What Is a Chef Consultant?
Instead of working in a single restaurant or culinary establishment, chef consultants work short-term with food service businesses and food producers to improve products or operations.
Each job could be different, but consultant services could include:
Designing/developing restaurant menus
Training staff
Helping kitchens to become more efficient or cost effective
Troubleshooting problems
Product development for food retailers
Program development, like Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
Why bring in a consultant for these services? Freed from the day-to-day operations of a restaurant or food production facility, consultants can study trends, look for efficiencies, and read case studies to see what works and what doesn’t. They can bring a fresh set of eyes and a new perspective into a kitchen to help the team make improvements.
