Caffè Nero
Founder – Branding – Operations
Founding director, Antonio Motisi, guided Caffè Nero to an expansion of 40 new stores per annum, focusing on developing the company identity. During this time, AROMA coffee shops from McDonalds USA were acquired and rebranded, ensuring increased turnover, and long term success. The AIM listing confirmed our standing as the leading Italian coffee operator, winning ‘BEST COFFEE BRAND’ and earning recognition from leading global independent analysts.
Toni & Guy
Strategy
Creating a JV coffee brand and franchise with T&G, a globally recognised, award-winning leading hair brand. We initially focused on franchised outlets in or within current T&G stores, followed by providing the stores with bean to cup specialist coffee offerings for their well-heeled customer base.
Caffè Fratelli
Founder – Branding – Operations
Along with business partner Toni Mascolo, founder of Toni & Guy, we opened a franchised café/deli concept together, which operated for over 15 years. We grew the business from scratch to over 30 sites, and gained valuable experience in franchising, specifically focusing on brand identity and culture.
Frasers Group
Strategy – Operations
As the leading retail group in the UK, Frasers required assistance in maximising a sustainable approach to recycling waste card and plastic. Working with service providers with over 100 years experience, the MD being a leading light within the UK recycling community, we supported them to achieve operational and sustainable solutions.
Salvo 1968
Strategy – Branding – Investor
As a prominent supplier in the quality Italian food wholesale market, established in 1968, the aim was to retain and grow the business, alongside the challenge of relocating from an original London site to a modern facility, which offered greater distribution opportunities across the M25 region. Focusing on brand identity, service and product, with key investment and partnership of the leading Italian food provider Rondanini, a specialist Italian food supplier to the main UK supermarkets, Salvo has flourished in this new era of digital sales, proving itself to be the most forward-thinking, company in the Italian specialist food space.
Amazon
Strategy – Operations
As a consultant to SYNPOWER, formerly DMG waste, we were tasked with applying operational changes into the management of waste material collections on behalf of Amazon UK, focusing on sustainable solutions that could be applied across a number of sites. Over a 2-year period we had achieved the highest levels recorded of recycled materials, minimising any waste going to EFW or landfill.
Mill & Brew
Founder – Branding – Operations
From initial concepts to final design, we created this new age brunch café, offering the local community a place to enjoy a formidable coffee and the best poached eggs with avocado in North West London, along with a relaxing ambience for both work and leisure.
La Bottega
Founder – Branding – Operations
Taking inspiration from authentic delicatessens in Italy, namely Rome, Milan, Venice and Sicily, we created this brand and store design.
Wing Shack
Investor – Branding – Operations
This project presented a great opportunity to create a UK brand of chicken restaurants that would challenge the American classics. Involved in every aspect, from design and concepts and investment, we created a unique urban London brand with an industrial style that included street art, inspired by the London music scene.
Bon Appetit
Strategy – Operations
As a leading UK workforce welfare provider to HS2-HMP-BAA with over 40 years experience, the task was to consult on multiple levels of operations, and to apply a strategy for the business to grow across the sector.
Services
Branding
Working with a variety of designers and HR consultants to implement brand changes both visually and, even more significantly, in a cultural sense. In both cases, the application of consistency across the brand, externally and internally, providing businesses with clarity.
Strategy
The aim is to advise clients on high-level decisions in an unbiased fashion, using deep industry knowledge to deliver best results for their business ambitions, working with renowned UK accountancy and law firms to provide assistance during the journey.
Operations
Using our 35 years of business operations experience in family-run, small and listed companies, clear and defined management methods to improve a company’s internal operations and performance.
Clients
