Hospitality/Restaurant Consulting
Decades of experience from back-of-the-house to guest service, combined with hospitality marketing for casual dining to 5-Star restaurants and major hotels from local to national.
Service has included numerous national, regional and local chains and independents including McDonald’s, KFC, Jack In The Box, Cold Stone Creamery, Dairy Queen, Rockin’ Baja Coastal Cantina, Taco Time, Trader Vic’s, Sheraton Hotels Hawai’i & Pacific, Travelodge, Hilton Hotels. Fairmont Hotels, Hotel del Coronado, Inn at Rancho Santa Fe and more.
Restaurant consulting includes marketing, menu engineering and design, staff training, management, and operations.
The Marketing Deli is proud to be marketing consultants to the Food & Beverage Association of San Diego and the Chefs De Cuisine Association of San Diego. J Hal Hodgson is Director of Creative Services for the Restaurant Institute and Return on Ingredients (R.O.I.) in Columbus, Ohio, which serves clients throughout the United States and Canada.
Menu Engineering & Design
- Engineer menu using profit margin and sales data
- Write menu and specials descriptions
- Menu design and print coordination
Loyalty Programs
- Create, evaluate, recommend and implement
Competitive Reviews
“Fresh Eyes” In-House Review
Secret Diner Programs
Return On Ingredients (R.O.I.)
Associate Mark Kelnhofer is president and CEO of Return On Ingredients®, the innovative restaurant management software that increases operational efficiency and reduces costs by 3-5% using a cost accounting approach. He is also founding president of the Restaurant Institute, which provides restaurant cost accounting consulting and operational materials.
He is an Adjunct Faculty member of Ohio Dominican University He spent 22 years in managerial cost accounting refining his methods including nine years in restaurant cost management. When these two areas of expertise were combined, his one-of-a-kind methodology was born.
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