Southeast Asia Restaurant Consulting

YCP offers specialized consulting services to elevate your restaurant in the Southeast Asia market, leveraging global insights for local success.

Southeast Asia Restaurant Consulting

YCP Solidiance Restaurant Experts in Southeast Asia

Restaurant experts in Southeast Asia

In Southeast Asia, the restaurant industry faces dynamic F&B challenges, evolving consumer preferences, and stiff competition.

YCP leverages unparalleled expertise in F&B, offering strategic consulting to navigate market complexities in Southeast Asia's restaurant sector.

As your trusted partner, YCP is committed to transforming insights into actionable strategies for sustainable growth in the restaurant industry.

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Unlocking Potential: Your Path to Excellence with Southeast Asia's Restaurant Professionals

The Restaurant industry in Southeast Asia is booming, offering myriad opportunities. YCP helps clients navigate these waters, enhancing growth and profitability.

With diverse culinary landscapes, Southeast Asia's restaurant scene is vibrant yet challenging. YCP's expertise in local markets positions our clients for success in this competitive space.

YCP stands at the forefront of restaurant consulting in Southeast Asia, crafting strategies that resonate with local tastes and global standards, driving unparalleled growth.

Our Services

Marketing & Sales

Elevate your restaurant's Marketing & Sales in Southeast Asia with YCP expertise.

  • Branding & Brand Management
  • Product & Portfolio Management
  • Pricing
  • Digital Marketing
  • E-commerce
  • Customer Experience
  • Sales Channel Strategy
  • Digital Sales

Operations

Transforming Southeast Asia's dining scene with expert Operations Consulting.

  • Project Management Office (PMO)
  • Growth Strategy Implementation
  • Operation Transformation
  • Manufacturing
  • Organization Design

Supply Chain Management

Optimizing your supply chain in Southeast Asia for restaurant success.

  • Supply Chain
  • Digital Supply Chain
  • Procurement
  • Logistics

M&A, Transactions, and PMI

Elevate your M&A, transactions, and PMI success in Southeast Asia with YCP expertise.

  • M&A Strategy
  • Divesstiture/Curb-out Strategy
  • M&A Target Scouting
  • Buyer/Investor Search
  • Commercial Due Diligence
  • M&A Execution (Buy-side & Sell-side Financial Advisory)
  • Valuation
  • Post-Merger Integration (PMI)
  • Value Creation
  • IPO PMO
  • Joint Venture
  • Corporate Venture Capital

Strategy

Empowering Southeast Asia's restaurants to craft winning strategies for growth.

  • Business Strategy
  • Corporate Finance
  • Growth Opportunity Identification
  • New Business Development
  • Organization Strategy
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Asset/Project Risk Management
  • Digital Strategy
  • Strategic Partnership & Channel Strategy

Digital Transformation

Boost your restaurant's digital presence in Southeast Asia with YCP's expertise.

  • DX Vision
  • Digital Roadmap
  • CIO/CDO Support
  • System Architecture Design
  • DX PMO
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
  • Big Data Analysis
  • IT Organization Design & Restructuring
  • IT Portfolio Management
  • Off-shore Development Centre Set-up

Public Services

Elevate your restaurant business in Southeast Asia with expert strategies from YCP.

  • Economic Development
  • Public Policy Development
  • E-Governance

Sustainability

YCP harmonizes sustainability with growth for SE Asia's food sector.

  • Sustainability Strategy & Implementation
  • Double Materiality
  • Decarbonization & Net-Zero Strategy
  • Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
  • Sustainability Due Diligence
  • Supply Chain Assessment
  • ESG Reporting
  • Investor Relations & Fundraising
  • Organization & Governance Design

Market Research

Empowering your eatery in Southeast Asia with top-notch Market Research insights.

  • Market Landscape
  • Market Size
  • Industry Structure and Trend
  • Competitive Benchmark
  • Business Partner Search & Screening
  • B2B/B2C Customer Survey
  • B2B Customer Survey
  • Consumer Research

Navigating Restaurant Sector in Southeast Asia

High Competition within the Southeast Asia Restaurant Scene

  • Southeast Asia's restaurant industry is one of the fastest growing, with a growth rate of 15% annually, drawing intense competition in both urban and rural areas.
  • Establish innovative concepts aligned with local cultures and tastes; utilizing research data which shows 70% of consumers seek novel dining experiences locally.

