Case Study - Gelato Cimmino

GELATO CIMMINO

Mario Cimmino | Owner

I really appreciate John's help. I don't think I would have made it without his help.

BACKGROUND

Mario had other business ventures where he achieved success, yet he wanted to open a gelato shop in Scottsdale, Arizona. Having grown up in a small town in Southern Italy called Torre del Greco, one of his favorite childhood memories was eating gelato with his family. The gelato in Italy is considerably different than the gelato in America as the gelato in Italy is not pasteurized so you get a pure cream, and this is what Mario wanted to re-create here.

Mario owned a commercial property and he engaged Waters Business Consulting Group to help develop the plan to launch and market the store.

GELATO CIMMINO

www.gelatocimmino.com

CLIENT INDUSTRY:

Food and Beverage

Successfully launched business from frozen start

The Challenge:

Needed help in putting together the business structure plan and growth steps
Required assistance developing a marketing plan to have a successful opening day
Lack of understanding the necessary licences, proper registrations etc.
Other competitor’s operating in a close proximity

The Solution:

Empowered client through:

We developed a business model and showed the kind of revenue he had to drive based on his cost structure
Develop a comprehensive marketing plan with the focus of having an opening day with over 1,000 people in attendance
Utlize social media platforms, PR, and marketing strategies to develop a brand following
We helped to negotiate a transaction where he purchases the raw materials in Italy and has it shipped over
Development of a financial model to map out the upfront capital investments of equipment, staffing, and opening the location
Developed the strategy for Gelato Cimmino to host an event with food critics and publications so they could write about it on their social media platforms prior to the grand opening
Hiring strategy and development of position descriptions to bring on high-quality hires
Assisted with developing the website

GELATO CIMMINO

Mario Cimmino | Owner

BACKGROUND

GELATO CIMMINO

CLIENT INDUSTRY:

Successfully launched business from frozen start

The Challenge:

The Solution:

Empowered client through:

The results:

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