Who We Are
Menu Management Solutions is a company that helps you with specific menu and kitchen management tools that are easy to implement so you can focus on your dream of running a more lucrative business.
In essence…
Your vision, enhanced!
Each operation is individual and unique. We will work with you to customize a program that meets your specific needs which will depend on a number of factors including: size of menu, type of operation and specific services requested.
Our difference is that we apply a business science curriculum to your culinary creativity.
Menu Management Solutions will give you the tools, guidance and knowledge to focus on what you do best!
Meet Our Team
Kim McCarty
Kim McCarty is a Managing Partner of Menu Management Solutions and has extensive business development and client management experience in corporate and non-profit settings. With over 20 years of experience working with a variety of clients that range from major corporations to small businesses, she has a strong understanding that different businesses operate differently but all share one fundamental goal – to grow revenue.
Since 2012, Kim has been an adjunct instructor for the Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts Program for Cuyahoga Community College. Her areas of instruction include Sanitation and Safety, Customer Service and Introduction to the Hospitality Industry.
From 2004 to 2012, Kim was the Director and then Vice President of Business Development at Positively Cleveland. In that role she worked with many businesses in the hospitality industry in providing marketing and public relations opportunities that promoted their businesses to local residents, national media, and visitors.
Currently, Kim is a board member of Cleveland Independents, an organization that consists of over 80+ locally owned and operated restaurants. The focus of Cleveland Independents is to promote dining in independently owned restaurants and to serve the interests of the independent restauranteur. She is also a member of the Les Dames d’Escoffier International Cleveland Chapter which is a society of professional women involved in the food, fine beverage, and hospitality industries.
kmccarty@menumanagementsolutions.com
(216) 392-8001
Andy Mikuszewski
Andy is a Managing Partner at Menu Management Solutions and brings a wealth of experience. He is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York and the University of Massachusetts with a Master of Science Degree in Restaurant Management. Chef Andy started his career in fine dining that included owning an upscale French Restaurant. From there he went on to become Executive Chef at Kings Mill on the James in Williamsburg, Virginia, a four star resort and conference center with five food service outlets.
His professional career also includes being a Corporate Chef with Stouffer® Restaurant Company. During his tenure there, he was responsible for product development, menu design, quality control, and recruiting for over 135 multi concept restaurants with a range from cafeteria to midscale to fine dining. This included extensive use of the industry original computer programs for recipe costing and menu engineering with a bank of over 2,000 recipes.
Eight years later, he went on to serve as Corporate Chef for Nestlé Prepared Foods Company®. In this position, he was responsible for product development for the company's top frozen food brands including Stouffers, Lean Cuisine®, Hot Pockets®, and Buitoni Pasta and Sauces®, all of which have a multi-billion dollar combined sales volume.
After spending two years as a culinary instructor at the University of Akron and four years as an Associate Professor at Cuyahoga Community College he now is engaged in consulting full time.