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Hospitality & Events
Ingenio has a wealth of experience and a vast network of independent professionals and senior industry leaders with multidisciplinary expertise in business, travel & tourism, and the hospitality industry, including significant experience in everything from street food to fine dining, coffee shops to large international hotels, education and training. Our consultants provide practical, profit-oriented services across a wide range of accommodation types and business models, offering hands-on support in brand building, growth and development, investment, marketing and operational support. We offer our services to owners, investors, operators and senior executives across the sectors.
Hospitality: Food & Beverage
Our extensive knowledge of the food & beverage industry ranges from restaurant business plans and developing new restaurant concepts to restaurant operations, hotel management and hospitality consulting, menu management, bar consulting, talent search and recruitment, product sourcing and growth strategy.
Hospitality: Recruitment
As leading experts in this field, we have an important understanding of the needs of the hospitality, catering and tourism sectors, not only to ensure that the staff is trained to the highest standard, but also that the right candidates are selected for the industry and for the role.
Hospitality: Education & Training
Our team has up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the hospitality industry, its trends and its difficulties, and our approach is based upon a thorough client needs analysis, underpinned by detailed research and is well-placed to offer training to you or your staff/team.
Hospitality: Food & Beverage
Our extensive knowledge of the food & beverage industry ranges from restaurant business plans and developing new restaurant concepts to restaurant operations, hotel management and hospitality consulting, menu management, bar consulting, talent search and recruitment, product sourcing and growth strategy.
Whether you are looking at a new venture or to reposition/adapt an existing business as a manager, owner, Director or investor, we can develop and lead a strategic plan to enhance business performance quickly.
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We specialise in the acquisition and disposal of prime licensed and leisure property in central London. We deal with restaurants, bars, delis, nightclubs, pubs and hotels
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Location Advice and Property Search
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Concept Review and Development
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Food & Beverage Concept Design Briefing
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Help to develop and lead refurbishment projects
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Operational Support
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Organisation Structure Planning and Recruitment
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Management Recruiting. Help with recruitment and staff training
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Training Manuals and Standard Operations Procedures Development
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Menu and Wine List Review (including functional /strategic menu design that delivers results)
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Brand Creation, Growth and Development
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Assessment of a new concept
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Brand development and makeover
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Business planning and support with financing options
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Our food & beverage consultants are present to support pre-opening, post-opening, or turnarounds.
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Food and Beverage Marketing
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Graphic creation and Print Design
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Website Creation
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Event management
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PR and social media management
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Digital Marketing
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Photo shooting
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Help in financial review and restaurant efficiency, including modelling and budgeting
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Payroll and staff cost analysis
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Help in developing multi-year strategic plans to ensure long-term success. Investor reports.
We use a very individual approach to consulting, depending on the client needs. If the service that you are looking for is not listed above, do not hesitate to contact us. We welcome all queries, and every solution is tailored to your needs.
Hospitality: Events
Having a vast network of hospitality professionals and partners, Ingenio is extremely well placed to make sure that your event(s) are both successful and memorable.
We can organise your event(s) from beginning to end or if you prefer, we can step into service those areas you would like help with - we are not an "all or nothing" business, we simply want to make sure our clients are happy.
Whether it is a sensational bespoke corporate event, a private celebration, or a wedding, we can offer you multiple services according to your needs or we can organise and manage your event from A to Z. We can assist you with finding a venue, to sourcing the best suppliers and managing your event, not only in the UK but also in southern Italy. We offer high-quality event management services in Puglia and Sicily, where we can be your local expert partner in creating exceptional events!
We pride ourselves to be in partnership with experienced professionals such as photographers, florists, wedding planners and great international chefs, with a wealth of experience, from Mediterranean cuisine to Indian, British and international food.
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Event Services:
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Event Planning and Management
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Venue sourcing
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Catering – Food & Beverage
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Menu design
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Wedding Planning
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Catering hire, including furniture, lighting, tableware etc.
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Photography
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Flower sourcing and arranging
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Theming
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Invitations and printing
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Music and entertainment
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Staffing, including chefs, serving staff etc
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Gift solutions
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Signage
Type of Events:
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Private events and celebrations
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Corporate events
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Charity events
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Weddings
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Conferences
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Networking events
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Product launches
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Wine tasting
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Olive oil tastng
Hospitality: Recruitment
As a group of highly qualified, professional academics and practitioners within the world of hospitality, each of us brings a wealth of experience and a vast network from within the industry itself, together with a history of educational training across the corporate world of hospitality, travel & tourism management.
As experienced professionals in this field, we have an important understanding of the needs of the hospitality, catering and tourism sectors, not only the need for staff to be trained to the highest standard, but that they are ready for the contemporary world we currently live in.
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Due to our vast network in the industry, we are in the process of setting up a "Career Opportunities Network" for those professionals, businesses, and recently qualified graduates, who wish to enhance their professional development either through training or work experience. We also have regular requests from top hotels and restaurants in the UK looking for individuals to join their staff (various positions at various levels).
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Hospitality: Education & Training
Our team has up-to-date knowledge and understanding of social, economic, political and educational environments in the sectors and our approach is based upon a thorough client needs analysis, underpinned by detailed research and is well-paced to offer training to you or your staff.
Some of the services we offer to businesses include:
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Development and delivery of bespoke courses, including Work-Based Learning, for corporates, small and medium enterprises, and sole owners in the hospitality, travel and tourism industry
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Training in marketing and rebranding
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One to one tuition/training
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Liaising with employers to develop apprenticeships, graduate internships and work placement programmes
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Cross-cultural training
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In-house training and staff development
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English for Hospitality
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Butler Training (developed and overseen by the author of the Buckingham Palace Butler Training Programme)
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Organisational Management Training
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Course Design
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Liaising with businesses in the hospitality industry to develop Graduate Recruitment & Work Placement (stage/internship)
If any of this could be useful to you or your business, we would be happy to discuss ways in which we can enhance your career development or your business. Please do get in touch with us for an initial informal chat.