Navigating Mass Food Delivery Network Challenges

  • Over 50% of Southeast Asian consumers opt for weekly food delivery amidst smartphone penetration, impacting onsite dining dynamics significantly.
  • See opportunity in crafting tailor-made delivery-friendly meal options, which stats show 60% of platforms report increased preference for convenience-centric menus.

Integrating Technology to Improve Dining Experience

  • There are over 900 million internet users in the region, with tech usage trends proliferating smart systems within the restaurtant management arenas.
  • Capitalizing on cloud-based and AI technology integration could boost personalized service offerings, as 80% survey participants show favor for such advancements.

Captivating a Diverse and Expanding Consumer Market

  • Southeast Asia hosts 655 million potential diners that are demanding diversified cuisines options representative of various cultures.
  • Respond to market by enhancing dynamic culturally-tailored menu offerings; as insights uncover that 65% show willingness to try multi-ethnic dishes.

Our Clients

We have worked with more than 2000 companies throughout various industries.

What Our Clients Say About Us

"YCP Solidiance's deep understanding of the Myanmar F&B sector helped us to better understand where the sources of growth will come from, enabling us to focus on the right product categories and craft strategies to win in Myanmar. We appreciated YCP Solidiance’s team strength and the support provided by their management team in this emerging market."

Nestle Myanmar

Managing Director

Nestle Myanmar

"The engagement conducted by YCP Solidiance was comprehensive and was very helpful for Shell to take immediate strategic decisions and actions in our market; their work allowed Shell to see the unseen, especially with regards to the competitor assessment and detailed customer issues. The YCP Solidiance team has always been professional to work with, and I've appreciated how they accommodate client requests and enthusiastically took on the challenges we gave them. Overall, I am very happy with the services provided by YCP Solidiance, they managed to get very insightful and unbiased recommendations for our business."

Shell

Marketing Implementer for Indonesia, Singapore & Vietnam

Shell

Results Through Expertise: Case Studies

Learn how we help clients build and implement strategies
that drive sustainable growth in today’s complex business landscape.

High-Level Market Assessment for Cheese Products in Indonesia

Client

A food and beverage company operating across Southeast Asia

Area

Southeast Asia

Expertise Scope

Market Assessment, Competitive Landscape Analysis, Stakeholder Interviews

Project Summary

The project was structured into three deliverable phases, beginning with a comprehensive market assessment, followed by competitive landscape analysis and insights synthesis. This included conducting interviews with key stakeholders, such as cheese importers, to gather qualitative data. The team focused on identifying market size, market trends, and competitor strategies to provide actionable insights for market entry and expansion.

Acquisition Evaluation and Market Analysis for Food Service Chain

Client

A large Japanese food service chain operator

Area

Singapore, Hong Kong

Expertise Scope

Valuation and Financial Modeling, Market Expansion Analysis

Project Summary

We assisted a Japanese food service chain in evaluating the acquisition of a donburi-style chain in Singapore and Hong Kong. Over three months, we conducted a valuation of current outlets, developed DCF and LBO analyses, and assessed new market opportunities. Our work provided the client with the data needed for a go/no-go decision, successfully evaluating both current business and expansion potential.

YCP in Media

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YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance's Managing Partner Damien Duhamel talks on BBC on the Indonesian mining industry.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

YCP Solidiance’s Partner Gervasius Samosir speaks to CNBC about the economy outlook after Indonesia’s presidential election.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Tagged as Asia’s Game Changer, YCP Holdings wins the Management Consulting award in SBR National Business Awards.

Publications

Automotive Lubricants in the Digital Age_ Trends and Opportunities for SEA
Overview of the Skincare Industry
Seamless Journeys_ Revolutionizing Mobility in Southeast Asia through MaaS
Last-Mile Logistics in SEA

Meet Our Experts

Establish industry dominance with our experts and partners

Pilar Dieter

Pilar Dieter

Managing Partner, Management Service Division CEO

M.B.A., University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Yuki Ishida

Yuki Ishida

Group CEO, Managing Partner

Masters in Engineering, University of Tokyo

Leon Cheng

Leon Cheng

Partner

M.B.A., USTC

Mehdi Jaouadi

Mehdi Jaouadi

Partner

Master in Management, EDHEC Business School

Talk to Our Restaurant Experts

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