Pho Restaurant Consulting

DESIGN. BUILD. OPERATE. PROFITABLY.

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PHO STARTUPS

End-to-end coaching to design, build, open and run a new pho restaurant successfully and profitably.

Planning & DEVELOPMENT

Create strong and unique concept with fresh vision, solid brand development, credible financial performance and feasibility, competitive and operational strategies.

Business plan, concept design
Financial analysis, pro forma
Vision refinement and branding
Menus, recipes, food cost calculation
Kitchen and floor plan design
Marketing, advertising strategies

Execution & OPERATION

State-of-the-art system for efficient and consistent operation, procedures, inventory, staffing, customer service, and profit generation potentials.

Equipment selection, installation
Vendor selection, inventory control
Pho broth production, storage
FOH/BOH hiring and training
Marketing offline and online
Opening and sustained operation

EXISTING OPERATORS

À la carte solutions to remedy specific operational issues, increase efficiency and improve bottom line.

GROWTH & MAXIMIZING ROI

Grow business through modernization, performance improvement, optimization of existing systems, increased revenue streams, and waste reduction.

System and operational review
Improve and modernize key operations
Remove and replace things that don't work
Implement prioritized high payback items
Menus, recipes, food costs
Marketing, advertising strategies

STABILIZATION & TURNAROUND

Implement standard practices and innovative solutions to rectify under- or non-performing operations. Then track and maintain performance for sustained growth.

Identification and evaluation of the problems
Management accountability and commitment
Unified operational systems and management tools
Staff onboarding, training and retraining
Process and procedures for quality control
Sales-building and marketing initiatives

CONSULTING OPTIONS

How you get your questions answered or issues resolved depends on the nature, complexity and urgency of your project, your budget, time/schedule, and various other factors that are unique to each situation.

No COST CONSULTING OpTIONS

Below are several ways to get help that don't cost you anything.

Post your questions in the comment section at the bottom of any article on lovingpho.com and receive answers there.
Join and post questions in the Pho Forums.

Pros:
- No cost
- Suitable for quick, easy topics
Cons:
- All discussions are public
- May take several days to receive answers
- Not suitable for complex or more involved topics

PAID CONSULTING OPTIONS

Paid consulting allows extremely customizable solutions for your unique situation and challenges, with top priority one-on-one coaching at the time that you need it.

OPTION 1: Book a one-hour paid consultation for over-the-phone discussion if you're in the U.S. or Canada, or via Zoom or UberConference audio/video if you're outside of North America. Use form below to book an appointment.
OPTION 2: Book a 5-hour consultation package which can be scheduled in multiple one- and two-hour sessions over a 2 weeks period.
OPTION 3: For full-service, end-to-end support, choose a retainer consultation agreement to cover the complete design-build-open-operate pho restaurant cycle. Option 3 is available only to those already gone through Options 1 and 2.

Pros:
- Get up to speed much faster than on your own, while avoiding common mistakes made by others
- Prioritized and customized solutions to solved your specific complex startup challenges
- Daily or weekly coaching sessions depending on your needs
- Near real-time responses and support during business hours and evenings, even weekends and holidays
- On-site visits, coaching, training during all phases of opening cycle
Cons:
- None, considering that an inexperienced owner will pay a lot more in 1) cost of lack of knowledge and poor decision-making, 2) cost of repeating avoidable mistakes already made by many others, and 3) opportunity costs caused by 1) and 2).

TAKE YOUR IDEA OR OPERATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL!

BOOK ONE HOUR CONSULTATION!

For more in-depth discussion and coaching, you can book the 5-hour consultation package.

Consultation in Vietnamese and/or English as you prefer.

You will be booking in your local time zone, based on location of device you’re using.
My location is San Diego, CA, USA (Pacific Time Zone (PT), Western US).