Franchise Business Consulting | GP Hospitality Partners

For Franchise Brands

Your Franchisees
Deserve Better
Field Support.

GP Hospitality Partners provides fractional franchise business consulting for brands that need experienced field-level operator support without adding full-time headcount. West Division based. Serving brands nationally.

Schedule a Discovery Call 		Greg Provance, Franchise Business Consultant

Most franchise support feels like a report card.
This feels like a business partner.

The Reality

Growing Brands Have a
Field Support Problem

Franchisees who are underperforming, out of compliance, or disengaged do not need more corporate oversight. They need someone who has been in the weeds with them, understands the real operational challenges, and can coach them to better results without blowing up the relationship.

Franchisees Struggling to Perform

Sales are flat. Labor costs are creeping. Guest scores are slipping. You know who needs help but your internal team does not have the bandwidth to deliver it consistently.

New Franchisees Need High-Touch Support

The first 90 to 180 days are where franchisees win or lose long term. Most brands cannot dedicate the field time new operators actually need to open strong and stay strong.

FBC Capacity Gaps at Scale

Growth outpaces internal support teams. Hiring a full-time FBC is a significant commitment. A fractional partner fills the gap immediately, at a fraction of the cost.

What GP Hospitality Partners Delivers

Field-Level Expertise.
Measurable Franchisee Performance.

We function as your fractional FBC, delivering the field support your franchisees need at a fraction of full-time headcount cost. Not a corporate analyst reviewing spreadsheets. Operators who have run the floor, owned the P&L, and coached teams to results.

Service 01

Fractional Franchise Business Consulting and Franchisee Performance Coaching

We function as your part-time or project-based FBC, delivering field-level franchisee support at a fraction of full-time headcount cost. From regular performance check-ins and KPI coaching to in-store operational assessments and P&L accountability, we work directly with your operators on the levers that actually move the business. Engagements are structured, measurable, and built around your brand standards and goals. Ideal for emerging brands building out their support infrastructure and established brands with temporary field capacity gaps.

✓Regular franchisee check-ins and performance reviews
✓Franchise Business Review facilitation
✓KPI tracking and performance gap analysis
✓In-store operational assessments and compliance reviews
✓P&L review and financial performance coaching
✓Labor and food cost controls
✓Guest experience and brand standard alignment
✓Accountability systems and operational rhythms

Service 02

New Franchisee Onboarding Support

High-touch operational support for franchisees in their first 90 to 180 days. The opening window is where long-term performance is won or lost. We ensure your new operators open operationally sound and brand-right from day one.

✓Pre-opening operational readiness review
✓Systems and SOP implementation
✓Team training and culture foundation
✓First-90-day KPI baseline and goal setting

Service 03

Underperforming Location Turnaround

Structured intervention for franchisees whose locations are struggling with sales, profitability, compliance, or team performance. We diagnose root causes, build a concrete action plan, and coach execution through to measurable improvement.

✓Root cause operational diagnosis
✓Concrete action plan with measurable milestones
✓Franchisee accountability coaching
✓Progress monitoring and reporting to brand leadership

Why GP Hospitality Partners

We Have Actually
Run the Operation

There is a meaningful difference between someone who has studied franchise operations and someone who has lived them. We are the latter. A decade running marquee full-service concepts. Direct franchisee consulting across a dozen brands. An IAC-certified coach with a published framework that actually works in the field.

20+ Years in the Industry

A decade as GM at Cohn Restaurant Group's marquee San Diego concepts. QSR, fast casual, full-service, and high-volume bar experience across multiple markets.

Direct Franchise Experience

Consulting partner during Everbowl's expansion to 20+ locations. Direct franchisee work with Denny's, Broken Yolk, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Cinnabon, and Oggi's operators.

IAC-Certified Coach

Certified coaching methodology means structured goal setting, accountability rhythms, and measurable progress. Not just advice. Actual results you can track.

Proven Operational Partners

Every engagement is delivered by seasoned operational rockstars, not junior associates. Our partner network means you always get field-tested expertise matched to your specific brand and market needs.

Boutique by Design

GP Hospitality Partners is intentionally built to stay close to the work. We do not scale by adding bodies. We grow by deepening partnerships with brands where we can make a measurable difference.

West Division Based

Based in San Diego, CA near a major airport hub. Serving brands nationally with field availability across the West Division and beyond as needed.

From the Industry

Operators and Brand Leaders
Who Know the Work

“We bring Greg and his team in on as many projects as we can. His commitment to building scaleable operations through the lens of hospitality is incredibly valuable for our partners. He is truly a go-giver.”

Michael Pirraglia

Founder, Liviola Ventures

“Greg has been a great partner for our brand. His ability to communicate concepts and turn them into actions that drive results is his super power. It's like his team is an extension of ours, which helps us tremendously.”

Ken Dodd

Partner, Pac Brothers Hospitality

“No amount of marketing dollars can replace the value of serving others with sincerity. I have known Greg for more than two decades and have watched him create extraordinary success in every restaurant and bar he has touched.”

Fawn Weaver

Founder, Uncle Nearest Premium Whisky

Brand Experience

Direct Experience Across Your Competitive Set

We have worked directly with franchisees and operators across QSR, fast casual, and full-service concepts including Denny's, Broken Yolk, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Cinnabon, Oggi's, and Everbowl. We understand the dynamic between franchisor expectations and franchisee reality because we have lived on both sides of it.

QSR

FAST CASUAL

FULL SERVICE

HIGH-VOLUME BAR

A Strategic Partner, Not a Stopgap

The Brands That Win
Keep Us Close

Some brands come to us because they are not yet ready to build a full internal field team. Others come because they have one and need to extend their reach. Either way, the relationship does not end when the immediate need is solved.

GP Hospitality Partners works best as an ongoing operational partner embedded in your brand's growth. We learn your standards, build relationships with your franchisees, and stay close to the performance data that tells us where the next opportunity or risk is coming from. The brands that get the most from this relationship are the ones that think of us the way they think of their best outside legal or financial counsel. Not a one-time hire. A trusted voice at the table.

For Emerging Brands

Get experienced field support now without the 60 to 90 day hiring timeline. We are operational from day one and scale with you as you grow.

For Established Brands

Extend your internal team's reach into new markets, cover capacity gaps, or bring in a focused turnaround partner for underperforming franchisees.

For Brands Building Internally

When you are ready to hire an internal FBC, we can help you define the role, find the right person, and onboard them into a system that is already working.

Let's Talk About
Your Franchise Portfolio.

Schedule a discovery call. Tell us about your brand, your franchisee portfolio, and where you need support. We will tell you honestly whether and how GP Hospitality Partners can help.
Schedule a Discovery Call

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