The Menu Partners  ·  Strategic Placement. Revenue Growth.

The menu is where it all comes together.

We connect food manufacturers and restaurants to build menu solutions that drive real revenue — and we do it at no cost to restaurant partners.

Let's talk → See how it works

What we do

Culinary. Marketing. Strategy.
All at the table.

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For food manufacturers
Get your product on the menu.

We take your products and build them into fully realized, ready-to-pitch revenue solutions for restaurant partners — turnkey recipes, promotional strategies, and everything in between.

Product placements
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For restaurants
Fresh menu ideas. Zero cost.

We bring custom culinary and marketing solutions that solve real business challenges — from LTOs to seasonal promotions — tailored to your concept, your guests, and your goals.

Ideas & solutions at no cost

How it works

Three steps. Real results.

1
We align on the right targets

We identify the restaurant partners that are the right fit — based on concept, volume, and market opportunity — and build a targeted outreach list.

2
We build custom applications

3–5 tailored menu concepts per restaurant, each with a full rationale, launch plan, cost data, and operational details. Thoughtful, not generic.

3
We pitch and place

We take the proposal directly to restaurant decision-makers. Our costs are covered by food manufacturers — which means restaurants get great solutions at zero cost.

Additional services

Need something more?
We do that too.

Beyond our core placement work, we offer a range of à la carte services that can stand alone or complement a package.

For food manufacturers
  • → Outsourced R&D services
  • → Outsourced marketing services
  • → À la carte additional pitches to restaurants
  • → Targeted restaurant outreach
  • → Product sales kit development
  • → Consumer insights & research
  • → Full plate cost and financial modeling
For restaurants
  • → Menu engineering
  • → Marketing launch plan for each recipe or product
  • → Plate cost and financial modeling
  • → Commercialization support across marketing, operations, and supply chain
  • → Hands-on operational execution and team training

Who we are

Culinary chops.
Marketing muscle.

Chef Jessica Tomlinson
Chef Jessica Tomlinson
Culinary Lead

A CIA alumna with a career that spans Michelin-starred kitchens to national chains. Former VP of Culinary at Pineapple Hospitality and Ford's Garage, and Corporate Executive Chef at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse. Jessica brings the back-of-house expertise to turn a concept into something operators actually want to run.

Sara Howell
Sara Howell
Marketing Lead

A CPG-trained marketer with 20+ years of foodservice and restaurant marketing experience. VP of Marketing at Ford's Garage, Marketing Director at Outback Steakhouse, and leadership roles at Nestlé, Georgia-Pacific, and Starbucks. Sara brings the strategy and brand thinking that gets solutions noticed — and adopted.

Get started

We'd love to learn more about your business.

Whether you work on the food manufacturing side or the restaurant side, tell us a little about yourself and we'll be in touch to explore how we might work together.

Prefer email? Reach us at contact@menu-partners.com