Jeffrey Meyer

About Jeffrey Meyer

Executive culinary and purchasing leader driving innovation, operational performance, and…

Experience

1. Vice President of Culinary & Purchasing

   Romano\'s Macaroni Grill

   Jul 2023 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Lead a legacy Italian brand supporting culinary, purchasing, training, and deployment strategies across the organization, driving innovation and cost-efficiency.• Reduced COGS by 2% through SKU rationalization and contract negotiations.• Drive culinary innovation with virtual ghost kitchen development and consistent year-over-year growth in sales.• Oversee quality assurance, food safety, nutritional reporting, and HACCP plan initiatives in collaboration with suppliers, operations, and franchise community.• Design comprehensive training materials to streamline culinary and purchasing to support operations on a digital platform.

Education

• The Culinary Institute of America

  Associates, Culinary Arts

  1991 — 1993

• Texas Tech University

  Bachelor of Science, Restaurant, Hotel & Institutional Management

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Labor Control
• Restaurants
• Culinary Skills
• Catering
• Food & Beverage
• Gourmet
• Income Statement
• Customer Service
• Recipes
• Italian Cuisine
• Haccp
• P
• Food Cost Analysis
• Food Preparation
• Food Safety
• Hiring
• Food Cost Management
• Fine Dining
• Cost Control
• Banquets
• Training
• Customer Satisfaction
• Wine
• Cuisine
• Serve Safe Certified
• Servsafe
• Hospitality Management
• Bartending
• Food Quality
• Multi-Unit
• Menu Costing
• Seafood
• Hospitality
• Purchasing
• Restaurant Management
• Food Industry
• Food
• Pastry
• Ingredients
• Menu Development