Luxury Hospitality Consultants

Food & Beverage Operations and Procurement Program for Luxury Hotels and Resorts.

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Kubē Consulting Group

LUXURY HOSPITALITY CONSULTANTS

Kubē Consulting is an independent consulting firm focused on the luxury hospitality sector.

What We Do

We specialize in food & beverage operations and procurement programs for luxury hotels & resorts. Our program lowers food cost through in-depth operational analysis, negotiated vendor contracts and product recommendations driving sustained profitability.

Clients

Our clients are luxury brand hotel operators, asset managers, and ownership groups.

Mission

Our mission is to provide goods and services to our clients with sustainable profitability allowing them to deliver exceptional guest experiences resulting in lifelong memories and instilling brand loyalty.

Independence

Our independence allows us to focus 100% on our clients and not be distracted by corporate product volumes mandates or growth directives in other categories such as healthcare or education. You have our undivided attention.

Only the best

We service only luxury hotels and resorts. This targeted approach allows us to deliver the tailored service required by the top hospitality brands in the world.

Luxury brands, ownership groups, and asset managers find comfort in the fact that our programs and services are designed with their best interest first and foremost. We are not funded driven by back-end rebates manufacturer deals. – Our sole source of revenue is our clients, so our sole responsibility is to our clients.

Programs & Services

One Size Does Not Fit All. – Our programs are designed to meet the unique requirements of each property.  We understand there are specific needs that luxury properties have and that advising solely based on lowest price is not always the best solution nor does it always provide the best results.

Procurement

Our selected vendors, suppliers, and manufacturers are the best in world, not only providing great pricing but exceptional service and attention to detail.

Operations

Proper operating procedures in Food & Beverage and Purchasing help develop productive communication between the departments leading to improved coordination and higher efficiency resulting in increased profitability.

Menu Engineering

Outlet profitability is achieved through proper pricing, product specification, portion control, and sales focused menu design.

Beverage

Typically overlooked by procurement programs beverage offers another opportunity for cost savings and increased revenue resulting in bottom line profits.

Logistics

Remote locations present unique logistical and product availability challenges. We work with vendors to source and deliver the premium product mix required by luxury brands no matter the location.

FF&E

FF&E defines a property’s ambiance creating the feeling and mood experienced by the guest. We assist in finding items that accomplish this desired goal while remaining within budget.

Communication & Support

We work hand in hand with property team members to guide them every step of the way and are available to assist them at any time. We do not just implement our program and disappear.

We treat every property as if it is our only client. We are a partner committed to the long-term success of our clients.

Daniel Kube – Principal

Daniel Kube has over two decades experience in restaurant management, concept development, and luxury hospitality consulting with a focus on F&B operations and purchasing. His introduction to the world of food & beverage began with a local Japanese restaurant where he quickly climbed the ranks to restaurant manager. He later oversaw multiple locations and was part of the development team that instituted a concept change from Authentic Japanese cuisine to American Asian fusion. The success of the new concept resulted in the restaurant group going public several years later.

Following 13-years of consulting for luxury hotels and ownership groups he spent the next few years as chief operating officer for his family’s nutraceutical business. After negotiating the sale of the company, he returned to his roots in hospitality realizing how much he missed it while away.

Upon returning Daniel found that service to the luxury sector had diminished in quality with large companies now dominating procurement programs. Focus was no longer on client success but on corporate purchase volume requirements and category growth mandates. Knowing that luxury properties require a premium level of service he decided to start Kubē Consulting. With the relationships and strategic partnerships developed throughout his career Kubē Consulting is armed with the tools to confidently deliver savings and profitability to his clients while providing the expertise and attention to detail they expect.

Mr. Kube has worked with leading global luxury brands such as Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Raffles Hotels, Dorchester Collection, Mandarin Oriental, Rosewood Hotels, Peninsula Hotels, Taj Hotels and Montage Resorts as well as ownership groups including Strategic Hotel Capital and Blackstone Group.

Daniel’s projects averaged double digit cost reductions with additional savings coming from on property observations and ongoing recommendations. His clients consistently met aggressive budgetary goals and repeatedly saw year over year food cost reductions.

