OUR 30 YEAR EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY
The Barman & Larder group provides innovative, effective and enduring hospitality solutions to commercial and operational challenges.
We pride ourselves on working in partnership with our clients to ensure that our solutions are workable and sustainable.
EDDIE MUTO
Eddie is an entrepreneur; an accomplished professional with many years’ experience
in ownership and management of hospitality and retail businesses. Between 1996-99, Eddie tripled the Car Radio in Victoria, taking it from losses to one of the most units in Australia.
Prior to this he owned and operated several other successful businesses including Bindi Desserts and Carlins Motor auctions. For almost 15 years, Eddie has been directly involved in developing some of Melbourne’s most popular and enduring eating establishments such as La Camera, Veludo, World and EQ.
Operating Safe Venues to go through a training program that includes: Induction Training & Operation Manual; Workplace Hygiene Procedures; Health, Safety and Security Procedures; Applied First Aid; Work In A Socially Diverse Environment; Situations; Safe Food Handling Manual; Product Knowledge.
To ensure a total quality approach that is consistent with each new venue, I develop comprehensive Policies and Procedures for each key area of the business are in place.
These currently include: Food & Food Safety: Head Chef; Quality Assurance: Venue Manager; WH&S Management: HR Manager; Responsible Service of Alcohol: Venue Manager.
Where applicable, my registered security include Responsible Service of Alcohol at all times, with more during peak hours. I also employ WH&S Consultants to devise policy. As per the mandates of my Liquor Licensing, I have an approved
Safety Management Plan with which I govern my hospitality venues. Business, Operational & Financial Management. My management team has over 75 years’ combined experience in successfully establishing and managing dozens of Melbourne’s most popular venues. My spotless track record over the past two decades
is testament to my capability to run the operations of multiple venues.
Almost all of my previous venues are still running successfully, I have never changed company names, gone into liquidation, declared bankruptcy or in any way failed to create thriving, venues for the Melbourne community to enjoy.
KEEPING IT REAL - WHAT WE OFFER YOUR BUSINESS
BUSINESS REVIEW & STRATEGY
We provide high level planning frameworks to ensure complex operations benefit from a clear strategic vision, enabling long term commercial success. Our approach focuses on thorough analysis of commercial and situational factors to inform a robust, customised strategy.
CULTURAL PRECINCTS & PLACEMAKING
Our team works with diverse stakeholders to deliver an integrated, human-focused approach to placemaking informed by extensive analysis. We have assisted in planning and ongoing support for many of Australia’s most recognisable cultural precincts and gathering spaces.
FEASIBILITY & BUSINESS CASE STUDIES
We can give business and market testing to ensure viable commercial frameworks to support sustainable long term business solutions. We balance design and business acumen with user-centered insights, ensuring meaningful and lasting outcomes.
MASTER PLANNING & FACILITIES DESIGN
We focus on project management processes to address critical business objectives and strategic priorities for stakeholders of master and facilities planning projects, and can liaise directly with your architects and designers to ensure an integrated approach.
RETAIL & COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
The can help you to develop successful food and retail concepts and solutions, which effectively meet market demand. We ensure commercially and operationally sustainable solutions by assessing consumer expectations and market trends and developing innovative products that ensure competitive market presence.
TENDER STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT
We can provide pre-tender analysis and contract benchmarking processes to qualify operational and commercial aspirations and inform the appropriate procurement method for the food service industry that will clearly articulate stakeholder objectives.
PROVIDING PEOPLE AND A PROCESS
Providing a valuable workforce asset is a two-step process: first, hiring the right people, and secondly, managing them properly. We achieves both. Through selective grass roots recruiting us ensures you receive motivated, attentive personnel. To manage our greatest asset, we assign each hotel, resort, or casino we serve with a supervisor as that property’s point of contact.
