Strategy set in motion.
At Kinetic12, we help foodservice industry professionals plan, connect, collaborate, and activate to uncover opportunities and accelerate growth.
Kinetic12 is a foodservice management consulting and services company at the center of the foodservice ecosystem. We are industry experts who help you grow through strategic planning and consulting, operator-supplier collaborative forums, culinary selling, and marketing activation.
How we Drive Growth
One connected model.
Your foodservice journey can take many paths, from entering the channel to validating an acquisition. Choose your focus and see all our food consulting services can offer.
Consulting
Insights, Strategy & Go-to-Market Planning
Unlock growth by understanding the market, segment trends, sales effectiveness, and channel structure to identify opportunities.
Forums
Operator-Manufacturer Forums
Connect, collaborate and develop strategic relationships with operators and manufacturers at small-format forums across the country.
Culinary
Sales Support & Innovation
Develop practical culinary ideas that are operable and attract the right guests with guidance from our Culinary Consultants.
Marketing
Brand Strategy & Activation
Accelerate foodservice marketing strategies and models in collaboration with an experienced team of communicators.
Consulting
Consulting
Boardroom and sales strategy, market intelligence, proprietary and custom research, and a team who understands them all.
Driving real results begins with foodservice consulting that clarifies the areas that matter most—whether in the boardroom or back of the house.
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Operator-Manufacturer Forums
Curated access to market movers via live small-format forums, a 300+ operator network, and deep industry relationships that grow your business.
Kinetic12’s 13 annual operator-forums are where foodservice leaders come together to collaborate in person, connect with peers, and address the industry’s latest issues.
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Sales Support & Innovation
New restaurant connections for manufacturers, and fresh menu concepts and retail approaches for operators.
The Kinetic12 culinary sales team supports manufacturers who seek networking opportunities with commercial and non-commercial operators or want to understand how their products fit a menu. We also support restaurants with new menu concepts, proven retail strategies, and BOH optimizations.
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Brand Strategy & Activation
Foodservice marketing strategies steeped in a clear understanding of how the industry really works.
With extensive foodservice knowledge and a team of experienced agency professionals, Kinetic12’s marketing model pairs creative branding experts with culinary specialists to develop foodservice marketing strategies that deliver results.
Start MarketingWho We Serve
Built for every link in the value chain.
Food and Beverage Manufacturers
Navigate the changing foodservice landscape
Operators
Capitalize on emerging consumer trends
Distributors
Focus on value, efficiency and effectiveness
Food and Beverage Private Equity
Evaluate, invest and optimize opportunities
Technology
Unlock data and drive innovation
Why Kinetic12?
One team across every link.
Purposeful Planning
Our consulting partners deliver deep foodservice experience for account-specific strategy, timeliness assessment, and pipeline development.
Innovation Generation
We lead and facilitate 1:1 conversations with top operators and emerging restaurant chains to spark bold, new approaches and keep you on top of food and beverage trends.
Culinary Connections
Our dedicated team of chefs bring credibility and passion as culinary consultants to the most respected industry brands.
Impactful Execution
As a proven food and beverage marketing agency, we offer comprehensive, integrated activation strategies focused on ROI.
Our Partners
The right people for the right project.
Our foodservice consultants work with some of the brightest names in the industry, and we are proud of the results we deliver.
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Foodservice consulting firm 2025
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