Expert Profile
***** Marketing Services, LLC is an award winning Marketing, Advertising, Management Services, and Consulting agency specializing in foodservice. We are vertically integrated and our clients include Manufacturers, Vendors, Brokers, Distributors, Associations, and End User Operators. We specialize in servicing individual and multi-unit independent restaurants.
Brian F. ***** has 30 years experience including 10 years as VP of Marketing for a Fortune 100 company, Managing Partner of a well known, high profile branded Restaurant and Caterer group and Corporate Executive Chef of a national industry leader.
President/CEO, ***** Marketing Services, LLC
VP of Marketing - Sysco Food Services of Detroit, LLC - 10 years
Sysco Brand Manager/Corporate Executive Chef - Sysco/Chicago - 3 years.
Marketing Associate - Sysco/Chicago - 2 years
Corporate Chef, Executive KM, AGM, Beverage and Floor MGR - Borel Restaurant Corporation/Stouffer Restuarant Company - 7 years.
BS in Restaurant Management and Business Administration, University of Illinois, 1981
Executive Director of ACF/Michigan Chefs de Cuisine - 6 years (present). Member of Board of Directors - 10 years.
National Restaurant Association, Michigan Restaurant Association, Illinois Restaurant Association, Research Chefs Association, American Culinary Federation, Kansas City Barbecue Society.
Marcon Gold Advertising Award.
2004 Associate Member of the Year, ACF/MCCA.
Recipient of Army ROTC 4-year federal scholarship.
As a boutique agency, we have worked with dozens of high profile clients to help them improve their business and profitability.
Over the years, I have personally assisted well over 1000 operators in all aspects of operations and marketing.
I have opened and operated 23 different high profile restaurant locations nationally including the 2 largest (of all companies) restaurants in the country at the time.