IPA
Consulting for Restaurateurs

IPA provides specialized consulting services for restaurateurs throughout North America. We have guided many clients in the food services industry sector through effective application of cash management systems, advertising techniques, cost control, organization, communication, financial planning and performance.

More than 170,000 businesses in the United States and Canada have looked to IPA to help them accelerate growth, control spending, maintain positive cash flow and become profitable. IPA can help build and grow your restaurant. The following are common business tools that successfully run restaurants employ:

IPA Provides Your Menu to More Profitability

cost control • operations • marketing
advertising • financial planning • administration

Executive Tool Box

Cost control

• • Food and liquor portion control
• • Measuring the profitability by item served
• • Developing your overhead costs correctly and apportioning them to products served
• • Register system check controls
• • Cost per plate analysis

Operations

• • Facility design, layout and procedures to improve efficiency
• • Inventory control coordinated with sales forecasting
• • Table turnover methods and procedures
• • Motivation of personnel through performance standards
• • Incentive programs to attract and retain key personnel

Marketing

• • Target market identified and segmented
• • Using mailing lists to reach the right client profile
• • Maximizing your check averages by utilizing suggestive selling techniques
• • Daily specials

Advertising

• • Critiquing of advertising design to capture the clients attention
• • Evaluating your return on advertising costs
• • Selecting procedures and prioritizing advertising media types

Financial planning

• • Development of distinct profit centers
• • Determine breakeven levels and apply to pricing structure
• • Cash flow forecasting and management of cash flow
• • Management information available to measure and control operations and finances

Administration

• • Authority and responsibility of key people clearly defined
• • Business planning for future growth and development
• • Mid management development