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🍽️ Lucas Bamonde

Restaurant Consultant & Coach – Concept Creation | Management | Menu Engineering | Training

📍Based in Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Remote & On-site Missions | French / English / Spanish

🧭 About Me

As a chef for over 15 years, I managed several establishments in France and internationally before dedicating my experience to restaurateurs and entrepreneurs in the sector.

With a degree in business administration, specializing in management, marketing, and leadership, I now combine culinary expertise, strategic thinking, and entrepreneurial vision to support my clients at every stage: from concept creation to daily profitability.

My approach is simple: pragmatism, passion, and performance.

I help restaurateurs structure their offerings, improve their margins, strengthen their brand image, and train their teams for sustainable results.

🔧 My Expertise

✅ Restaurant Creation & Opening

– Market & Footfall Analysis

– Business Plan & Location Strategy

– Culinary Concept & Brand Identity

– Menu Architecture & Storytelling

✅ Menu Engineering & Profitability

– Writing and designing optimized menus

– Cost calculation, margins, technical sheets

– Product Mix Analysis & Pricing Strategy

✅ Team Management & Training

– Production Organization & Service Management

– Culinary Training & Operational Management

– Team Management & Motivation Training

✅ Restaurant Strategy & Marketing

– Brand Image & Communication

– Internal Marketing & Customer Experience

– Digital Strategy & Social Media

✅ Audit & Global Support

– Operational Diagnosis

– Strategic Action Plan

– Repositioning & Business Recovery

💼 Types of Missions Offered

Creation or redesign of a culinary concept

Feasibility study before opening

Review/writing of profitable menus

Team training support

Full profitability audit

Industry field of expertise

Languages

French
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Spanish
Fluent

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Bordeaux (up to 50km)

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