start-Ups, Brand development, Profit Improvement, Franchise opportunities and development.
01. Our Experience
50 year combined experience in the hospitality industry.
02. Our Ability
To give you a turn key operation by connecting you with the best restaurant builders and Top real estate brokers to ensure your future success.
03. Our Purpose
From finding your dream location to hiring and training your staff we are here to make your dream a reality.
Consultants
A Team Of Professionals
Nayrouz Olarte
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer
Opening a restaurant is not an easy task. From choosing the correct location to employing the right people, the dream of owning a restaurant comes with a fair share of responsibilities. It is a challenge that requires you to be on your feet through the several months of constant designing, sourcing the right ingredients, obtaining the correct licenses, overlooking and perfecting every little detail of the project, all while working within a budget and strict timelines. This is why hiring a specialized consultant to guide you through the process is not a luxury, it is a money and time-saving necessity.
While having experience in the management of every aspect of a restaurant, Nayrouz Olarte has a vast experience in regulatory compliance with respect to franshising, establishing corporate standards and procedures for companies such as Paramount Fine Foods, as these relate both to master brands and sub-brands including Paramount Lebanese Kitchen, Paramount Butcher Shop, and Paramount on Wheels. Nayrouz has served as brand and operational liason between Canada and US to ensure brand consistency as Paramount expands into new markets.
Essi Tadrus
Co-founder & Executive Chef
Overseeing all aspects of development, and is responsible for the culinary innovation of the organization. Tadrus’s background includes senior leadership positions in a variety of high growth businesses. His early career in the restaurant industry began at nineteen. Developing restaurant brands, consumer product goods and private label food services.
In subsequent senior roles, he was responsible for the rapid growth of numerous enterprises, including indirect cellular stores, convience stores, directional drilling companies.
With strong values; Essi Tadrus has dedicated his philanthropy to non profits , homeless shelters, business schools and is passionate about sharing his entrepreneurial journey through mentoring and teaching.
Bobby Shaw
Restaurant Consultant
Recognized in 2016 by FastCasual.com in their annual Top 100 Report as a Top 25 Executive, Bobby has held senior executive leadership roles over the years with several restaurant companies including McDonald’s, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Freebirds World Burrito, and Sheridan’s Unforked. Bobby is also the first franchisee of Southern Luv BBQ, created by Chef Essi Tadrus. The first Southern Luv will open in Summer 2022 in Independence, MO.
Maggie McDermott
Chief Marketing Officer
She is a graduate of Brown University and holds a Master’s Certificate in Franchise Management from Georgetown University. Maggie is the proud mother of two dynamic daughters.