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Built on Experience. Proven in Execution.
THE HISTORY OF THE RESTAURANT COMPANY.
Founded on real restaurant experience and built from the floor up, The Restaurant Company has evolved from operations to turnaround specialists by focusing on what actually drives performance. Through building a proven system refined over 30+ years of restaurant performance, we’ve consistently delivered results for operators at every level. By evolving with the industry, we’ve stayed ahead of the challenges restaurants face today. The Restaurant Company today stands as a hands-on consulting firm built for execution—so if you're ready to move forward, **work with a team built on experience** that knows how to get results.
WHERE IT STARTED - On August 29, 1993, a group of local New Yorkers, who worked in the climate of the 85% restaurant failure rate, started The Restaurant Company. They wanted to provide the local restaurant owners with a sense of confidence and security, and they thought a hospitality support company was a good investment for a couple of restaurant guys who were tired of seeing their favorite places close and good people out of a job.
Since its beginning, The Restaurant Company has taken an innovative approach to restaurant consulting. TRC offered "What you need" detailed service packages before any other consulting company, and, in another industry first, they allowed customers to pay upfront payments at extremely discounted rates — an appealing option for those who couldn't afford the complete package payments. The company also provided a "hands on" approach; where other "consultants" chose to provide documents and never show up to the party, The Restaurant Company prefers to be there for the action to ensure a great follow-through. The Restaurant Company wanted — and still wants — to make consulting just as easy to retain for the one location, Mom & Pop restaurants, as it is for our major multi-chain corporate clients.
By 2000, The Restaurant Company's growth prompted a spread of new clients throughout the North America and Europe. In 2005, our board of directors immediately began looking for ways to distinguish the company from its competitors. In 2008, The Restaurant Company was became the only formalized restaurant consulting firm in the US. Today, the company entertains all levels of clients. From food trucks, to multi-level resorts and casinos.
Online Quotes & Beyond
In 2016, when the internet traffic was at it's peak, The Restaurant Company stepped ahead of the competition and became the first major restaurant consulting company in the world to create a website that provided immediate response to restaurant owners in need. Initially, the site was primarily informational, but it soon became more interactive. By September of 2016, consumers could obtain low rate quotes online, and by 2017, they could design their own consulting packages in real time.
The site has continually evolved with technology, and today, clients can create over 200 variations of customized restaurant consulting packages to fit their every need.
What's next?
We want to stay one step ahead of the competition by offering Clients the packages and services they want, when they want them. It's our philosophy — and it's helped make us one of the largest consulting companies in the country.
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