Foodservice and Hospitality Consultants
Design and Management Consulting
613-981-3549
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Foodservice and Hospitality Consultants - Design and Management Consulting
Planned Foodservice Solutions Inc. is a full service foodservice consulting firm providing design and management consulting to the hospitality industry. We are not a large multi-national firm but rather a small, boutique style consulting firm. Doug Feltmate is the principal of the firm and leads all projects. His methods of caring for client’s needs large and small, has led to a reputation within the industry for being thorough, precise and progressive and never being afraid of venturing into new directions. His combination of vision and strategic thinking has led DFS & PFS to innovative changes in the food service environment. Since being founded 28 years ago, DFS & PFS has completed over 1800 projects in 35 countries, covering all aspects of the hospitality industry.
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OUR FAVORITE PROJECTS
OFFICE AND RETAIL FOOD COURTS
HOTEL AND BANQUET PRODUCTION KITCHENS
HOSPITALS AND LONG TERM CARE CENTRES
OUR BUSINESS SECTORS
Our extensive experience profile includes all these sectors
Business and Industry Dining Services
Sports and Entertainment
Hospitals - Healthcare - Retirement - Long Term Care
Hotels -Restaurants - Resorts - Casinos
Convention and Conference Centres
Education - High School and Post Secondary
Correctional Services
Military Facilities
Food Production Facilities
FULL CAD DESIGN SERVICES
We use AutoCAD 2021 software
As part of our consulting services, we can provide fully integrated CAD design with the other consultants on the design team. This includes floor plans, elevations, details, mechanical and electrical schedules, rough-in & point of connection drawings as well as full specification documents.
KITCHEN PLANNING AND DESIGN
For all types, sizes and capacities
Our kitchen design services can take you from a small mobile kitchen to a large food service production kitchen serving 1000's of meals per day.
TECHNIQUES IN COOKING AND SERVICE
Walking the Client through the change management process in kitchen operations
We like to look forward and implement new techniques and technologies. This can bring the operation new efficiencies in labour, energy and spatial requirements. We often use production cooking and chilling, flavour infusion, sous-vide and just in time finishing. We can help you walk through these processes.
WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE CAN ASSIST
Planning and Design
Foodservice and Laundry Planning - Strategic and Master Planning
Feasibility Planning and Design - Procurement Specifications - Tender Documentation
Management Advisory Services
RFI and RFP Development - Contract Development - Operational Reviews - KPI Evaluations
Facility Appraisal Services - SOP Development
Doug’s specializations include food service planning and design that is innovative and sustainable. He has a long history in sports, entertainment and hotel complexes as well as employee/student dining facilities. His primary focus as this time is to create a kitchen & dining solution that improves the quality of life for our senior living sector both now and in the future. He is also particularly skilled in working with the project team to help achieve LEED compliance through innovative solutions related to food service facility design and operations.
DOUG FELTMATE
Principal & Lead Consultant
Doug Feltmate has 40 years’ experience in the industry and founded Designed Food Systems 28 years ago. He attended the Algonquin’s School of Hospitality & Hotel Management and carries the highest Professional designation of the Food Service Consultants Society International (FCSI).
CONTACT US
Please feel free to call me or send me an email if you have an inquiry of any kind or you can fill out your contact information and I'll contact you.
Planned Foodservice Solutions Inc.
613-981-3549