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About Us
At Southbrook Business, we specialize in helping businesses and franchises grow and thrive. Whether you’re looking to buy or sell a business, expand your existing operation, or simply need operational assistance, we have the expertise and resources to help you succeed.
Our team of experienced professionals understands the unique challenges that come with owning and operating a business. That’s why we take a personalized approach to every client engagement, working closely with you to identify your goals and develop a customized plan to achieve them.
When it comes to buying or selling a business, we have a proven track record of success. Our extensive network of contacts and deep industry knowledge enables us to connect buyers and sellers and negotiate deals that benefit both parties.
If you’re looking to expand your business, we can help you develop a growth strategy that takes into account your unique market position, competitive landscape, and financial objectives. And if you need operational assistance, our team can provide the support you need to optimize your operations and drive profitability.
Here at Southbrook Business, we’re committed to helping businesses and franchises succeed. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you achieve your goals.
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We offer a complimentary consultation for all clients so you can gain an understanding of who we are
and how our approach to restaurant management can benefit your business.
Assistance without Barriers
Pillars of Success
6 steps from our proven 14-step process.
Corporate Needs Assessment
An investigation of your current corporate plan, its goals and objectives, and the means necessary to exceed these goals. Within this framework, considerations such as the business structure, growth cycles, the purpose behind the expansion or move, product distribution, labor force requirements, geographical requirements, tax and legal consideration are involved.
Menu Development
You have a Menu and that Great! This is the most important element to your success. Are your items placed and displayed properly? Have you considered Menu engineering? Is your costing properly done? Do you have the right yield vs pricing vs wastage?
Distribution and Vendor selections.
As you know, the selection of the proper Vendors and distributors is a key element to your growth Chose the ones that can support your expansion and ensure that you don’t outgrow each other. One distributor may be great for a few locations, but can they deliver results and consistency to
Area Selection
Together we will define a strategically geographical area study and analysis. This decision will impact future considerations concerning your business and is determined through the information and knowledge gained from corporate needs assessment.
Complete Training
From your Operations or kitchen manager to your line cooks and dishwashers you must ensure that you hire the right people and also provide them with the certificates needed.
Branding and Marketing
One of the most important elements for your success. Proper marketing is essential to creating awareness.
Extra Value Add
Bookkeeping
Branding + Design
Concept Development
Marketing + PR
Menu Development
Menu Engineering
Staff Training
Systems & Procedures
Our History
Combined our team has more than 200 years of experience managing all types of businesses from quick service restaurants to fine dining establishments. We pair clients’ vision and needs with a consultant whose experience will be most effective.
#Praise
A business development professional with extensive experience in the Franchise Industry. Joel has a track record of establishing and improving processes that result in a tremendous amount of success in sourcing, following-up and negotiating, revenue- generating new business initiatives. Extremely resourceful, manages by empowerment and strives to set and meet individual and team goals. Cultivates internal and external relationships through integrity, open and honest communication with a long-term focus on business results.
Joel Friedman // VP, Concept Development
B.A. English literature, Licenced Paralegal Law Society of Upper Canada, Senior Brand designer, Professional Photographer with extensive knowledge In Marketing and Advertising campaigns Mila is an award-winning photographer who won several first-place awards with professional photographers of Canada. She is a designer with a passion for how branding can apply across all consumer touchpoints. She believes what a brand looks, acts, and feels like, is as important as what the brand produces, and has spent the last 12+ years building brands in the advertising and design industries with companies big and small to help them realize and achieve their vision. Her experience includes brands in the hospitality, consumer packaged goods, finance, automotive, fashion, and non-profit industries.
MILA KUZMICKA // Senior Brand Designer
Experienced Senior Vice President with an exemplary history of working in the hospitality and recruitment industry. Skilled in building and developing high performance systems and modules for franchises. ⦁ Over 20 years of hands-on experience, working from the ground up in the hospitality industry ⦁ Created best practices across multiple lines of business while influencing management and garnering the support of senior leadership ⦁ Rebuilt and restructured Head Office and oversaw 24 franchise locations along with 3 flagship locations across Canada
DANTE LONGO // VP, Concept Development
The Team
TED TSANAS
Involved with franchise and Real Estate developments, instrumental in developing and formulating relationships with key accounts and stakeholders easing the process of new and existing business engagement and sales development. Also, a licenced broker and ranked one of the top 25 performing commercial agents with RE/MAX COMMERCIAL PREMIER INC
JOEL FRIEDMAN
A business development professional with extensive experience in the Franchise Industry. Joel has a track record of establishing and improving processes that result in a tremendous amount of success in sourcing, following-up and negotiating, revenue- generating new business initiatives. Extremely resourceful, manages by empowerment and strives to set and meet individual and team goals. Cultivates internal and external relationships through integrity, open and honest communication with a long-term focus on business results
MILA KUZMICKA
B.A. English Literature, Licenced Paralegal LSUC, Senior Brand designer, Professional Photographer with extensive knowledge In Marketing and Advertising campaigns Mila is an award-winning photographer who won several 1st Place Awards with Professional Photographers of Canada. She is a designer with a passion for how branding can apply across all consumer touchpoints. She believes what a brand looks, acts, and feels like, is as important as what the brand produces, and has spent the last 12+ years building brands in the advertising and design industries with companies big and small to help them realize and achieve their vision. Her experience includes brands in the hospitality, consumer packaged goods, finance, automotive, fashion, and non-profit industries.
