View Case StudyCafé Concept Development
Concept study — not client work
F&B Development
F&B Concept Development
Turning an idea into a defined concept: who it serves, what it stands for, what it sells, how it feels and why it will be chosen over what already exists.
The business problem
A concept that cannot be stated in one sentence will be interpreted differently by the designer, the chef and the marketer — and the guest will receive the average of those three interpretations.
What we analyze
- Target guests and occasions
- Site, catchment and competitors
- Menu, service model and opening capacity
- Capital, budget and pre-opening sequence
01What We Do
Most concepts fail on definition rather than execution: they are a cuisine and a location, not a proposition. We work through the audience and the occasion, the offer and its structure, the price position, the experience the room has to deliver, and the reason a guest would choose it over the alternatives already in the catchment.
The output is a concept document specific enough for a designer, a chef and a marketer to work from without three different interpretations.
02Our Approach
A concept is only finished when it can be argued against. We test each definition against the obvious alternative, and where the difference is only a claim, we say so.
Services
What You Get
- 01Concept definition document
- 02Target audience and occasion map
- 03Offer structure and menu direction
- 04Price positioning
- 05Experience and service model
- 06Competitive differentiation rationale
- 07Brand direction brief
- 08A definition specific enough to design from
- 09Audience and occasion decided, not assumed
- 10Price position set before the menu is written
- 11A differentiation argument that survives scrutiny
Our Approach
Our Approach
- 01
Explore
Audience, occasion and the local competitive set.
- 02
Define
The proposition written in one defensible sentence.
- 03
Shape
Offer, price position and experience model.
- 04
Brief
A document the whole delivery team can work from.
Work
Selected Work
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Frequently Asked Questions
We already have a name and a logo. Is that a concept?
Not yet. A name and a logo express a concept; they do not define one, and building on an undefined concept is what makes them need replacing later.
Does this include feasibility?
No — feasibility tests whether the concept works financially in a specific location. They are usually done in that order.
Services
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Defining what the concept is, who it is for, and how it is different in its market.