A Proven Restaurant Consultant
Chef Services Group is formulated by a unique blend of industry resources that assist our clients in successfully fulfilling a broad range of project objectives.
At CSG, we are nationally recognized as restaurant consultants and product developers for food manufacturers. Our company specializes in providing restaurant development services, such as recipe and menu development, nutritional labeling, and food styling and food photography. We also provide research and development services to manufacturers, restaurants and food service operations, including some of the nation’s leading food companies in the consumer food service and retail markets. Our efforts have earned us the opportunity to work on numerous successful products and restaurants. CSG has provided restaurant consulting services to a vast array of businesses, including regional and national restaurant franchises, private clubs, and hotels. We’ve helped these partners become more competitive and successful in our changing environment.
A Trusted Food Manufacturing Consultant
As your food manufacturing consultants, we’ll walk you through a customized, step-by-step product development process, including ingredient sourcing, equipment/production, packaging and storage, and launch.
What sets Chef Services Group apart? It is the concept of the Group. Unlike other food consultants, we offer a unique breadth and depth of culinary industry resources to fulfill any client’s project objectives. You’ll gain access to experienced and talented R&D specialists, with our team hand-selecting the right talent and resources for your project. We scale our support to align with your budget and specific needs.
UNIQUE RESTAURANT CONSULTING APPROACH
CSG has a unique approach to bringing product concepts through a creative process in manufacturing venues as well. We work with precision speed to market results for product launches. We are a professional consulting group that has been rendering services to the restaurant food and manufacturing market segments, nationally, for over 20 years. We are an affordable support resource to which clients turn for assistance without incurring the additional costs related to salaries, benefits, and insurance. CSG helps identify opportunities when faced with tough, complex problems. We take great pride in our practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving, recognizing that the only ideal solution is the one that works … every time.
Our Proven Track Record
Chef Services Group exemplifies professionalism and excellence. Walter’s wide breadth of knowledge and culinary acumen, combined with his ability to quickly adapt and deliver results, sets him apart in the industry. His speed and precision, paired with his uncanny ability to bring in the right talent at the right time, ensures that every project is executed flawlessly. Working with Walter and his associates has always been an absolute pleasure.
Chef Services is a wonderful group to work with. Any project we’ve had them do for us has been more like a partnership. They genuinely care about our success with the products/systems they have worked on. They are excellent communicators. Project expectations, timelines and costs are clearly laid out at the start. This has been a great alliance for us and we will continue to use Walter and his team in the future.
Very professional. Excellent at organizing and structuring projects.
Walter came to Slade Gorton in 2001 – 2013 and brought innovation and vision to our line of seafood products “Gourmet Bay”. The culinary, nutrition and food science resource Chef Services brought to our development of new products is what gave us a very high level of competitive products. The creative genius delivered home run products for our fresh valued add line of fish products, Bourbon Salmon, Toasted Crumb Line, Salmon Burger line, and many other great flavor concepts that still perform for us in the market place.
I’ve always relied on Chef Services Group for food product innovation and development. Walter’s unique combination of Culinary and Food Science credentials allows him to seamlessly transition from stove-top recipes to full-scale commercialization. His expertise includes frozen food, cook-chill soup, sauces, dressings, seafood, meat, and USDA-compliant value-added meals. Beyond creating winning products, he ensures smooth scale-up with complete, scalable formulations and clear assembly steps. Walter’s deep understanding of manufacturing and his ability to provide NLEA Nutrition Fact Labels make him an invaluable partner for any food development project.
Thorough and very reasonably priced. Very good deliverables and professional in approach, innovative and practical implementation and training material that delivered. Recommend with confidence that Chef Services can do the job.
Private Club Consulting
