Team — Lumière Consultancy

LUMIERE CONSULTANCY
OUR TEAM

WE BLEND OUR PASSION AND EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORT TO YOUR BUSINESS

Lumiere Consultancy has been formed over a number of years of like minded professionals who compliment each others work. With varied and wide ranging back ground Lumiere can offer support and strength in depth. With the addition of Catriona Watt Smith, Loraine Rebaud and Yann Florio, Lumiere is able to offer a complete package solution to restaurant consultancy.

Ben Floyd

Company Founder & Managing Director

Director Ben Floyd has over 20 years restaurant & catering experience in the UK and overseas. Ben started in the big hotels on Brighton seafront in the early 90s.

Sam Phillipe

Senior Partner-Business analyst

Sam has been in hospitality for over 16 years, working with brands such as Nandos, The Watchhouse, Redemption Roastery & co owner of The Agile Rabbit

James Hitchens

Senior Partner

A highly versatile business leader with over 16 years' experience in Founder, CEO and Group MD roles within the luxury hospitality and wellness sector.

Stephen Macintosh

Senior Partner - leadership coach & mentor

Stephen’s formative hospitality operations career formed under Chris Corbin and Jeremy King in the early 00’s, and he ran their restaurants for over a decade.

Paul Martin

Senior Partner-Consultant Training & Bar

Paul's career in hospitality training began over 30 years ago as a bartender and then bar owner. He became a pioneer in modern cocktail & Mixology

Catriona Watt Smith

Senior Partner

Catriona is a specialist in the food sector having spent nearly twenty years working for national hospitality companies including London based Bread Ltd owners of Gails Bakery.

Kalia Alidou

Business Development Manager

Kalia is a specialist in project management, business development, digital marketing and SEO.

Loraine Rebaud

Development Chef

A French chef from Bordeaux, with many years of varied experience in classic French cuisine, European bistros & modern eateries. A strong eye for detail, taste and presentation.

Yann Florio

Development chef, Events & Private dining

Having studied Culinary Arts & Pâtisserie at St Andree, Yann now boasts a career which includes running a 3 AA rosette kitchen, reaching the finals of the BBC’s Masterchef

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WHAT IS A RESTAURANT CONSULTANT?

Lumiere Consultancy are a restaurant consultancy providing professional food and chef consultant services. Our Founder (Ben) has been in hospitality for over 25 years and is now predominantly based in London. Our key areas of expertise are full concept, property search, project management, menu design, operations and training.

On our website you will find some really useful information in our Restaurant Strategy Projects and all our service related topics within Restaurant Consultancy. We are an end to end solution for all of your hospitality needs.

LUMIERE CONSULTANCY OUR TEAM