Namwaw Chef Services is a ground-breaking business, founded by local and internationally renowned culinary experts, that offers services such as restaurant consultations, food photography and styling, restaurant menu development, catering/ preparing meals in clients' homes/restaurants, and dietary meals depending on the client's request. By partnering with the different events organizers and local photographers. Its main goal is to provide services to its target market who seek assistance in their businesses whether big or small and to anyone who needs good food on any occasion thereof that lives within the city and nearby. In addition to that, it aims to ace and be the top one of the most successful businesses locally. Thus, the marketing plan highlights the factors that affect the business as well as the needed strategies and materials to adopt.
Namwaw seeks to provide catering services for small parties and special events. To provide a comfortable and fun environment and determine the food needs and budget, a consultation is done with the customer. Marketing exists to provide easier, convenient services for the customers. Namwaw will prepare meals specified by the client’s dietary requirements or desired menu selection and will plan and prepare all the meals. Each meal will be stored with instructions so that the client will be able to heat the food or it can be served fresh. The food will be purchased and then taken to the customer’s kitchen where it will be prepared. The personal chef will prepare the food, offer catering services and then clean up after the event, the food is also purchased on the same day it will be prepared and is prepared in the customers home.
To go above and beyond client expectations by providing the most dependable and professional services possible. It is to assist busy executives, individuals, and families to have a relaxed lifestyle by preparing delicious meals according to their needs. The food will range from basic comfort foods to gourmet selections that will be designed to meet each customer’s health needs and personal favorites.
“Namwaw Personal Chef Services will provide healthy, delicious tasting, and high-quality food and services that will compliment your lifestyle, home and social needs, and progress of your businesses.”
We are experienced in assisting in innovative restaurant conceptual development that delivers sales and profit-building results before putting it all together and coming up with these services.
•Restaurant Consultation
•Restaurant Menu Development
•Food Photography and Styling
•Catering
Namwaw Chef Services Group offers restaurant consultation that knows the effects of poor decision-making on restaurants. The brand specializes in analyzing and recommending best practices to keep restaurants open and profitable. The question concerning why some restaurants fail within the first five years has been debated and studied extensively. While there is no singular answer, many of these restaurants have similar characteristics which may have led to a sure downfall. Commonly cited reasons include poor management, a bad location, lousy customer service, or simply a lack of operations planning, which can defeat an establishment even before the doors have even opened.
At Namwaw Chef Services, we deliver the total restaurant concept from start to finish, including:
Manufacturing and launching of new products,
Designing and furnishing your kitchen and dining room,
Training your staff in the newest cooking methods,
Photographing and marketing your restaurant
Reconstructing your menu to reflect local food availability, seasonal products and changing taste trends.
Most chefs cannot envision working at any other job. They love the creative process and find the art of menu development—tasting, combining flavors, cooking, testing, and starting over until it’s right. This is often far more interesting than the science or economics of restaurant menu development, including what flavor combinations work together seasonally; how to source their ingredients locally and/or organically; whether their vision of the menu is affordable on their budget; and, most importantly, whether customers will love what they create. Because all the creativity in the kitchen is wasted if the dining room is empty.
We are living in a digital era where social platforms are very engaging with the use of advanced technology including the promotion of any product or service. Namwaw Chef Services combines years of experience with expert food photographers in food design, digital photography, and photo processing to bring your food promotions to life. Moreover, prioritizing world-class output from our partners' uplifting local talents.
Namwaw Chef Services provides culinary expertise that enhances your food styling project because for us, it’s more than a picture. We understand communications and advertising, and we know that it’s not just making a food shot look pretty but also understanding the important factors. We pay close attention to layout, composition, and marketing appeal including texture, tone, background, angle, and impact.
We are proud to provide professional and authentic top-notch international catering services. We develop dishes that are influenced by global foodways and by produce from quality organic farms and that are reflective of seasonality and sustainable sourcing of ingredients. Each season, our chefs perform rigorous research and development to bring new and exciting offerings to our portfolio.
