Mark Sievers - Restaurant Expert

Restaurant Industry Expert

                  Mark Sievers is a very accomplished former restaurant industry executive with executive level experience ( 27 years )  with national restaurant/foodservice companies (  Jerrico, Long John Silvers, Yorkshire Global Restaurants and YUM! Brands ) in the following areas .:

-         Finance and Accounting

-         Information Technology

-         Supply Chain

-         Franchise Relations

-         Product/Concept Development

            For the last 10 years he has worked for himself as a business broker , consultant and a freelance writer writing on restaurant, food & beverage and business transition topics .    An example of the depth and breadth of his accomplishments in this sector include the follow ;

1. Awarded the Industry Expert designation from the Business Brokerage Press
2. Brokered sale of several food and beverage businesses
3. Performed several Limited Scope Opinion of Value engagements for restaurant clients .
4. Consulting projects for food business start-ups
5. Served as a Kentucky Restaurant Association Board member.
6. Freelance writer for Business Lexington and the Kentucky Business Quarterly
7. Major corporate projects including POS system roll-out ,  restaurant labor system, re-engineering of operations processes, reformulation of restaurant core product , multi-branding project management , etc..    

Whether a single store or multi-unit situation , a restaurant enterprise has many facets that must work together to achieve optimal performance .  Mark’s diversified and multi-functional background enables him to bring a well rounded approach to situations .

Mark holds a BS in Accounting from the University of Kentucky and an MBA in Finance from Xavier ( OH ) University .   He has also attended Executive Education courses at Harvard University .   Mark hold a Kentucky Real Estate License and is affiliated with Apex Realty .