How we work
The model, the phases, the people, and what happens if you decide to stop. Everything we cover in a first call, written down.
180+ experts 40+ countries
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Senior food and beverage operators on the ground in your target market. Fee based, execution forward.
GourmetPro matches your brief to a named senior operator in the market.
You work with the expert, not through a layer of consultants.
GourmetPro owns scope, quality, continuity, and accountability.
The work is execution, not a report handoff: doors opened, meetings joined, and follow-through.
GM Immersion is a separate executive coaching program with its own format and entry point. This page describes the advisory engagement model.
Six stations, from first conversation to in-market execution. This is what you are actually signing up for.
Bring the market and the outcome you want; that is enough.
You get itemized deliverables, named target accounts where relevant, and a timeline tied to your deadline.
The framework agreement sets terms, confidentiality, and ownership. Signing it triggers no fees; fees begin only when you commission a scoped phase.
Within days, you receive named profiles, credentials, and match rationale. You speak with the expert before commissioning work.
A 4 to 6 week roadmap covers the channel map, target list, localization, and compliance. It ends with your go or no-go decision.
The expert opens doors, joins meetings, drives negotiations, and follows through. Continuity stays with the engagement.
Four shapes cover nearly every engagement. Each one starts the same way: a scoped Phase 1 you can judge on its own.
One market with a defined objective.
Phase 1 typically starts between USD 5,000 and 10,000, depending on market and scope.
A fractional in-market team, not a one-off project.
Retainers typically run between USD 2,500 and 10,000 per expert per month, based on seniority and days per month.
Part of the fee tied to defined market progress.
Searches typically start from USD 10,000, staged across the search.
A success-weighted component applies at signing; total fees depend on scope.
Defined jobs such as compliance reviews and tradeshow programs.
Compliance reviews typically cost USD 450 to 950 per SKU, depending on market and depth.
Tradeshow packages are priced per event, with group pricing for delegations.
We do not offer pure commission or success-fee-only structures. Experts are paid for the work whether or not a buyer says yes; milestone-weighted fees are the results-linked alternative.
You should never have to wonder whether the work is happening. Every engagement is built to be inspected.
No. You can sign the framework agreement and meet the expert without incurring any fees; costs begin only when you commission a scoped Phase 1. If you decide not to continue at any point before that, you owe nothing. Station 3 of the engagement path above covers this in full. See the engagement path.
Within days of agreeing terms you receive named expert profiles with full credentials and the rationale for each match. You meet the expert, align on the Phase 1 scope, and work begins on the roadmap. See the engagement path.
Neither. We do not buy or resell your product, and we do not take a margin on it. GourmetPro is an advisory firm: a senior in-market operator works on your side of the table, and GourmetPro runs the engagement around them. See the model.
No. We do not offer pure commission or success-fee-only structures, because the expert's time and network are the product. Milestone-weighted structures are the hybrid we offer, with staged fees tied to defined milestones. See engagement shapes.
Within days of agreeing terms. You receive named profiles with credentials and match rationale, and you speak with the expert directly before committing to any scoped work. See vetting and matching.
You are never locked into a person. Tell your GourmetPro engagement owner and we propose an alternative match, with the same transparency on credentials and rationale. Because nothing is owed until a scoped phase is commissioned, saying no to a proposed expert costs nothing. See accountability and reporting.
You do. Roadmaps, target lists, channel maps, and the introductions made in your engagement belong to you, and the framework agreement records that before any work begins. See the engagement path.
Directly. We do not staff one expert across competing briefs, and category conflicts are checked before a match is proposed. Confidentiality terms sit in the framework agreement, and match rationale is shared openly so you can see exactly who would be working with you. See vetting and matching.
Our model fits companies with a defined market objective and the budget for senior in-market work: established brands, manufacturers, and ingredient companies most often. If your budget will not support a scoped Phase 1, the honest answer is to wait rather than to stretch. The first conversation costs nothing, and we will tell you plainly whether this is the right time. See engagement shapes.
No. GM Immersion is an executive coaching program with its own audience, format, and entry point, built for leaders developing in a market rather than for a market-entry brief. This page describes the advisory engagement model: a named in-market expert working your brief through a scoped Phase 1 and execution.
The first conversation and the agreement itself cost nothing. Fees start only when you commission a scoped Phase 1.
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