Restaurant Mentoring & Consulting in Zürich

You want to open a restaurant, café or food business in Zürich – or you already run one and feel stuck? Many founders start by searching for restaurant consulting or a gastro coach. What often helps most is something in between: one-on-one mentoring from someone who has built a restaurant business in Zürich herself.

Practical gastro mentoring instead of theory

I founded Simply Soup in Zürich and have run it for 15 years – today with three locations, delivery, catering and a webshop. I made many mistakes along the way, and they cost me money and time. In my mentoring sessions I share what I learned, so you can avoid the expensive detours and make better decisions faster.

Mentoring, consulting or coaching – what do you need?

  • Consulting: a consultant analyses your business and delivers a concept or solution, usually as a larger paid project.
  • Coaching: a coach accompanies you closely on your goals and holds you accountable.
  • Mentoring: you get direct, honest answers from an experienced restaurateur. You bring the questions, I share what works in practice – and you stay in charge of your business.

If you need a full consulting project, a lawyer or a gastro broker, I connect you with trusted people from my network.

What we can work on together

  • Your concept, target guests and positioning in Zürich
  • Location search, rent and lease negotiations
  • Business plan, budget and liquidity for the first year
  • Menu engineering and costing
  • Permits, hygiene concept and food law in the canton of Zürich
  • Hiring, team management and the hospitality collective labour agreement (L-GAV)
  • Suppliers, processes and daily operations
  • Marketing, opening and growth – catering, delivery or a second location

How it works and what it costs

We start with a free 30-minute exploratory call to see if there is a match. The first mentoring session costs CHF 397 and lasts 90–120 minutes. After that, we can continue with an ongoing mentoring programme tailored to your needs. Sessions are available in English, German, Spanish or Russian.

Read more about how mentoring works, or get my free checklists for restaurant founders.

Questions about restaurant mentoring in Zürich

I offer mentoring: practical advice from a restaurateur with 15 years of experience in Zürich. We work on the same topics as a consultant – concept, location, costs, team, growth – but you stay in charge. For larger consulting projects I can recommend specialists from my network.

For people who want to open a restaurant, café or food business in Switzerland, and for founders in the first years who want to improve and grow – including newcomers to the Swiss market.

The 30-minute exploratory call is free. The first mentoring session costs CHF 397 (90–120 minutes). Ongoing mentoring is priced individually.

English, German, Spanish or Russian.

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