Restaurant Advisory Services

From creative concepts to day-to-day operations, Refined Hospitality’s restaurant division, Restaurant Advisory Services™, evaluates and operates with the mindset of an independent restauranteur, accompanied by seasoned restaurant operational management. With over three decades of developing, managing and consulting for successful restaurant and bar brands, RAS® has a proven track record and genuine passion for creating innovative and authentic food and beverage experiences aimed at maximizing revenue potential and exceeding customer service standards.

“Our success as consultants comes from the successes of our clients.”
Ron Gorodesky, CEO

RAS is uniquely qualified as objective management consultants in identifying opportunities and defining and implementing solutions, offering a full menu of services, focused on every aspect of the life cycle of restaurants and other hospitality environments, from pre-opening and conceptual planning to day-to-day operations to liquidation. RAS produces successful outcomes with a timely and effective approach.

DEVELOPMENT

  • Business valuation and real estate appraisal
  • Business planning
  • Concept creation / branding
  • Marketing strategy development
  • Menu development, design and layout
  • Pre-opening management
  • Marketing and promotions planning

MARKET ANALYSIS

  • Market demand studies
  • Market repositioning studies
  • Due diligence
  • Site studies

OPERATIONS

  • Standard operating procedure implementation
  • Profitability enhancement
  • Food and beverage cost control
  • Productivity improvement
  • Turnaround/Crisis management
  • Recipe development and documentation
  • Hiring and training program
  • Systems consulting
  • Health and safety audit
  • Financial performance review / measurements



RAS CONSULTING CLIENTS

41 Degrees North . Altland House . Atlantic Foundation . Baily’s Restaurant and Bar . Baker Street Breads . Beacon Hotel . Best Western Genetti Motor Lodge . Blue Ridge Real Estate . Boar’s Head Inn . Brait Builders Corporation . Brandywine Realty . Christie’s of Newport . City of Philadelphia . Country Club Restaurant . Country Oven Restaurant . Culinary Concepts Catering . Crew Carolina . Delaware River & Bay Authority . Ellis Management Company . Feast Your Eyes Catering . Firehouse 4 Restaurant . Glasbern . Hansen Properties . Hershey Lodge & Convention Center  . Hersheypark . Holiday Inn . Hotel Hershey . Hotel State College . Inn at Nichols Village . International House . John Hancock Investment Group . Jonathan’s American Grille . Johnstown-Cambria County Airport . Korman Company . La Pergola Restaurant . Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. . Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc. . Mad Batter Restaurant . Marriott Hotels . Max and Me Caterers . McDonald’s Corporation . Moshulu Restaurant . New Jersey Turnpike Authority . Normandy Farm . Ocean Key House . Ohio House Café . Old Original Bookbinders . Penn Tower Hotel . Perkins Pancake House . Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation . Philadelphia Park . PNC Bank . Rat’s Restaurant . Reading Hospital . Red Bell Brewing Company . Palm Management Corp. . Pasta Bella Restaurant . Peachtree & Ward Caterers . Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company . Rae Restaurant . Resolution Trust Corp. . Rittenhouse Hotel . Ruby’s Restaurant . Savona Restaurant . St. Gregory Luxury Hotel & Suites . Shore Restaurant and Beach Bar . Stadium Grille . The Chateaux at Silver Lake Village . The Hankin Group . The Pressroom Restaurant . The Saloon . Tierra Restaurant . Toscana Restauant . Tria . United States Federal Reserve . White Dog Café . Whitecliff Group . Wilmington Savings Fund Society . World Café Live . Blue Bell Country Club . Downtown Club . Germantown Cricket Club . Hopewell Valley Golf Club . Lewistown Country Club . Meadowlands Country Club . Old York Road Country Club . Pinecrest Country Club . Racquet Club of Philadelphia . Reading Country Club . River Crest Golf Club . Westmoreland Club