Consulting
The Culinary Edge
https://www.theculinaryedge.com/
We have the privilege of engaging clients across all corners of the F&B industry. We’ve supported early startup concepts and partnered with established brands from quick-service chains to full-service restaurants. We’ve taken our culinary expertise and applied it to hospitality and entertainment brands as well as non-commercial foodservice operators. And we’ve helped CPG businesses achieve new successes in the retail sector.
We offer a few menu of services. From innovation to implementation, and everything in between, we’ve got your business covered:
- Innovation
- Business Strategy
- Brand
- Guest Experience
- Menu & Product
- Operations
Financial
Corporate Tax Incentives
Contact: fkim@ctillc.com
415-699-7725
Claim your Employee Retention Credit (ERC) with Corporate Tax Incentives.
First Bank of the Lake
Contact: firstbk@firstbanklake.com
573-348-2265
Commercial FDIC insured bank lending nationally in SBA loans and PPP loans.
Food Service
BiRite Foodservice Distributors
Contact: getinfo@birite.com
For over 50 years, BiRite has been delivering unsurpassed service, quality, selection, and value to local bay area restaurants, hotels, schools, caterers, and more.
Vesta Foodservice
Contact: customer.service@vestafoodservice.com
(510) 952-8495
Founded in 1985 as LA Specialty Produce Co., our high touch service, great quality, and on-time deliveries helped us grow a strong customer base. Thanks to those customers and their growth into other geographic regions, we quickly grew in products, services, and coverage area.
Healthcare
HVAC Systems & Service
Pacific Coast Trane
Contact Bob Jeffryes: bjeffryes@trane.com
COVID-19 Resources for Restaurants: https://pacificcoasttrane.com/covid-19-resources-for-restaurants/
Leading global company of HVAC Systems, Service, Indoor Air Quality, Controls, and Energy Services. Right now we are focused on dealing with COVID19 issues in building and restaurant spaces.
Currently providing Restaurant IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) Site Evaluations and solutions/options for helping to get customers to feel comfortable coming back to indoor dining when permitted. We have leading and proven technology to deal with COVID-19 in the air stream in the HVAC systems that are add on and apply to existing HVAC systems.
Insurance
FCE Benefit Administrators
Contact Chris Porter: cporter@fcebenefit.com
(650) 291-4202
FCE is a full-service third-party administrator providing health benefit solutions that are compliant under the San Francisco Healthcare Security Ordinance. FCE offers health benefits that are compliant with the San Francisco Healthcare Security Ordinance. Their portfolio of health plans and coverages ensure each covered employer is providing their covered employees with the best insurance options and staying compliant with the Healthcare Security Ordinance.
Heffernan Insurance Brokers
415-808-1342
Heffernan has nationwide presence offering comprehensive business insurance, personal insurance, employee benefits and financial services products to a wide range of businesses and individuals.
NFP - CA Insurance Services, Inc
Contact Jenna Johnson: jenna.johnson@nfp.com
NFP is a full service brokerage firm and can provide any assistance regarding insurance, benefits, HCSO and compliance consulting, assistance in obtaining individual insurance coverage, up to date COVID information: https://latest-insights.nfp.com/
Talage Insurance
Contact Matt Donovan: matt@talageins.com
Talage is the digital marketplace for restaurant insurance. Fill out one application online and receive quotes from multiple insurance carriers instantly.
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Workers' Comp Coverage - Property Coverage - General Liability Coverage
Legal
AALRR
Contact Robert Fried: rfried@aalrr.com
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo is a full-service law firm with over 200 attorneys in nine offices throughout California. We represent both private and public sector clients, with emphasis in the areas of employment, labor, construction, education, real estate, water, general business and business litigation, corporate and taxation.
Fisher Phillips
Contact Jennifer Barry-Smith: jbarry-smith@fisherphillips.com
415-490-9017
Fisher & Phillips provides practical business solutions for employers’ workplace legal problems. Labor and employment law is all we do with 350 attorneys in 32 offices.
Gordon & Rees
Contact Marie Trimble Holvick – mholvick@grsm.com
Gordon & Rees is a full service law firm. They have a team of more than 35 employment attorneys in the Bay Area, as well as offices in nearly every state and 900 attorneys nationwide.
Marie Trimble Holvick is an experienced employment attorney. She provides counseling advice and handles litigation involving claims such as sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour violations, and ADA claims. Marie also drafts employee handbooks and policies, provides workplace trainings, and conducts workplace investigations.
Marie provides discounted rates and also offers free consultation for GGRA members.
Point of Sale Systems
Heartland
www.heartlandpaymentsystems.com
Contact the Sales team here.
The City POS
Contact Justin Richardson – Justin@thecitypos.com
TCP provides customized Point of Sales systems, Payment Processing, Loyalty Programs & Gift Cards. They are happy to offer GGRA members, 15% off Point of Sale Systems and Payment Processing at Interchange + 0% and $.04 a transaction.
The City POS offers low merchant rates, custom business analysis to ensure you are set up for long term success, along with concierge level customer. Here are some of the other services we offer:
- Same Day Funding
- E-commerce online ordering
- Mobile payments
- POS HArdware
- Integration PCI Compliance
Wine & Spirits Distributor
Youngs Market Company
Contact Brad Evans: bevans@youngsmarket.com
(800) 317-6150
Founded in 1888, Young’s Market Company is the premier distributor of wines, spirits and select beverages in the western United States.