When it comes to international catering, you can trust Namwaw Chef Services. International catering calls for experienced chefs and a culinary team with an intimate knowledge of international foods and cultures. We take pride in properly using only the finest ingredients to prepare authentic dishes that your guests will love! We offer an International Catering that features mouth-watering authentic dishes from various regions all around the world. If you need international catering for a wedding, corporate event, baby shower, or birthday party, we can help fulfill your needs every step of the way. We are passionate about food and serving up a beautiful array of authentic international dishes, each of which has captured their region’s unique flavors.
Whether you are the owner of an individual restaurant, a raw material supplier looking for culinary support, or a huge multi-national restaurant chain, Namwaw Chef Services can help improve efficiencies, add new flavors to your menu, and give ingredients new exciting uses and overall, increase your bottom line.
Also, target customers are businesses of all sizes, government entities, local non-profits, and individuals in search of catering services for their weddings, birthday, reunion, etc. Businesses are the main client of a catering company as they require catering services that range from small meetings and luncheons to large corporate gatherings, galas, and holiday parties.
Your company's capacity to execute sales that create revenue is critical to its bottom-line performance. Many sales and marketing managers struggle to find a solid way to reach out to customers. Your sales distribution strategy reflects how you communicate with clients and sell your products or services.
Namwaw chef services will be utilizing different ways in distributing our products and services. Through direct sales where we are the ones who will sell our products and services through different ways and platforms. It can also be through word of mouth from our different partners and past clients.
Personal selling
Word of mouth is very important for any new business, especially a sole proprietor.
E-commerce
Namwaw has a website where people search for anything related to services and the chef.
Sales Agent
Sales agents to sell our services and act as a spokesperson to potential buyers and facilitate the signing of sales contracts between Namwaw and the clients.
Direct Marketing
Namwaw Chef services also offer Direct marketing services where target customers are contacted directly by our company, instead of having an indirect medium between them.
We'll be developing our core positioning message: "Exceptional Service, worth a special journey." to differentiate our service from the competition. We will be using social media advertising, radio, and cable TV to launch the initial campaign.
Our collaterals have to sell the service and visit the office, not the specific book or discount pricing.
We must radically improve our direct mail efforts, reaching our established customers with training, support services, upgrades, and seminars.
It's time to work more closely with the local media. We could offer the local radio station a regular talk show on services for small business, as one example. We could also reach out to local news outlets to let them know we have experts who are able to address issues relating to new small business/home based should the need arise.
For better access and understanding about the brand and services offered, the website is developed for faceless transactions and answering FAQs. Easily navigated and allows viewer and reader to see summary about the business
Since the growth of services of Food Photography and Styling, Restaurant Consultation, Restaurant Menu Development and Food Catering has been increasing in the Philippines because of continual advancement of the food industry.
This information may inspire other entrepreneurs to consider trying this growing service. The business may have consider innovations since then others may also put these services.
Demand for Services
Demand has elements and one is the market size (Intelligent Economist, n.d). This implicates that population growth or market size can immediately influence the marketability of the business. Using this information, before targeting a sure market, the business should also reflect on the market size, especially which age group has the greatest population to serve in relation to their needs.
Republic Act No. 10611
The Philippines unceasingly releases various rules and regulations that can affect businesses, one of which is Republic Act No. 10611: strengthening the Philippine Food Safety Regulatory System. This law regulates food safety and fair trade.
Taxation for service Businesses in the Philippines
According to Filipino Wealth (n.d), for companies with gross annual revenue of less than PHP 15000,000 million, business owners in the Philippines must pay a percentage fee. This could be equivalent to around 3% to 5% of monthly profits, depending on the size of the company. For those who have or are going to set up a company in the Philippines, income tax is currently 30%.
Business Permits
Entrepreneurs in the country need to face legal and regulatory fees associated with set-up costs according to GoBear Team (2020). The management then would have to register with the SEC since the business will be operating with a partnership. After that, the management would need to apply for a business license with its municipality. Adding to that, depending on the location, the management will need to set aside around Php40, 000, as the Mayor's license alone will cost around Php12,000, which will be paid upon submission of the business transaction form.
Internet Infrastructure (fiber optics, Internet speed, availability, mobile capabilities)
Information System Security
New machinery and services
Equipment
Philippine Cultural Setting
Reviews from all over platforms revealed the fact that Food Photography and styling businesses are increasing in the Philippines during the pandemic and have become a trend which gained momentum on the online platform.
