• Professional foodservice consultants provide an independent consulting service for a non-refundable professional fee.
• We are totally objective and non-bias as it relates to equipment, equipment options and their prices to assure clients of complete and fair equipment bids.
• We have no affiliation with, and receive no monetary compensation or other consideration from the sale of any products by and from dealers, fabricators, manufacturers and installers of foodservice equipment.
• Since we are not bound by financial obligations or contractual agreements with any foodservice equipment manufacturers or suppliers, we select and specify equipment for each individual project based on the requirements of the client and what works best for them.
• Specification selections are not based on equipment sales discounts, manufacturer buying group pricing or annual sales bonuses.

In most cases, foodservice equipment dealers who bid design work submit a lower percentage fee than consultants. For example, if a Consultant sets his/her fee at 5%, an equipment dealer may set theirs at 3%. The lower percentage is attractive but here’s the difference. Consultants control the budget of a project by setting the cost during design, which dealers attempt to hold to in the bidding process. It is the responsibility of the consultant to ensure the bids submitted by dealers are equal to the specifications and project design. Dealers, on the other hand, have no one to answer to other than themselves. They design the project, set the budget, and generally provide equipment by manufacturers who give them the best discounts, install the equipment and service it in most cases. Though their fee is usually lower than consultants, the difference is made up with the additional services provided and is more costly in the long run.

Why hire KSA, a professional foodservice consultant? We protect the interest of our clients and make sure they receive value for each dollar they spend, our reputations depend on it.