Were Hiring: Caf & Bakery Business Consultant

Teppa Caf & Bakery | Hyderabad | Independent / Project-Based Engagement Help Build Hyderabad’s Next Emerging Caf & Bakery Brand!

Teppa Caf & Bakery is looking for an experienced, hands-on Caf & Bakery Business Consultant to help establish a commercially viable, customer-focused and scalable bakery-caf business in Hyderabad.

Our vision is to build a distinctive brand serving Hyderabad’s urban and upper-middle-class customers through premium bakery products, brownies, pastries, celebration cakes, biscuits, cookies, caf beverages and gifting solutions.

We are particularly interested in professionals who have successfully launched, managed or improved a caf, bakery, patisserie or food retail business, especially within an SME, start-up or emerging brand environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Model & Financial Planning

- Develop a practical business plan, launch roadmap and outlet-level financial model.
- Define startup investment, operating expenses, break-even targets and working capital requirements.
- Recommend commercially viable formats for a caf and bakery outlet.

2. Menu Development & Profitability

- Develop a focused launch menu suited to Hyderabad customer preferences.
- Establish recipe costing, selling prices, portion sizes, gross margins and promotional offers.
- Identify signature products and high-potential categories for repeat purchases and gifting.

3. Outlet Setup & Launch

- Recommend suitable locations, store layouts, kitchen requirements and equipment.
- Support vendor selection, procurement, staffing, training and launch readiness.
- Establish operating procedures for production, inventory, hygiene, customer service and quality control.

4. Supply Chain & Operations

- Build a cost-effective supplier and procurement framework.




- Recommend production planning, central kitchen options and distribution processes where appropriate.
- Introduce systems to control wastage, manage stock and improve outlet profitability.

5. Growth & Scalability

- Develop a repeatable operating model for future outlets.
- Define key performance indicators, reporting dashboards and expansion readiness criteria.
- Recommend practical strategies to build customer loyalty and strengthen the brand.

Candidate Profile

- Proven experience in the caf, bakery, patisserie, QSR or food-service industry.
- Demonstrable experience launching or improving at least one caf, bakery or food retail business.
- Previous work with SMEs, start-ups, independent operators or emerging food brands is preferred.
- Robust understanding of menu engineering, product costing, procurement, food safety and retail operations.
- Ability to demonstrate measurable improvements in sales, margins, cost control or operational efficiency.
- Hands-on, commercially minded and capable of translating strategy into execution.
- Familiarity with Hyderabad’s food retail market is an advantage.

Initial Consulting Assignment

The selected consultant will be expected to propose a practical, deliverable-based engagement covering:
1. Business feasibility: Target customers, positioning, competitor review and business model.
2. Menu and costing: Recommended launch menu, recipe-level cost estimates,



selling prices and gross-margin analysis.
3. Outlet setup: Location criteria, equipment requirements, vendor categories and estimated setup budget.
4. Operating model: Staffing, SOPs, procurement, inventory, production and quality control.
5. Launch plan: A realistic implementation timeline, launch marketing plan and key performance indicators.
6. Unit economics: Monthly sales scenarios, operating costs, break-even analysis and outlet-level profitability.

Candidates should be comfortable presenting assumptions, identifying risks and recommending cost-effective solutions suitable for a growing SME.

Engagement Details

- Role: Independent Caf & Bakery Business Consultant
- Location: Hyderabad, Telangana
- Engagement type: Project-based, with potential for ongoing advisory support
- Duration: To be agreed based on scope and deliverables
- Compensation: Negotiable based on experience, proposed deliverables and engagement model

How to Apply

Please send a LinkedIn message with:
- Your CV or LinkedIn profile.
- A brief summary of cafs, bakeries or food businesses you have launched or improved.
- Your specific role and measurable results achieved, where available.
- A short proposal outlining your approach, deliverables, estimated timeline and consulting fee.

Priority will be given to candidates who can demonstrate real-world execution experience and provide references or case studies of relevant projects. We are looking for a practical business partner who can help turn the Teppa vision into a sustainable, profitable and scalable caf and bakery brand.

Interested? Send us a direct message on LinkedIn.

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