Gabriel Montauti

About Gabriel Montauti

Multi-cultural culinary and operations professional with over a decade of experience in the global multi-chain restaurant settings. Skilled in global supply chain integration, menu innovation, menu adaptability, and sensory evaluation. Managed international suppliers, engaged in global strategies with business partners and operators. An inclusive leader with highly effective cross-functional relationship building skills. Critical thinker, problem solver, and goal oriented. Fluent in English and Spanish.

Experience

1. Director, International Menu & Product Development

   Denny's

   Jul 2021 — Present

   Develop and execute global menu strategies across 14 countries and 167 international restaurants by addressing specific needs of each one, while helping to preserve brand identity- Lead the menu regionalization to provide consistency of brand message and menu across a region, increasing consumer reach, and maximizing supply efficiencies- Support international franchisee partners with menu optimization, operation simplification, supply chain efficiency, food cost reduction, and other areas.

Education

• The Art Institute of Charlotte

  Culinary Arts

  2007 — 2008

• Johnson & Wales University

  AS, Culinary Arts

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Food Quality
• Frozen Food
• Multi-Unit
• Bakery
• Food Cost Management
• Sauces
• Cooking
• Meat
• Food & Beverage
• Flavors
• Food Industry
• Food Service
• Product Innovation
• Culinary Management
• Culinary Education
• Food Styling
• Chef
• Product Development
• Recipe Testing
• Food Preparation
• Menu Development
• Sanitation
• Haccp
• Catering
• Food
• Pastry
• Cuisine
• Serve Safe Certified
• Servsafe
• Restaurants
• Culinary Skills
• Food Packaging
• Fine Dining
• Ingredients
• Training
• Sensory Evaluation
• Employee Training
• Recipes
• Food Safety