• Food and Beverage Consulting • Food Service Concepts • Kitchen and Bar Design

Acclaimed designers for commercial kitchens, bars & cafes

Brisbane Melbourne London

Who are we?

Mike Driscoll and Associates (MDA) is a multi-disciplined consultancy creating innovative solutions for the food and beverage industry. MDA is focussed principally on major tourism and sports and leisure venues in Australia, the South Pacific region, Asia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East.

What do we do?

MDA offers highly professional food and beverage advice, as well as facility planning and design services for each and every catering element involved in any type of hospitality project…. From commercial kitchens to food courts and bars MDA has it covered.

  Sporting venues for football, horse racing, tennis and golf   Tourism including international hotels, resorts and casinos   Convention market for convention and exhibition centres   Theme parks and theme related venues   Retail developments as well as pubs, bars and food courts   Entertainment venues including arenas and concert halls   Lifestyle facilities like restaurants and clubs   Institutions such as colleges, hospitals and correction centres   Culture and the Arts including theatres and galleries

Where do we do it?

M D A Food & Beverage Consulting

M D A Food Service Concepts

M D A Food Service Design

What We

Specialise in

Food & Beverage Consulting

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MDA Food and Beverage Consulting Specialist Activities include:

  Operational Strategies for New and Existing Facilities   Facility Planning - optimising Mix for F&B Outlets to Increase Spends   Performance Reviews of In House Operation or Catering Contractor   Menu Planning designed to Increase Customer Satisfaction   Patron Surveys - identifying Quality of Food Products & Service   Catering Equipment reviews - Operational & Maintenance Status   Food Safety and OH&S Programmes - implementation and Reporting   Catering Tenders - Documentation, Negotiations and Finalisation   Retail & Corporate Hospitality Price Reviews Nationally Benchmarked   Financial Modelling - Sales Projections, Royalty Estimates & Margins

Menu design and planning

Performance Reviews to include:-

  Service Times   Variety of Product   Product Presentation   Product Temperature   Menu Presentation   Efficiency of Service   Cleanliness of Facility   Staff Courtesy   Staff Grooming   Uniform Presentation   Staffing Numbers   Back of House Operations

Patron Surveys

Value for Money

5%

20%

47%

27%

1%

UnsatisfactoryPoorAcceptableGoodOutstanding

Food Quality

5% 4%

28%

52%

11%

UnsatisfactoryPoorAcceptableGoodOutstanding

Type of Purchase

16%

19%

65%

Food onlyDrink onlyBoth

Catering Equipment Reviews - Operational & Maintenance Status

  Appearance   Damage to Equipment   Finishes & Cleaning   Hinges & Handles   Operational Switches   Control Gear   Service Connections   Elements & Burners   Seals   Internal Parts   Built-in Lighting   Mechanical Parts   Calibration   Potential Lifespan

Catering Tenders

Financial Modelling

Summary

Food Service Concepts

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Branding Concepts

Visual Concepts

From Concept Sketches

To Finished Design

3D Modelling

3D Walk Through

Food Service Design

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MDA’s scope includes:-   Scheme Development   Detail Design   CAD Set-out of Utilities   Budget Development   Equipment Specification   Contract Documentation   Contract Recommendations   Shop Drawing Review   Defects Supervision

Design Services Provided

Initial Sketch Schemes

Detailed Design

3D Design

Rendered Perspectives - Kitchen

Rendered Perspectives – Theatre Coffee Bar

choose us?

Why

Simple..

