Website: https://saltandcayenne.com/
Salt & Cayenne is a restaurant consulting, management, and executive placement firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company describes its work as “Expert restaurant consulting, management, and management placement” and positions itself as built “for the independent spirit,” with a focus on building “profitable operations for independent owners.” Its stated purpose is that “Salt & Cayenne Restaurant Consulting exists to help independent restaurant owners and operators find success,” and the firm works with independent restaurant owners and operators nationally.
Services
Salt & Cayenne offers a range of advisory and operational services aimed at independent restaurants, including:
- Expert restaurant consulting
- Operational management and systems
- Management and executive placement
- Restaurant business plans and startup consulting
- Rescue and repositioning for struggling operations
- Staff training and standard operating procedures
- Concept and menu development
The firm emphasizes streamlined systems and operational efficiency, pairing financial analysis with culinary expertise. Its consulting work spans the full lifecycle of an independent restaurant, from developing a business plan and concept for a new venture, through building out operations, training, and standard operating procedures, to repositioning or rescuing existing operations that need to improve performance. The firm also places management and executive talent into restaurant operations.
About
Salt & Cayenne is led by founder David Wyatt, described as an industry veteran with more than 25 years in hospitality operations and restaurant consulting. According to the firm, Wyatt holds a culinary degree from the Cook Street School of Fine Cooking and is an American Culinary Federation Certified Chef, as well as a certified sommelier, combining financial analysis expertise with culinary knowledge.
The firm lists a track record that includes opening more than 50 restaurants and launching two franchise concepts, described as a fast-casual bakery and a Mexican restaurant. Additional credited work includes developing a Wine Spectator award-winning wine list, creating menus, training materials, and operations manuals, performing feasibility studies and cash-flow projections, and serving as opening general manager and director of operations for restaurant group concepts. On a personal note, the site states that Wyatt is married to April, has two sons, Jack and Sam, and enjoys golf, baking, and wine and scotch tasting.
Location & Contact
Salt & Cayenne is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and serves independent restaurant owners and operators nationally. The company can be reached by phone at 615-212-8606 and by email at [email protected]. The website includes a Contact and Process page describing how prospective clients can begin working with the firm.
Additional Information
The website is organized into sections covering restaurant consulting, operational management, and management placement, along with a Chef’s Recommendations page of preferred partners, a Tips section, and an about page. The firm’s positioning consistently centers on independent restaurant owners rather than large chains, with services structured to support both new restaurant launches and the improvement of established operations.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (saltandcayenne.com).