Company setup, licensing, equipment budgeting, and pre-opening operations.
Launch your hospitality concept on solid commercial foundations. We handle company incorporation, KRA PIN, county single business permits, public health inspections, POS/accounting software setup, and opening team recruitment.
Where Operations Falter
Hospitality businesses generate hundreds of daily transactions across food, beverage, and labour. When systems are informal, profits quietly disappear through three common gaps:
Navigating bureaucratic statutory permits and licenses
Liquor licensing boards, county single business permits, music copyrights (KAMP/PRISK), and public health inspections cause costly opening delays if mishandled.
Pre-opening budget overruns and working capital exhaustion
Construction and interior fit-out delays eat into launch working capital, leaving new owners with insufficient cash reserves to cover the first 90 days of payroll.
Rushing kitchen and floor hiring without operational vetting
Hiring an entire opening brigade based on CV claims rather than proven kitchen trials leads to disastrous launch-month food quality and customer churn.
How Cerullo Resolves It
We do not deliver theoretical slide decks. We install operational controls, verify your recipe costs on site, and manage monthly finance and staffing:
End-to-end statutory licensing management
We manage the entire registration sequence: BRS incorporation, KRA PIN, public health medical certificates, fire safety, and county licensing.
Pre-opening Capex and initial working capital runway model
We build a granular launch model covering lease security deposits, kitchen equipment fabrication, initial dry store stock, and 3-month payroll reserve.
Opening brigade vetting, hiring, and SOP setup
We recruit the core opening brigade (Head Chef, GM, Bar Manager), conduct kitchen trials, and write opening opening/closing checklists.
Operational Deliverables
What we build, establish, and hand over to your management team:
- Complete statutory incorporation, tax registration, and county permit dossier
- Pre-opening Capex and 12-month operational cash-flow model
- Curated kitchen equipment vendor tender and pricing audit
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for opening, closing, and hygiene
- Fully vetted opening brigade recruitment and employment contracts
Looking for vetted culinary or management talent?
Our recruitment practice sources, screens, and places Head Chefs, Restaurant Managers, Sous Chefs, and floor staff.
FAQ
Common Questions
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WhatsApp usHow many months before opening should we engage Cerullo?
Ideally 3 to 4 months prior to target launch date. This provides ample time to incorporate the entity, review fit-out budgets, secure county permits, and recruit key culinary leadership before equipment handover.
Do you help review commercial restaurant leases?
We review the financial and operational terms of your lease—such as turnover rent clauses, service charges, fit-out grace periods, and utility metering—to protect your cash flow.