The Sitting Duck is a restaurant and hospitality consulting business founded by Shaun Belangia. It brings an operator’s perspective to the decisions that connect food, people, financial controls and the guest experience.
Meet Shaun
Shaun’s background spans restaurant ownership, executive-chef and general-management roles, food-and-beverage leadership and events. His experience includes staffing, training, operating systems, menu development, financial controls and turnaround work.
That broad view matters. A menu decision affects purchasing and prep. A staffing decision affects service and labor. A new system only helps when the people doing the work can use it consistently.
How the work begins
We start with your goals, the pressures you are facing and the way your operation works today. From there, we agree on the scope, identify priorities and develop practical next steps with clear responsibilities.
Practical support for the whole operation
Support can include restaurant operations, food and labor controls, staffing and leadership routines, menus and kitchen execution, events, openings, repositioning and turnarounds. Technology and automation are supporting tools when they solve a real operating problem.
Built on trust
Every business has its own people, pressures and priorities. The approach is direct, collaborative and grounded in the work. Client and employer information is treated with care; public examples are shared only with permission.
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