Strategic Culinary Partners for Restaurants & Investors

Manni Group LLC partners with chefs, operators, and investors to design profitable, scalable, and guest-centric food & beverage concepts. From menu engineering to investment strategies, we help turn culinary ideas into sustainable businesses.

Culinary Consulting

Restaurant Investments

Concept & Menu Strategy

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Based in Newport Beach, California Serving hospitality brands across the U.S.

Culinary Vision. Investment Discipline.

We bridge the gap between culinary creativity and financial performance, providing insight that speaks both the language of the kitchen and the expectations of investors.

Concept development & positioning
Menu & pricing optimization
Feasibility & investment review
Operational performance mapping

From first tasting to final P&L, we are by your side.

Who We Are

Manni Group LLC is a culinary consulting and investment firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. We specialize in helping restaurant owners, hospitality groups, and investors create resilient, guest-loved concepts with healthy margins and clear pathways to growth.

Culinary-Led, Data-Driven

Our team blends hands-on kitchen experience with financial and operational analysis. We speak the language of chefs and investors alike, aligning menu creativity with disciplined cost structures, pricing, and revenue targets.

From Idea to Investment-Ready

Whether you are shaping a new dining concept or evaluating an acquisition, we bring clarity to feasibility, positioning, and profitability. Our work helps you de-risk decisions before capital is committed.

Built for Modern Hospitality

Guest expectations, labor markets, and supply chains are evolving quickly. We design culinary experiences, formats, and operating models that respond to today’s realities while building for the long term.

What We Do

We provide focused advisory across the full lifecycle of food & beverage ventures—from early concept design to performance improvement and investment evaluation.

Culinary & Concept Strategy

Designing distinctive, relevant concepts that stand out in competitive markets.

Concept definition & brand story
Guest experience mapping
Menu architecture & category strategy
Competitive & market positioning review

Menu Engineering & Profitability

Aligning culinary creativity with cost discipline and revenue goals.

Recipe costing & food cost modeling
Menu mix & pricing optimization
Kitchen workflow & equipment implications
Seasonal and limited-time offerings strategy

Operational & Financial Review

Helping operators and investors understand performance drivers and risk.

Unit-level performance diagnostics
Labor model & scheduling review
Supply chain and vendor strategy
Benchmarking & KPI dashboards

Investments & Growth Planning

Supporting capital allocation and growth decisions with clear culinary insight.

Feasibility & due-diligence support
New location & format evaluation
Partnership & franchise strategy input
Pre-opening planning and ramp-up guidance

Who We Work With

Our experience spans independent chef-driven concepts, multi-unit brands, and investment partners seeking clear culinary and operational insight.

Independent Restaurants

For owners and chefs building or refining a single concept, we offer structured guidance without diluting your culinary identity.

Hospitality Groups

We support multi-unit operators in balancing consistency, innovation, and profitability across portfolios and formats.

Investors & Family Offices

We provide culinary, operational, and guest-experience perspectives to complement financial due diligence and ongoing oversight.

Hotels & Mixed-Use Projects

We help integrate F&B concepts into broader guest journeys and real estate strategies, ensuring both placemaking and performance.

How We Work

Every engagement is tailored, but our approach remains consistent: listen deeply, analyze rigorously, and translate insight into practical, kitchen-ready action.

Discovery & Immersion

We begin by understanding your vision, brand, financial goals, and operational realities—on-site, in the kitchen, and with the leadership team.

Analysis & Scenario Work

We map guest behavior, menu performance, and cost structures, then explore scenarios that balance experience, capacity, and returns.

Recommendations & Roadmap

You receive clear, prioritized recommendations, implementation considerations, and key metrics to track over time.

Ongoing Partnership

Many clients retain us as a long-term partner for periodic menu reviews, performance check-ins, and new growth initiatives.

Contact Manni Group

If you are exploring a new culinary concept, evaluating a restaurant investment, or looking to improve performance across an existing portfolio, we would be pleased to start the conversation.

Address 2012 Port Cardiff Pl
Newport Beach, CA 92660

Phone (949) 760-4612

Email [email protected]

Website gjhomegrownproperties.com