Tim Perreira
Principal | Prime Costs, LLC
"The truth is guys like Tim are rare. If you're serious, you should make an investment you will never regret."
- Al Lucas | Partner, Defined Hospitality Group
About
With over 45 years of success in private and public restaurant companies, Tim's passion is in purchasing-supply chain, product development, and operations management.
how it works
We'll work to build a fully customized approach for your unique operations to improve your Prime Costs, yielding measurable results.
Press
"A seasoned restaurateur, Perreira boasts more than 45 years of industry experience spanning full-service and casual dining, bakery and cafés, fast casuals, wholesale bakeries, and commissary operations..."
About
Tim's hospitality career began at an early age - producing pizza at the local county fair. From there he worked in fast food for a number of years until entering the steak house business in the early seventies.He progressed through every position in the restaurant, learning the business from the ground up.Over the years Tim was able to work in numerous segments of our industry, including full-service dining (steak/seafood), bakery (wholesale operations), commissary, retail bakery/café, BBQ, and casual dining.His positions include VP of Food & Beverage Standards, VP of Concept Development, and VP of Food & Beverage.TESTIMONIALS"There is no one more of a swiss army knife that I know that can weave together culture, food quality, kitchen and front-of-the-house systems, menu engineering for max profitability, and scalability for growth while ensuring everything gets captured and taught to multi-unit supervisors, kitchen managers (chefs), front of the house managers, and hourly staff.I hate to say I even recommend him over me.The truth is guys like Tim are rare. If you're serious, you should make the investment you will never regret."-Al Lucas | Partner, Defined Hospitality Group
How it works
We've found that typically, the challenges fall into one of the pillars below.Key Areas of Focus
- Purchasing-Supply Chain Management
- BOH Operational Systems
- Product Development
- Risk Management
- Quality Assurance
- Vendor Relations
- Marketing
- CultureInitially: Each project starts with a 30-minute discovery call. We use that time to learn as much as we can about your business, what your challenges are, and where you'd like to go.Next step: Concept Assessment
This is a deep dive into your particular operation.It is a comprehensive review and analysis highlighting concept strengths and weaknesses followed by actionable steps and a roadmap to achieve your stated goals.Please reach out through the form below and we will connect shortly.