The stats show that one out of every four restaurants or hotels close in the first year of their operation because they fail to cater to their customers and make a mark. Studies also show that two out of every four hotels or restaurants plan to expand their business by their first anniversary.
Why are there such huge slopes in the success and failure graphs of newly opened restaurants? Why can one out of four restaurants not survive for one year while two out of four are planning an expansion in the same year?
Another study shows that two out of four restaurants use the services of a restaurant consultant, and two out of four hotels use the services of a hotel laundry consultant. Figuring out the reason is as simples as 2+2=4. Let us tell you how using the services of a restaurant consultant and a hotel laundry consultant can help you take your business to new highs:
Restaurant Consultant:
A restaurant consultant is an individual or a firm that specializes in restaurant management. Management here does not mean literal on-floor management. It means consultancy.
How does a Restaurant Consultant Work:
A restaurant consultant works closely with your restaurant and helps you to achieve your goals. He does it through a step-by-step process which is given below:
1. Research:
A restaurant consultant begins with conducting thorough research on your restaurant. He takes your idea, market, location, potential customers, unique selling points, food, ambiance, etc., under his account.
He checks each and everything for its suitability and alignment with each other. For example, a restaurant consultant will check if your idea is good enough, and if it is, are you targeting the right customers, or is your restaurant located at the right location for your idea?
2. Analyze:
After thorough research on your restaurant, a restaurant consultant will analyze the obtained data and convert it into a presentable form. He will prepare a report identifying the pros and cons of all the points and explain to you where the problem lies or where there is room for improvement for better results.
3. Strategize:
After the analysis, a restaurant consultant will prepare a suitable strategy for your restaurant to tackle the identified problems. He will give appropriate suggestions and help you work towards improvement so that you can achieve your goals.
When do you need a Restaurant consultant?
Simply, all the time! Most big restaurants hire a restaurant consultant regularly, and some even have them on a contract basis. They deliberately take help from a restaurant consultant to keep improving their services and ultimately make more money.
Every restaurant needs a restaurant consultant, even if it is not launched yet. You can always benefit from the services of a restaurant consultant before or after the launching of your restaurant or even when you are trying to expand, branch out, reopen, relocate,or prelaunch.
Hotel Laundry Consultant:
Let’s move on to the next part and understand how a hotel laundry consultant helps a hotel stay afloat in bad times and make progress in good times. A hotel laundry consultant is a person or a firm expert on the subject of hotel laundry services. He optimizes the hotel laundry services to produce results, reduce costs, and boost productivity.
How does a Hotel Laundry Consultant Work?
A hotel laundry consultant undertakes a detailed and step-by-step process to optimize a hotel’s laundry services. The process is as follows:
1. Analysis:
The process begins with analyzing the hotel’s laundry service. The analysis covers the laundry requirements, available machinery, staff, operational procedures, costs, etc.
2. Planning:
After analyzing, a hotel laundry consultant prepares a plan which will suit the best to the hotel’s laundry requirements. The plan can include design operation flow, replacement or purchasing of machinery, changes in the supplies such as equipment, laundry procedures, etc. The planning will be aimed at producing the best results while keeping the costs minimums and ease of work maximum.
3. Implementation:
After getting approval for the prepared plan, a hotel laundry owner starts to implement it. The implementation will include purchasing new or replacing the existing machinery. The Hotel laundry consultant may also suggest some changes with laundry supplies. A hotel laundry consultant can make some changes in the facility with new methods that will work the best for the hotel.
