FirstOak Hospitality Consulting was founded by Neil Lester, a senior executive who has over 30 years of restaurant and retail experience with some of the world’s best known and respected brands. FirstOak Hospitality Consulting will work with you on planning, execution and results validation so you are insured to achieve the results and outcomes you planned for.

FirstOak can assist your business in whatever stage of growth it is in. This could be an initial assessment, optimizing day to day execution, planning for growth or preparation for succession.
We offer our clients support and expertise in:

The development and enhancement of franchise systems - Working with multi unit franchisees and franchisors of small to medium sized businesses to provide the right services and systems to build their brand equity.

Improving operations efficiency and profitability - Using P&L optimization, line item analysis, theoretical cost systems and supply chain efficiency to improve margins and profits

The development of strategic plans – Linking the basic financial planning process to business positioning and longer term strategies to provide improved focus for management