It’s one of the main entry points for the customer to really see and understand your service. In the age of digital content creation, an aesthetically pleasing or “Instagrammable” dish is bound to make a restaurant more impactful to consumers.
Meanwhile, coping with the pandemic and the current trends. The restaurant consultation has been taken into light. Where some entrepreneurs fail to come up with an idea that works, chef consultants come in. This is a new breed of chefs and its organization have been growing for a while now: your usual chef, taken a notch higher to evolve into a hybrid of executive chef, restaurateur, and sometimes kitchen and interior designer. The food and service industry today was forced to adapt and cater to consumers’ new dining needs and preferences. This information may inspire other business people to have a consultation for a new strategy in adapting for the next “new normal” that will be better positioned to bring sales back to precise levels.
Since the usage of social media is very popular, especially because these platforms are used by many nowadays. It is expected to avail the services through the internet or through other digital means the most as compared to the other target markets.
Namwaw Partnerships and joint ventures. Namwaw Company will enter into strategic partnerships and joint ventures with other players in the market, such as sound and light systems, professional photography teams, event stylists, event coordinators, and more. Strategic partnerships and joint ventures will allow the Namwaw chef services to gain access to different consumer groups, and their market behavior and consumption patterns.
Increase in operating capacity.
Increased production capacity will allow Namwaw Chef Services to reach more customers within the same market. It would also lead to more efficiency and effectiveness – especially in controlling overhead costs.
Increase in marketing investment.
Namwaw company can also increase its investment in marketing and advertising activities to increase market penetration. Namwaw will try to develop and design engaging communication content that is relevant to its various market group.
Having flexible and competitive pricing
The Namwaw Company may introduce competitive pricing and price cuts to increase the appeal of its services. Competitive pricing will be a source of competitive advantage for the company, and will lead to enhanced consumer engagement with the service.
The company will build its own event venue or function hall. This is a new service that will be offered to the public; the target market for this development is clients who prefer to have special parties or events in event venues rather than in their own homes or buildings. This is a way for Namwaw to maximize the service it provides to the market, since clients may avail of both the event venue and Namwaw's catering services at the same time, which is beneficial to both the client and the Namwaw company.
Namwaw plans to build and open its own physical store in the near future. Namwaw started with only office and production space, but it will now build its physical store so that everyone can experience Namwaw's exceptional food offerings. There is no need for occasions or events because the quality service of Namwaw chef services can be experienced by various customers even on ordinary days. This will provide the company consistent and stable revenue because it operates on a daily basis, unlike before, when there was no physical shop.
Expansion of Namwaw chef services not only in Baguio City but in other regions.
This will include expansion locally to different cities or within the same geographic region. In regional expansion, Namwaw Company will take into consideration any cultural differences that will need to be accommodated in the expansion process in terms of marketing or service modifications and consumption methods.
Additional office space will be built by Namwaw.
This is beneficial to Namwaw and the clients since clients interested in Namwaw chef services can conveniently enquire and receive high-quality services. As a result of the duplication of operation or customer assistance, the company will get more clients and profit.
Namwaw will launch an online-based service.
This is a channel through which the Namwaw service may be given online or over the internet, namely the restaurant consultation contained in the Namwaw service. With this channel, the company will be able to reach more clients because even interested clients in distant regions will be able to experience Namwaw's quality service because the online-based channel eliminates the need for face-to-face interaction. All transactions and discussions will be conducted online smoothly.
Namwaw chef services will adapt and learn new cuisine from both local and international sources. This will expand the company's menu offerings and increases the breadth of the company’s reach, and also allows Namwaw Chef Services to penetrate new market segments with different tastes and preferences.
Namwaw chef services will provide full-package catering and styling services for clients' special events. Stylings, chairs and tables, professional MC, performers or entertainers, plates and tableware, waiters and waitresses, clean-up teams, professional event coordinator and planner, sound and lighting systems, photography, giveaways, food and beverages, and more are all included in the package. This development will be able to boost the company's profit because all of the resources come from Namwaw, so it will be the only one to earn.