Because of our vast experience

"   Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane

"   Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

"   Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast

"   Ross Drew Stand, Geelong

"   Allphones Arena, Sydney

"   South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

"   Ballymore Rugby Union Stadium, Brisbane

"   ANZ Stadium, Sydney

"   Sydney Football Stadium and Sydney Cricket Ground

"   Taronga Zoo, Sydney

"   Adelaide Showgrounds, SA

"   Qld State Library, Brisbane

"   Qld Museum, Brisbane

"   Museum of Tropical Qld, Townsville

"   Workshops Museum, Ipswich

"   Randwick Racecourse, Sydney

"   Sovereign Hill Museum, Victoria

"   AAMI Park, Melbourne

"   Dairy Farmers Stadium East Stand, Townsville

"   Qld Tennis Centre, Brisbane

"   Melbourne & Olympic Park

"   Qld Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane

"   Skilled Park Stadium, Gold Coast

"   Belgian Beer Café, Brisbane

"   Prince Alfred Hotel, Melbourne

"   Hobart Hospital, Tasmania

"   Lake Tinaroo Sports Centre, Qld

"   Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

"   Royal Ascot Racecourse, London

"   Wembley National Stadium, London

"   Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, Ashburton

"   Manchester Stadium

"   Shakhtar Football Stadium, Ukraine

"   Beijing Olympic Basketball Arena, China

"   Lyons Stadium, France

"   Gelsenkirschen Stadium, Germany

"   Forsyth Barr Stadium, New Zealand

"  Singapore Sports Hub

"   Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia

"   Hong Kong Jockey Club

"   Sarawak Convention Centre, Malaysia

ASIA PACIFIC

INTERNATIONAL

Because of our

understanding of world

markets and trends, as

well as local conditions

For our Excellent Contract Negotiation Skills

Because of our eye for quality

Because of our proven ability to complete projects:

ON TIME

ON BUDGET and

Because we offer all of the benefits you would expect from a firm of established, professional, specialist hospitality

consultants:

Honesty & Integrity

Confidentiality

Independence

Because of our client endorsements

John Corcoran, Director, Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd

I am pleased to say, without reservation, that without MDA’s contribution, these projects would have struggled to produce catering outcomes remotely

similar to the very positive results achieved.

In summary, MDA can provide a turnkey solution from start to finish covering all elements of design, tender, procurement and training. They are highly motivated, catering professionals who are also great fun to work with.

Roger Maslin, Director of Finance, Wembley National Stadium Limited

Led by the dynamic Mike Driscoll, MDA provided the Millennium Stadium plc with astute advice on the operational and catering requirements of a large stadium. His direct involvement in the tendering process for the multi million

pound catering contract was invaluable.

Dick Larson, Programme Manager, Millennium Stadium plc

Through their national and international stadium design experience and hands on catering expertise they are able to offer a unique skill set. MDA’s design advice and solutions have added significant value to our project in

terms of both capital cost savings and ongoing operational efficiencies.  

With a professional and flexible team, MDA has developed an excellent relationship with MOPT and we have no hesitation in recommending them

for any stadium design consulting assignment.

Andrew Travis, Director of Infrastructure, Melbourne & Olympic Parks

A good level of communication with yourself the principal as well as your draftsman has ensured that your relationship with the consultant team has

been very constructive and pre-emptive.

Given that this was all handled remotely with few face to face meetings is a credit to you and your organisation.

Joel Farnan, Principal - Farnan Findlay Architects

MDA's incisive advice during schematic planning for the Stadium was highly valued by the project design team, as was his hands on and pragmatic approach

during design development. The innovative detailed designs and documentation which followed delivered a state of the art result for Metricon Stadium and is highly acclaimed by all who have since

inspected the food and beverage facilities.

Simon Gore, AFL Stadium Development Manager

With Skilled Park into its fourth season, I am writing to thank you for your contribution to the continued success of our catering operations for both corporate

and public food services.  

Your general advice and comprehensive performance reviews which include patron satisfaction surveys, operational efficiency and staff courtesy, food variety, flavour

and presentation, value for money, product temperature testing, alcohol management, compliance with Stadium operational policies, hirer interviews and

annual financial performance, are always highly professional and based upon unparalleled industry knowledge

David Lloyd, General Manager Skilled Park Gold Coast

In Summary…

At Mike Driscoll and Associates professional state of the art advice, comprehensive design, pragmatic costing and rationalised fees

combine to exceed client expectations.

Mike Driscoll, Principal Experience the difference…

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Brisbane • Melbourne • London Ph: Int+ 617 3263 1403 E-mail: info@mda-consultants.com