6-location restaurant chain
Hospitality · South Florida · Client referral
The CEO and COO ran six locations that were buying like six independents. Consolidation across gas, oil, waste, telecom, and payroll taxes... no guest or ops disruption.
~$250,000 over 2 years
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The problem
Six locations grew organically, each cutting its own deals. Nobody put invoices side by side, so the group was billed like six independents with no volume leverage. The CEO and COO were open to a review: "Most operators don't know a service like this exists."
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What we looked at
- Natural gas
- Frying oil
- Waste
- Telecom
- Payroll taxes
03
What changed
- We consolidated onto the strongest provider per category, then renegotiated at combined volume.
- No menu changes, no staff disruption, no equipment swaps.
04
The numbers
- Natural gas
- 35% savingsConsolidated across locations; renegotiated at combined volume
- Frying oil
- 20% savingsBetter pricing and pickup schedule
- Waste
- 11% savingsRight-sized service
- Telecom
- 9% savingsConsolidated carriers across sites
- Payroll taxes
- 8% savingsIdentified and corrected overpayment
- Total over 2 years
- ~$250,000~$125k/yr ongoing
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Why it worked
01
Consolidation beat negotiation
The biggest lever was buying the same service at volume instead of six retail rates.
02
Zero operational change
None of the switches touched guest experience, the kitchen, or back-of-house.
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Risk-free economics
No fee unless savings showed up on the invoice. The CEO: "it's not like buying a house or a piece of equipment. You don't need a lot of reassurance."
- Client time
- 4 hours
- Upfront
- $0
- Signature → implementation
- ~6 weeks
See if the same review is worth it
No savings, no fee. You approve every change before it happens.