Our consulting team comprises industry experts who can help you with any aspect of your catering business. We specialize in building top and bottom lines through fiscal management, cutting edge foods and displays and creative ideas that are guaranteed to help you grow you business.  We are great problem solvers.

To contact the Consulting Group, 305.338.1897.

The Catering Group

The Consulting Group meets and advises caterers nationwide to help them find ways they may be losing money, without even knowing it. These professionals are strong in all areas of cater and offer full-service consulting in areas such as:

• Sales Development – Providing companies with information to strengthen sales.
• Market Analysis – Examining the market to help the client increase market exposure.
• Purchasing – Reviewing how clients make purchases and shows them how to save.
• Technology Systems – Teaching clients how to get the most of current computer applications in their businesses and to ensure their Web sites are user-friendly.
• Security Planning – Helping plan for the worst and to mitigate a crisis situation with well-developed contingency plans.
• Facilities Design – Working with the client to ensure the front office puts its best foot forward for the market the client wants to attract.
• Operations – Reviewing the clients operations from top to bottom to provide recommendations to become more effective and efficient.
• Venues – Advising clients on strategies to use when contracting with venues, because locations for events can be an important selling point.
• Planning – Helping clients sort out goals and objectives, balancing their needs with their abilities.
• Staff reviews and compensation – Providing clients with an objective view to give them an impartial view of their staffs and helping clients to structure their compensation packages – pay, bonuses, benefits and commissions – so fair compensation, within their markets, are being offered to attract and retain the best employees.
• End game – Helping clients perform the due diligence necessary to ensure they get the best deal possible, when they decide it’s time to sell or retire.

 

Consulting

 

The Consulting Group meets and advises caterers nationwide to help them find ways they may be losing money. The group offers full-service consulting in:

• Sales Development
• Market Analysis
• Purchasing
• Technology Systems
• Security Planning
• Facilities Design
• Operations
• Venues
• Planning
• Staff reviews and compensation
• End game

The Consulting Group
Meet the team:

Bill Hansen, CCE
A 40-year catering industry veteran, Bill Hansen caters, coordinates, trains, teaches, motivates, manages and writes. His Bill Hansen Catering generates nearly $2 million in annual sales.

Richard Lauzier
With 35 years experience, Executive Chef Richard Lauzier has worked as a general manager and as a food and beverage director in hotels, country clubs and in catering.
           
David Rand
David Rand has more than 15 years experience. He oversees $4 million in sales and special events at Northeastern University as executive director of Catering and Special Events for Chartwells.

Joyce Scardina Becker, CMP, CWC
Joyce Scardina Becker has more than 25 years event management experience. She is the author Countdown to Your Perfect Wedding, a “how-to” book for couples and aspiring wedding professionals and owner of Events of Distinction, in San Francisco.

Andrew Ryland Spurgin, Executive Director/Chef 
Waters Fine Catering    
Andrew Ryland Spurgin has more than 30 years experience as a chef. He owns and operates Waters Fine Catering in San Diego, where he was named Cater of the Year three straight years by the readers of San Diego Magazine.

Debbie Thomas, CSEP, CDP
Debbie Thomas is the co-creator of the CSEP exam for the International Special Events Society. With 35 years experience, she is a hospitality trainer, catering consultant and instructor of business etiquette at California State University, San Marcos.

To contact the Consulting Group, call 305.338.1897.