CONSULTANCY AND OUTLET MANAGEMENT - Retail - Kitchen Design - Development of Menu
la Chocolatiere runs a consultancy service for both large and small businesses.

We have many years in the Food and Beverage industry and our management team can draw from a lot of experience, in the hotel and tourism sector, the fast food business and retail outlets.

The areas we have covered include

Retail outlets
• Bar and Kitchen desig
• The Capital equipment needed to operate the Kitchens and Bars
• The operating equipment needed
• The developemnt of the Menu
• The Implementation of the Menu

And later management of the outlets if required.

Sandwich Production
Our brief: To produce the best range of sandwiches possible within a particular target price, with an estimated production of 1,500 sandwiches per day. Our brief is broken down as follows

• Make the recipes and test them on sample shoppers
• Find the best ingredients and breads
• To cost the recipes to ensure they are in line with budget
•Supervise the production of the final sandwiches
• Follow up in the individual outlets - for customer satisfaction reports
• Provide the company with monthly reports of sales per sandwich - and our recommendations for action.

EU project in the Crimea
We were asked to take part in an EU TACIS project for Hotel and Tourism developement in the Crimea at Yalta - with particular regard to Food and Beverage service. This programme culminated in the setting up of the Crimean Tourist Development Authority.