His projects covered all property types ranging from boutique resorts, city business hotels, ski lodges, remote destination resorts to urban lifestyle hotels and wellness resorts spanning over twenty countries.

Our Team’s Managed Property History

(*new owner/operator)

Culinary Institute of America
• Napa
• New York
Colonial Williamsburg
Dorchester Collection
• Beverly Hills Hotel
• Hotel Bel Air
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
• Chicago
• The Princess Scottsdale
Four Season Hotels & Resorts
• Atlanta
• Austin
• Aviara, North San Diego
• Bahamas, Exuma (Sandals)
• Baltimore
• Beverly Willshire
• Bora Bora
• Boston
• Costa Rica
• Denver
• Hualalai
• Jackson Hole
• Lanai
• Los Angeles, Beverly Hills
• Los Angeles, Westlake Village
• Maui
• Mexico City
• Miami
• Nevis, St. Kitts
• New York
• New York, Downtown
• Oahu at Ko Olina
• Orlando at Walt Disney World
• Palm Beach
• Palo Alto, Silicon Valley
• Philadelphia
• Punta Mita, Mexico
• San Francisco
• Santa Barbara
• Santa Fe
• Scottsdale
• Seattle
• St. Louis
• Vail
• Washington, DC
• Whistler, Canada
Inter-Continental Hotels
• Chicago
• Miami
Loews Hotels
• Santa Monica
• Coronado Bay
• Don CeSar Hotel (Host Hotels)
LXR Resorts – Blackstone
• Bahia Mar Beach Resort, Florida
• Boca Raton Resort (Waldorf Astoria)
• Boulders Resort (Curio Collection by Hilton)
• Buena Vista Palace at Disney World (Hilton)
• Casa Marina Key West (Waldorf Astoria)
• Edgewater Resort (Resort Collection)
• El Conquistador, Puerto Rico (new owner)
• El San Juan, Puerto Rico (Curio Collection by Hilton)
• Hotel Del Coronado (Curio Collection by Hilton)
• Naples Grande (Northwood Hospitality)

Harvard Club of New York
Hyatt Hotels
• Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine
• Hyatt Regency San Francisco
• Park Hyatt San Francisco
• Hyatt Regency New Orleans Super Dome
• Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six
JC Resorts
• Rancho Bernardo Inn
• Temecula Creek Inn Resort
• Surf & Sand Resort
• Terranea Resort
JW Marriott
• Essex House
KSL Capital Partners
• Barton Creek Resort & Spa (Omni Hotels)
• La Costa Resort & Spa (Omni Hotels)
• The Homestead (Omni Hotels)
• Montelucia Resort & Spa (Omni Hotels)
• Rancho las Palmas Resort (Omni Hotels)
Mandarin Oriental
• Boston
• New York
• Miami
• San Francisco (Loews Hotels)
• The Mark Hotel (Alexico Group)
Montage International
• Laguna Beach
• Beverly Hills (The Maybourne Beverly Hills)
New York Palace (A Lotte Hotel)
Nobel House Hotels & Resort
• The Edgewater, Seattle
• La Playa Resort, Naples
• The Portofino Hotel
Peninsula Hotels
• Chicago
• New York
Hotel Plaza Athénée, New York
Raffles Hotels
• Raffles The Plaza, Singapore (Fairmont), Singapore
Ritz Carlton
• Half Moon Bay, San Francisco
• Laguna Nigel
Rosewood Hotels & Resorts
• Caneel Bay (independent)
• The Carlyle, New York
• Hotel Crescent Court (independent)
• Jumby Bay (Oetker Collection)
• Little Dix Bay, British Virgin Islands
• Manson on Turtle Creek
Sandals/Beaches Resorts
• Antigua
• Bahamas (2 resorts)
• Jamaica (8 resorts)
• St. Lucia (3 resorts)
• Turks & Caicos
Sea Island Resort
Swissotel
• Chicago
• The Stamford, Singapore
Taj Hotels
• Boston (sold)
• The Pierre, New York
• San Francisco
The Algonquin Hotel New York
The Breakers Palm Beach
The Setai Miami Beach
Windsor Court – New Orleans
21-Club – New York