DANTE LONGO
Experienced Senior Vice President with an exemplary history of working in the hospitality and recruitment industry. Skilled in building and developing high performance systems and modules for franchises. ⦁ Over 20 years of hands-on experience, working from the ground up in the hospitality industry ⦁ Created best practices across multiple lines of business while influencing management and garnering the support of senior leadership ⦁ Rebuilt and restructured Head Office and oversaw 24 franchise locations along with 3 flagship locations across Canada
STELIO TSANAS
Involved with restaurant operations, back and front of the house, Stelio has been instrumental and excelled in food and labour costing as well as providing ideas for food presentation. Extensive experience in providing training for business operations and create a multi-level environment with strong restaurant Management skills.
NAV SAINI
AKHIL NAIK
Akhil is a self motivated, entrepreneurial spirited Problem Solver and Successful Solutions Sales, Business Development & Relationship Management professional with Multi Industry International experience with expertise in:- -Investments-Payments-Business Lending-Hospitality Corporate Sales (B2B)-Managing Book of Business-Full Sales Cycle -Online Trading Platform -Education/Trade Shows/Webinars -Strategic Account Planning -Business Development Strategies -Partnership Management -Relationship Management -Leadership -Negotiations-RFP
Kamal Singh
Kamal has a natural propensity for customer service and recognizing his clients' business needs and goals. 20 years of Consulting experience and extensive background in the sales, restaurant management and operations.
The Team
TED TSANAS
President / CEO
Involved with franchise and Real Estate developments, instrumental in developing and formulating relationships with key accounts and stakeholders easing the process of new and existing business engagement and sales development. Also, a licenced broker and ranked one of the top 25 performing commercial agents with RE/MAX COMMERCIAL PREMIER INC
Joel Friedman
VP, Concept Development
A business development professional with extensive experience in the Franchise Industry. Joel has a track record of establishing and improving processes that result in a tremendous
amount of success in sourcing, following-up and negotiating, revenue- generating new business initiatives.
Extremely resourceful, manages by empowerment and strives to set and meet individual
and team goals. Cultivates internal and external relationships through integrity, open and honest communication
with a long-term focus on business results
MILA KUZMICKA
Senior Brand Designer
B.A. English literature, Licenced Paralegal Law Society of Upper Canada, Senior Brand designer, Professional Photographer with extensive knowledge In Marketing and Advertising campaigns
Mila is an award-winning photographer who won several first-place awards with professional photographers of Canada. She is a designer with a passion for how branding can apply across all consumer touchpoints. She believes what a brand looks, acts, and feels like, is as important as what the brand produces, and has spent the last 12+ years building brands in the advertising and design industries with companies big and small to help them realize and achieve their vision.
Her experience includes brands in the hospitality, consumer packaged goods, finance, automotive, fashion, and non-profit industries.
DANTE LONGO
VP, Concept Development
Experienced Senior Vice President with an exemplary history of working in the hospitality and recruitment industry. Skilled in building and developing high performance systems and modules for franchises.
⦁ Over 20 years of hands-on experience, working from the ground up in the hospitality industry
⦁ Created best practices across multiple lines of business while influencing management and garnering the support of senior leadership
⦁ Rebuilt and restructured Head Office and oversaw 24 franchise locations along with 3 flagship locations across Canada
Stelio Tsanas
Operations Manager
Involved with restaurant operations, back and front of the house, Stelio has been instrumental and excelled in food and labour costing as well as providing ideas for food presentation.
Extensive experience in providing training for business operations and create a multi-level environment with strong restaurant Management skills.
Wonderful Chimezie
Marketing
Digital Marketing | Website Design | E-commerce Specialist | Social Media Management | Marketplace Optimization |
Graduated University of Windsor
😊Social Media Marketer, Lead generator 📈Online Campaign planning and Strategic Data Analysts📊🧐. Promoting entrepreneurs, businesses, products, events and content to build brand awareness, customer interaction or generate sales through interest and location targeting of converting audiences and customers.😊
Akhil Naik
Franchise Development
Akhil is a self motivated, entrepreneurial spirited Problem Solver and Successful Solutions Sales, Business Development & Relationship Management professional with Multi Industry International experience with expertise in:-
-Investments-Payments-Business Lending-Hospitality
Corporate Sales (B2B)-Managing Book of Business-Full Sales Cycle
-Online Trading Platform
-Education/Trade Shows/Webinars
-Strategic Account Planning
-Business Development Strategies
-Partnership Management
-Relationship Management
-Leadership
-Negotiations-RFP
