Restaurant Turnaround 90 Days

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THE PROBLEM

Every week you stay unprofitable = AED 50,000+ in losses you’ll never recover.

Your food cost is 38% when it should be 30%. Your labor is bloated. Your investors are asking questions. Every day you stay open, you’re burning through whatever runway you have left.

THE SOLUTION

We embed in your operation for 90 days. We don’t advise—we execute. We renegotiate supplier contracts ourselves. We rewrite rotas ourselves. We re-engineer menus ourselves.

By Day 90, you’re profitable or break-even—or we continue at no additional cost until you are.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

               “After 28 years rescuing distressed F&B operations, I’ve learned: the problem is never just food cost or labor                    cost. It’s systems. Or rather, the absence of them. We build the systems that make profitability inevitable      ,                   not heroic.”

                 — P. Dayaparan, PMP | Founder, GGB Consultancy

THE GGB ADVANTAGE

What You Get Why It Matters
Results Commitment* Break-even by Day 90 or we continue at no cost
Execution, Not Advice We implement, not hand you a report
Principal-Led P. Dayaparan oversees every turnaround
Fixed-Fee Investment known upfront. No hourly surprises.

HOW GGB COMPARES

Aspect Typical Consultant GGB
Pricing Hourly / Open-ended Fixed-fee with cap
Timeline “3–6 months” (estimate) “90 days” (committed*)
Who Delivers Junior associate Principal + ops team
Outcome Report with recommendations Hands-on execution
If Results Miss You absorb the cost We keep working free

BEFORE / AFTER — Dubai Marina Bistro

Metric Before GGB After 90 Days Change
Food Cost 38% 33% -5 pts
Labor Cost 32% 27% -5 pts
EBITDA -12% +4% +16 pts
Table Turnover 1.8x 2.3x +28%

“We were 3 months from closing. GGB got us profitable in 11 weeks.” — Owner who reversed AED 600K annual loss

[View Full Case Study →] /case-studies/dubai-marina-turnaround

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THE 4-PHASE PROCESS

Phase 1: The Deep Audit (Days 1-7) We analyze every P&L line, supplier contract, waste stream. Identify the 20% causing 80% of losses.

Client inputs required: P&L access (12 months), supplier contracts, staff schedules, inventory counts, kitchen access.


Why this matters: Most operators are fixing symptoms. We find the disease.


Phase 2: The Triage (Days 8-30) Immediate cost controls. Supplier renegotiation. Menu re-engineering. Stop the bleeding.

Why this matters: Every week of delay costs AED 10,000+. We move fast.

Phase 3: The Stabilization (Days 31-60) Retrain staff on new SOPs. Embed accountability systems. Cement changes.

Why this matters: Changes don’t stick without systems. We build them.


Phase 4: The Handover (Days 61-90) Finalize roadmap. Transition to your team. Establish KPI monitoring.


Why this matters: We train your team, not create dependency. Our goal is to leave.

PRESENT YOUR SITUATION

OPTION 2 — SPEAK TO THE PRINCIPAL OPTION 1 — RUN YOUR NUMBERS FIRST
For urgent situations requiring immediate action Get a clear diagnosis
25-min, no-fluff call with P. Dayaparan Download Restaurant P&L Health Check
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YOUR PATH FORWARD

Step Timeline
1. Call / Download Today
2. Discovery Audit Within 48 hours
3. Fixed-Fee Proposal Within 5 days
4. Project Kickoff Within 7 days

PEOPLE ALSO ASK

Can a restaurant recover from 20% monthly losses?

Yes. Our Dubai Marina engagement reversed 18% monthly losses to breakeven in 11 weeks. The key: forensic audit to identify root causes, not symptoms.

How long does restaurant turnaround take?

Financial stabilization: 90 days. Cultural transformation: 6-12 months. We focus on cash flow first, then hand off systems for ongoing improvement.

What percentage of restaurants survive turnaround?

Industry-wide, turnaround success rates hover around 40%. With GGB’s systematic approach, 85%+ of our engagements achieve Day-90 targets (based on last 24 months).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Q: Is 90 days really enough? 

A: For financial stabilization, yes. We’ve achieved targets in 85%+ of engagements (last 24 months). Cultural transformation takes longer—but by Day 90, cash flow is positive.

Q: Do you take over management?

A: We work alongside your team but require executive authority on costs, staffing, operations. Full transparency to ownership.

Q: Do you work with small operators? 

A: Yes. Discovery sprints (diagnostic only) start from AED 15,000

RELATED SERVICES

Interim GM/COO Services → /services/interim-gm-coo

Menu Engineering → /services/menu-engineering

POS Integration → /services/pos-integration

LOCATIONS WE SERVE

Dubai → /dubai

Singapore → /singapore

About the Principal → /about

 

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