Jo Trendall Restaurant Consultancy

Jo Trendall Restaurant Consultancy & Management Services

Jo Trendall started her consultancy business in Dec 2005, initially to provide training and consultancy to restaurants and event companies.

She is based in Bristol, mainly covering the South West but stretching to London and the rest of the UK.

Jo has worked in the hospitality industry for 10 years. Over the course of her career, she has worked in every area of restaurant operations and has extensive experience at management level.

Starting out in Cape Town, Jo moved to London in 1999 to work as a manager with chef, David Healey, formerly of L’Herrison and Peter Langham’s Egon Ronay starred Odins.

‘David really opened my eyes to what it takes to be successful in this industry and set me on a path that I’m happily still following.’

She spent 2 years with David, before moving on to work for a legend in the bar and restaurant industry, Terry Pullen, of 10 Room and Tokyo Joes fame.

A year later Jo was back as head of operations in South West London, opening the 2^nd Blue Pumpkin in SW16.

‘I very quickly learnt that no detail, however small, can ever be over looked and that consistency, as well as professionalism, is the key to a great operation.’

Since 2005, Jo has also worked as a consultant to FMC and Mecco, caterers at Wimbledon Tennis Championships and the Stella Artois tournament. As unit manager Jo has been responsible for overseeing operations ranging from 150 – 1,000 covers in one sitting. While supervising the set up of each unit Jo conducts intensive training sessions with the floor staff and junior management.

More recently, Jo worked as a consultant in Beijing, predominantly for a prestigious Chinese restaurant, bar and club chain. This involved hospitality skills training, wine consultancy and project management.

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07867 555713

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Testimonial from Dave Trew of Jesters Comedy Club 5.11.08

Cheltenham Road

Bristol

Jo Trendall was employed as a consultant at Jesters Comedy Club in Bristol to set up and initially operate a new Sunday lunch concept. Having no experience in restaurants, we needed someone who could oversee all elements of the new operation.

Jesters was established in 1995, and recently moved across the road from its first and former venue, into one of Bristol’s historic grade II listed buildings, (a former cinema once frequented by a teenage Cary Grant) spending over £1million to restore the interior of the building to make it one of Bristol’s premier entertainment venues.

Jo immediately got to work by spending time in the club, identifying existing stock and equipment, and training relevant staff.

Suppliers were sourced and price comparisons made between various suppliers.

Constant liaison with me and my key management staff meant that no stone was left unturned, leading, ultimately, to a successful and smooth launch period of 4 weeks.

Jo also sourced kitchen staff including a top chef, and worked as front-of-house manager in the early stages, to ensure service was kept to a high standard.

Handover to a manager after 4 weeks was thorough, whilst ongoing input and occasional visits back to the site mean that the operation continues to be smooth; issues can be dealt with immediately.

I would highly recommend Jo as a restaurant consultant, and would employ her again if necessary. She worked extremely hard to ensure that Sunday lunches went well, and was detailed and meticulous in her approach.

Please contact me if you require further information.

David Trew

Director