We can help accentuate your brand and bring life back to your food business.
Gremolata Strategies Group is dedicated to making sure you put your best foot forward; always! We take our years of experience in the food industry and we help you make sense of the ever changing scene, formulate a plan, and make it scalable.
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What types of food businesses do you typically work with?We work with restaurants, caterers, product developers, specialty food shop owners.
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Can you help with menu development and recipe creation?Yes we can! We have a team of Chefs at our disposal to help with all kinds of menu themes and recipes.
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How do you stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices?Working in the industry on a daily basis allows us to be current and up to date on what’s going on in the food world.
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What is the typical duration of a consulting engagement?Our coaching is offered on a 12 month basis to start. Product development is more on a case by case basis.
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Do you offer ongoing support or training for our staff?We can come in and help you with training of staff on new menus and recipes on a schedule that suits your needs.
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How do you determine the cost of your consulting services?Cost is determined on a case by case scenario, based on your needs, the amount of hours that will be required and the work involved.
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Can you assist with marketing and branding strategies for food products?We have worked with many marketing and branding agencies in the past and can refer you to some of our preferred partners.
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Do you provide services for startups, established businesses, or both?We can help you with a startup concept or even an already established business.
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How do you approach sustainability and environmentally friendly practices in the food industry?We pride ourselves on our local and sustainable approach to food. This is what has inspired our team members from the start and continues to push us to move forward.
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Can you help with improving operational efficiency in our kitchen or production facility or offer guidance on menu pricing and cost control?We believe that ‘Systems’ make or break businesses when it comes to food! If you need an overview of your operations efficiencies (or maybe lack thereof) we can definitely help with that. From menu engineering, costing and process development, our team is dedicated to your success.
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What types of coaching services do you offer for individuals or teams?Most of our Coaching is owner or Chef centric to help you take full advantage of your entrepreneurial spirit. That being said, we have worked with teams to help foster their want for growth and process development as well as new implementation of systems.
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How can I get started with your consulting services or coaching programs?The first thing you’ll need to do is reach out and have an intro chat with André to see if we feel there is a fit to working with us. Click here to reach out.
What we do
Coaching
You have what it takes; you just need someone to help keep you on task and focused. Someone to help guide you through the process of organizing your thoughts and taking action. Maybe you are struggling to make sense of the ever changing industry, or managing your day-to-day expenses. We help take you out of the chaos so you can have a comprehensive perspective of your organization's dynamics. Let us help you understand where you’re at, where you want to go and what needs to be done to get there.
Growth
Growing your business requires a lot of know-how and planning. We have nurtured all sorts of operations bringing them from small boutique to several locations and taking revenues up to 20 fold. You have a great concept and need to see it through in order to scale. A coach can provide invaluable guidance, ensuring you take the necessary strides and are fully prepared to turn your vision into reality.
Product Development
We take ideas and bring them to life. With countless decades in the industry, our team has created hundreds of products from fresh to frozen to shelf stable. We have the culinary background, the product knowledge, the industry know how that you need to craft the next big thing.
Who we are
André has both a degree in Communications from the University of Ottawa and is a graduate of the Culinary Management Program at Algonquin College.
He has worked in many different settings, including large chain operations, hotels, food styling for Foodland Ontario, to doing work with the Chef of the British High Commission both at the Residence as well as his personal Bistro and finally transitioning to a Catering Chef and Product Developer working alongside Ottawa's most affluent residents such as Prime Ministers, Ambassadors and Popular Canadian Artists.
He moved to Simcoe County in 2010 in order to open a specialty food shop. When he finally decided to close his operations in 2020 he was operating a 90 seat full service restaurant, 35 seat café, seasonal high-end café, full service catering, as well as some food service opportunities in manufacturing.
Coaching and consulting on food start-ups and working with long established food operations here in Canada and the United States, he works with entrepreneurs in helping them manage, grow and better their operations from the day-to-day, to new growth opportunities as well as product development challenges. André has assembled a team of specialized Chefs, Pastry Chefs, Butchers and Nutritionists to help bring your dreams to life.
