Global restaurant consultancy Aaron Allen & Associates has advised foodservice clients collectively posting more than $200 billion in revenue — spanning 100+ countries and 6 inhabited continents with tens of thousands of restaurant locations.
Aaron Allen & Associates advises many of the largest and most successful foodservice and hospitality companies globally with an unparalleled breadth and depth of experience across categories, cuisines, geographies, functional areas, ownership types, service styles, operating platforms, and phases of the business lifecycle.
The firm serves restaurant operators (often multi-national, multi-brand portfolios), franchisors and franchisees, private equity, venture capital, family offices, and other foodservice investors, hotel food and beverage, restaurant technology companies and suppliers, and developers.
Third-generation restaurateur and restaurant consultant Aaron Allen, our founder and chief strategist, serves as C-Suite confidant and senior advisor to industry leaders with tens of thousands of locations and millions of managers and employees in their downstream influence. Aaron has personally led boots-on-the-ground assignments in 70 countries for clients ranging from start-ups to multinational companies posting more than $37 billion in annual sales across segments and categories (from QSR to fast-casual to casual dining to fine dining, contract foodservice, hotels, and restaurant technology).
Whether you are buy-side or sell-side, the market is hot, the stakes are high, and quality restaurant advisors are worth their weight in gold. This
We are a top-line-oriented organization that is fanatical about driving revenue in a way that works both in the short-term (with quick-hits programs) and over the long term (growing revenue and enterprise value without sacrifices to margins).
We are focused exclusively on the global foodservice and hospitality industry. You can think of us as a research company, think tank, innovation lab, management consultancy, or strategy firm. Our clients count on us to deliver on our promises of meaningful value, actionable insights, and tangible results.
Founded and led by third-generation restaurateur, Aaron Allen, our team is comprised of experts with backgrounds in operations, marketing, finance, and business functions essential in a multi-unit operating environment.
We bring practical, relevant experience ranging from the dish room to the boardroom and apply a holistic, integrated approach to strategic issues related to growth and expansion, performance optimization, and enterprise value enhancement.
Working primarily with multi-brand, multinational organizations, our firm has helped clients on 6 continents, in 100 countries, collectively posting more than $300b in revenue, across 2,000+ engagements.
We help executive teams bridge the gap between what’s happening inside and outside the business so they can find, size, and seize the greatest opportunities for their organizations.