The U.S. restaurant and foodservice industry employs an estimated 13 million people across almost 1 million restaurants. The current economy has had dramatic effects on this sector as leadership teams struggle with cost pressures while trying to grow their business and provide quality food and experiences for their guests.

AlixPartners—For when it really matters

Our team has deep experience and many successes in this sector, and is well positioned to help chains, big and small, to improve their performance by driving improved EBITDA through:

• Introducing Lean Kitchen techniques to drive labor efficiencies while lowering food waste and energy costs
• Driving comprehensive menu re-engineering programs to simplify operations while helping to drive increased traffic, resulting in improved check averages and overall margin enhancement
• Lowering food costs through better category management, sourcing and contract restructuring
• Improving delivery costs through transportation management and distribution improvement
• Addressing non-core functions to drive lower overall costs (e.g., real estate, outsourcing of services like repair and maintenance and capital project management)
• Driving profitable growth by assisting management teams to optimize renovation and re-imaging efforts while helping create and drive expansion plans domestically and internationally, like in Brazil and China