OBJECTIVES
The objective of Namwaw chef services is not just about generating revenue; it is about the quality of service it provides. The company wants every service provided to be at the level of perfection; the company wants the services and identity of Namwaw to have a great impact on the public, especially its clients and partners. The main goal of the company is to express its gratitude, which is what "Namwaw" is all about, and it accomplishes this by delivering exceptional service worthy of a special journey. Namwaw chef services' specific objectives are as follows:
To generate awareness
To provide quality and authentic cuisine.
To increase repeat visits.
To increase the average check.
To have competitive differentiation.
To maintain the costs and operation under tight managerial expertise so that the mission of our venture can be satisfied.
To build the brand.
To be top of mind.
To improve value perceptions.
To increase the average sales from year to year by materializing the above-mentioned objectives.
PLANS
The plan focuses on maintaining service quality in order to sustain the company's development and expansion in the market, which may be accomplished through the following methods:
The company must be able to adapt to the tourism and hospitality industry's modernization process.
be able to produce and publicize effective marketing channels or materials to the public continues to inform them of the company's changes.
be able to adjust the menu and other services in response to changes in consumer taste, market demand, market trends, and competitors' strategies.
The Namwaw company's members should hold regular meetings to discuss various issues that influence the company.
To continuously be able to provide training and seminars for staff to ensure the professionalism of each member of the company.
To improve the company's promotional strategy in the future by using larger and more impactful public promotional channels such as billboards, television advertisements, and so on.
The marketing strategy is the core of the main strategy:
Emphasize service and support
Build a relationship business
Focus on new small business or existing and anyone seeking good food in any event as key target market
93% of startup costs will go to assets.
The building to be used will be personally owned as more of our services being offered can be done online consultation or at the client's business location.
Other expenses such as tools and equipment will be purchased for around PHP 500,000.00 more or less.
Startup costs will be financed through a combination of owner investment, short-term loans, and long-term borrowing. The startup chart shows the distribution of financing.
Other miscellaneous expenses include:
Marketing/advertising consultancy fees of PHP 50,000.00 for our company logo and assistance in designing our grand-opening ads and brochures.
Legal fees for corporate organization filings: PHP15, 000.00.
Retail merchandising/designing consultancy fees of PHP200, 000.00 for kitchen layout and fixture purchasing.
We must charge appropriately for the high-end, high-quality service and support we offer. Our revenue structure has to match our cost structure, so the salaries we pay to assure good service and support must be balanced by the revenue we charge.
We cannot build the service and support revenue into the price of products. The market can't bear the higher prices, and the client feels ill-used when they see the same product priced lower than other businesses. Despite the logic behind it, the market doesn't support this concept.
Therefore, we must make sure that we deliver and charge for service and support. Training, service, installation, networking support—all of this must be readily available and priced to sell and deliver revenue.
Restaurant Consultation
Restaurant consultation costs depend on our fee scale. There are a few options you can typically choose from.
Hourly, daily, or monthly retainer
While it depends on experience and what region of the country you live in, restaurant consulting fees generally range from PHP 15,000.00 to PHP 50,000.00 a day, or PHP 2,000 to PHP 5,000 per hour, if done on-site. You can always negotiate the option of a monthly retainer fee if that’s easier.
Project- or goal-based
Restaurant consultants can also charge per project, or according to the goal you want to accomplish. You can ask the restaurant consultant to include in the proposal the estimated amount of time it will take to complete the project, and the hourly rate to be charged. Then an option will be included stating that if the project goes beyond the estimated time, the restaurant consultant will be paid hourly or per day for the remainder of the project.
Many times, out-of-pocket and travel expenses are billed separately and should be included in the proposal.
FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
One off shoot investment
Included in our service:
Briefing call
Professional lighting
Studio
Location
Wide variety of backgrounds
Moodboards & ideas
Background removal
Named files to optimize for web listings/ SEO.
Web ready images
Retouching/ editing
PHP 2,500.00 per hour
PHP 8,000.00 half day (4 hours)
PHP 16, 000 full day (8 hours)
FOOD CATERING
Goods and services
Point-of-sale systems
Kitchen materials and equipment
Intellectual resources
Vehicles and distribution networks
Financial resources
IT equipment and hardware
Internet, water, and electricity
Office space
Production facilities
Office supplies and equipment
Time and effort
Professional photography materials and equipment