RESTAURANT SPECIALIST

About Chris

Chris has over 40 years of experience in the restaurant industry. He moved to Houston, Texas, where he assisted in the rapid expansion of a casual family restaurant chain. Later, he founded his first restaurant company and expanded it into a small chain. Chris has developed award winning restaurants and provided assistance on a variety of airport, convention center, parks, theaters, and retail center projects. He consults on concept development, operations, and growth related matters with a variety of independent operators, franchisors and franchisees.

Chris contributes to RestaurantOwner.com and writes for "Restaurant Start-up & Growth Magazine". Chris recently joined “The Restaurant Clinic” a group of successful restaurant executives providing leadership coaching to todays restaurant owner operators. He continues to host the podcast “Corner Booth”, candid conversations with todays restaurant entrepreneurs.

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How can I be of service?

Restaurants are a Build it, Run it and Grow it type of business. Where are you along that journey? I will help you define your concept, create your business plan, open properly, operate more profitably and expand successfully.

* Concept development, market research
* Business plan, complete financial projections
* Pre-opening planning…budget & schedule
* Organize initial management team
* Assessment of existing operation
* Create a "people first" culture
* Staff training & management development
* Implement needed systems, processes and procedures
* Continued development of staff and management
* Improved communication, team building and evaluation process
* Create and maintain clarity, responsibility & accountability
* Short term strategic planning with ownership & management
* Develop the right expansion plan
* Brand building through retail products
* Franchise development
* Merger acquisition

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In their own words…

"I have known Chris Tripoli for the past 15 years. His restaurant business experience and expertise are unparalleled. He is a most gifted author, accomplished consultant, and engaging speaker-instructor. Chris was instrumental in the successful launch of Restaurant Start Up and Growth magazine in 2003 and continues to be a valued advisor, contributor and subject matter expert"

Barry Shuster
Founding Editor and Associate Publisher, Restaurant Start Up and Growth
"For 15 years, Chris has taught a variety of classes at the U of H Small Business Development Center. He always receives superior ratings and outstanding comments! Participants love his “real world” advice and examples of todays hospitality industry. He is a treasured presenter at our ASBDC national conferences where he instructs our councilors on a variety of hospitality market trends, service and operations related topics"

Gina Mattei
Assistant Region Director, Small Business Development Centers
Chris can command the stage for all audiences with his humor woven between real life examples and hospitality industry facts. His experience with clients and groups of people from around the world allow him to draw from a deep well of knowledge! His specialties include hospitality market trends, current customer buying habits, the challenges with service, developing staff and finding new pathways to profitability. He is one of our most requested speakers"

Melissa M. Stewart
Executive Director, Greater Houston Restaurant Association