Consultancy
With over twenty years of experience in the Food Industry Just Cooking Consultancy provide a diverse range of services to Restaurants and Hotels. In an industry where the Consumer has high expectations, Staff Turnover is traditionally high and Health and Cleanliness Legislation is constantly changing, it is difficult to maintain the highest standards on a consistent basis.
Just Cooking Consultancy is set up to become an Independent Partner to the Food Establishment ensuring that the Highest Standards are maintained on a consistent basis despite Staff changes.
The Services provided are designed to improve Profitability, improve Standards and Consistency, improve Menus and adhere to demanding Legislation. Services apply to both Established and Start Up operations.
Just Cooking Consultancy will work with you and your staff at a time that suits your business. The first step in the process is an Initial Meeting to Overview the operation. The Key Issues and Objectives are agreed going forward. Just Cooking Consultancy will then devise a Plan with realistic deadlines which may include such aspects as:
- Food Service Audit
- Kitchen Audit
- Produce sourcing
- HACCP plans & implementation
- Food costing analysis
- Menu development
- Standard of procedure manuals
- Staff Training & Development
- Staff Recruitment
For more information on any of the above services please see below.
Contact us if you are interested in Just Cooking Consultancy
"We are lucky to have a great team at the Malton but like any team we were looking at new ideas to keep us at the cutting edge. Mark Doe was recommended to me and we sought his advice on a range of food issues from Menu concepts, design and presentation. Mark's professional approach was both courteous and rewarding, for both the team and the business."
Conor Hennigan
General Manager
The Malton Hotel, Killarney
Food Service Audit
Just Cooking Consultancy can visit your establishment as a ‘customer’ and assess the experience preparing a detailed report with recommendations for you. Our identity is only known to you.
Kitchen Audit
Just Cooking Consultancy can visit and participate in the Kitchen for a full day (or more as required) overseeing all aspects and preparing a detailed report and recommendations.
Produce sourcing
If you are looking for large well known suppliers or small artisan suppliers then Just Cooking Consultancy can source and deal with them for you.
HACCP plans & implementation
A Food Safety & Hygiene regime Incorporating Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is critical in every food business. The HACCP system must be implemented in a way that is practical and that suits your operation.
Just Cooking Consultancy can tailor a HACCP plan to suit the needs of your business that will be user friendly and simple. Staff can also be trained ensuring they know why the system is in place & how the plan works. An internal auditing system can be devised to ensure that the plan is being adhered to.
Food costing analysis
A full Food Costing Service and Menu Pricing system can be put in place in order to make sure that your Menus are achieving optimum Profit Margins. A simple Computerised System can be put in place to assist this process.
Menu development
If you feel that your Menu isn't quite working the way you wish or that you want to add more options and variety then Just Cooking Consultancy can develop Menus for you. Whether you have a Hotel, Fine Dining Restaurant, Bistro, Bar, Conference & Banqueting Operation or a Café a detailed service can be provided.
Standard of procedure manuals
Standard of procedure manuals are one of the most valuable tools for achieving consistency and are crucial for staff training. Just Cooking Consultancy can devise these for the operation in conjunction with or independent of the Chefs.
Staff Training & Development
This can be a very demanding area for many Food Establishments who face a natural Turnover of Staff. It is vital that detailed Procedures and Guidelines are put in place for the Development and Training of staff.
Just Cooking Consultancy can devise and implement these procedures and guidelines. Staff being constantly Developed will improve and will be more likely to stay longer bringing more Stability and Consistency to the operation.
Detailed Procedures and Guidelines can be easily followed, ensuring that standards are maintained regardless of who is in the kitchen.
Staff Recruitment
Just Cooking Consultancy offer a very detailed service in the Staff Recruitment area. Finding the right Staff can be a time consuming and difficult exercise. However once the right Staff are introduced the effort is worth it.
At Just Cooking we will interview staff, test the better candidates and once a decision is made to recruit we will introduce and train the new employee in the specific Guidelines, Procedures and Menus developed specifically for the Operation. This should ensure a better calibre of staff who can be introduced with the minimum of disruption to the business.
Contact us if you are interested in Just Cooking Consultancy