Your Next Hire Changes Everything

We recruit General Managers, restaurant managers, Executive Chefs, Head Chefs, kitchen managers, food-and-beverage leaders and multi-site operators. Searches serve independent restaurants, fast-casual businesses, hotels and hospitality groups. Eastern Canada & Beyond. Serving Canada & International Markets. We define the role around the scale, responsibilities and operating model of your business.

The search can combine targeted research, industry relationships, referrals, direct outreach and relevant advertising. We agree the approach around the role and market. My corporate and independent restaurant experience helps me discuss the opportunity credibly with experienced chefs and operators, including people who may not respond to a job posting.

I assess experience against the work your business needs: financial understanding, team leadership, service execution, culinary responsibilities and communication with ownership. Interviews explore specific decisions and results the candidate personally owned. Finalist references form part of the agreed search scope. For chefs, we also establish whether you need a creative culinary leader or someone to lead a defined menu and system.

Yes. We agree how the opportunity will be represented, when the business will be identified and who may receive information before outreach begins. A replacement while the current leader remains in place needs particular care. Tell me about that situation in our initial conversation so we can plan the search and communication accordingly.

A search can include role definition, sourcing, candidate screening, shortlist review, interview coordination and finalist references. We establish the responsibilities, deliverables, communication rhythm and engagement terms in writing before work begins. Menu development, kitchen systems and ongoing operating support can be scoped separately when the business needs them.

Timing depends on the leadership profile, location, compensation, candidate availability and your interview process. We discuss those factors and agree a realistic search plan at the outset. I keep you informed as the search progresses. Offer acceptance and a candidate’s start date are separate milestones; notice periods and relocation may affect the latter.

Before the appointment, clarify the role’s authority, responsibilities, reporting relationship and immediate priorities with the candidate. We agree what support I will provide through the offer and transition as part of your engagement. If the new leader also needs menu systems, management coaching or ongoing operating support, we can define that work separately.