Freidus Hospitality Consulting · Boston, MA

Great rooms. Real margins.

FHC builds and fixes restaurants, bars, clubs and hospitality groups. Twenty years of fine dining, James Beard Foundation nominated restaurants, country clubs, high-volume cocktail programs and award-winning bars, built into a 1,500-page operational system and installed in your operation, customized to your concept, so it runs without us.

20+ yearsIn the industry
10+ awardsStarChefs · Zagat · Boston Mag
1,500 pagesOf operational systems
COGS on budgetAt every operation run
Services

The product is the system, not the hours

Six packages, from a full opening to a monthly advisory line. Every engagement is scoped with you at the start, so you pay for what your operation actually needs.

Package 1

Complete Restaurant Opening

Built for
Owners launching a new restaurant, bar or club from the ground up
Term
2–4 months
On-site
10 training days + Friends & Family + 2 opening-month services
  • GM and management team trained on installed systems
  • Full food and beverage program, documented and trained
  • SOPs, manuals, inventory, order guides and pars
  • Pre-opening, opening and operating budgets with COGS controls
  • Vendors, equipment layouts, FF&E, POS and reservations
Package 2

Complete Operation Overhaul

Built for
Existing restaurants, bars and clubs that need a full reset
Term
2–4 months
On-site
10 training days
  • Full assessment of team, programs, financials, vendors and systems
  • Leadership restructured where needed
  • Food and beverage programs rebuilt and retrained
  • Budget and cost structure rebuilt for profitability
  • Vendor contracts reviewed and renegotiated
Package 3

New Bar & Beverage Program Build

Built for
New restaurants, bars, clubs and hotels starting from scratch
Term
1–3 months
On-site
6 training days
  • Every category, from spirits and cocktails to zero-proof, coffee and tea
  • FHC Beverage Manual: recipes, SOPs, training guides
  • Every drink costed and priced for target margins
  • Bar layout, glassware and smallware guidance
Package 4

Beverage Program Overhaul

Built for
Any operation where beverage costs, menu or execution are slipping
Term
1–3 months
On-site
6 training days
  • Full audit of menu, costs, inventory, vendors and team knowledge
  • Complete rebuild across every beverage category
  • COGS restructured and pricing rebuilt
  • Inventory reset: new order guides and pars
Package 5

Ongoing Beverage Consultant

Built for
Hospitality groups up to 6 units (more units priced per unit)
Term
12-month rolling
On-site
Up to 36 visits a year
  • Up to 12 menu updates a year across all units
  • FHC Beverage Manual maintained at every location
  • Ongoing COGS and margin oversight
  • Group-wide vendor pricing managed
  • New unit openings covered
Package 6

Advisory Retainer

Built for
Past clients, or any hospitality owner who wants an expert on call
Term
Month-to-month
On-site
None, fully remote
  • Two 60-minute advisory calls a month
  • Replies within one business day
  • Menu, vendor and hiring support
  • Up to 3 document or SOP reviews a month
  • FHC resource library and templates

Scoped to you

Scope, timeline and focus are set together at the start of every engagement.

Built to run without us

Manuals, recipe books and trained managers stay with your operation.

Scheduled in advance

On-site work happens on planned daytime training days, Monday through Friday.

About

Dishwasher to owner

Seth Freidus has worked every position in the building: dishwasher, cook, bartender, beverage director, general manager, clubhouse manager and owner, across restaurants, bars, private clubs and multi-unit groups. He has consulted for operations from single units to eight-unit groups, ranging from $3M to $112M in annual revenue, and owned Good Company, named Boston's Best Cocktail Bar in 2024.

Along the way he's earned recognition from StarChefs, Zagat's 30 Under 30 and Food & Wine, and kept cost of goods under budget at every operation he's run.

FHC is where he puts that experience to work for other operators, building strong teams and helping Boston keep growing into one of the best restaurant cities in the country.

Press

Awards & articles

Awards

  1. 2024
    Best Cocktail BarBoston Magazine · Good Company
  2. 2024
    Rising StarStarChefs
  3. 2018
    Best BrunchNorthshore Magazine
  4. 2017
    Best Cocktail ProgramBoston Magazine
  5. 2017
  6. 2016
  7. 2015
    Best Bar ProgramBoston Magazine · Alden & Harlow
  8. 2014
  9. 2014
    Best New RestaurantBoston Magazine & Improper Bostonian
  10. 2012
    Best High Volume Cocktail BarEastern Standard
  11. 2011
    Best Bar in America, Bar Room BrawlEastern Standard

Articles

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Now accepting clients

Let's talk about your operation.

Phone(978) 390-2770
Emailfreidusconsultants@gmail.com
Based inBoston, MA