What Tricon does

Tricon Foodservice Consultants Ltd is a UK-headquartered international foodservice design and consultancy firm, founded in 1980 and based in Romford, Essex. The company delivers F&B masterplanning, kitchen and bar design, F&B management consultancy, laundry design, and F&B waste management strategy services to enterprise clients across hotels and restaurants, corporate business and industry, education, healthcare, sports and stadia, arts/heritage/culture, retail and leisure, and government sectors. Project experience spans 26 countries and includes landmark venues such as the Burj Al Arab, Camp Nou, the Peninsula Knightsbridge, the Sheraton Grand Doha, six of the eight Qatar 2022 World Cup stadiums, and corporate headquarters for Google (Dublin), Deutsche Bank, Diageo, and Marsh McLennan.

Tricon operates as a project-based professional services consultancy, with a team of approximately 42 professionals across three regional offices: London (UK & Europe), Dubai (Middle East & Africa), and Singapore (Asia Pacific, opened February 1, 2025). The firm was instructed by Accor to develop a Global Kitchen Design Standards Manual, reflecting its position as a strategic design partner to major hotel operators. Core technology is centered on 3D Revit modeling and BIM (Building Information Modeling) for kitchen design, used in conjunction with domain-led F&B masterplanning, equipment specification, and operational consultancy.

The business model is direct B2B professional services: client engagements are won through competitive tender, recommendation, and industry presence (conferences, earned media, and speaking engagements such as AHIC and the Commercial Kitchen Show), and delivered against fixed-scope or framework consulting mandates. Revenue is generated from professional services fees on a project basis across the eight vertical segments, with no software, licensing, or recurring SaaS component. The company is privately held with no external PE/VC backing and is led by CEO Mike Coldicott, with senior leadership including COO Sarah Baker, Creative Director Robert Plumb, Design Director Ian Croft, and APAC Director Adam O'Connor. The firm has been recognized with Investors in People Silver and Gold accreditations, and acquired Grantham Winch Partnership (GWP) circa 2022 to extend its UK consulting capacity.

Name

Tricon

Legal name

Tricon Foodservice Consultants Ltd

Website

https://tricon.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tricon Foodservice Consultants is an international foodservice design and consultancy firm founded in 1980, delivering F&B masterplanning, kitchen and bar design, management consultancy, laundry design, and waste management services to enterprise clients in hotels, corporate, education, healthcare, sports stadia, and government sectors across EMEA and Asia Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality & Foodservice Design Consultancy

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Foodservice consultancy services
• Kitchen design consulting
• F&B masterplanning
• Commercial laundry design
• Hospitality F&B advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Romford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Consultancy Services: Foodservice consultancy services including F&B masterplanning, kitchen design, laundry design, and waste management strategy. Revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements with clients across multiple sectors including hotels, corporate, education, healthcare, and sports venues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tricon Foodservice Consultants is an international foodservice consultancy that delivers five integrated services across EMEA and Asia Pacific: F&B Masterplanning (strategic planning of food and beverage facilities), Kitchen & Bar Design (ergonomically planned, technically detailed commercial kitchen and bar layouts), F&B Management Consultancy (strategic, operational and financial advisory), Laundry Design (analysis, volume calculation and coordination of laundry facilities), and F&B Waste Management Strategy & Design (waste flow, logistics, recycling segregation and planning). Engagements are sold as standalone consulting projects or combined to cover the full F&B project lifecycle from feasibility through to detailed design and equipment specification.

Product overview

Tricon Foodservice Consultants is a single, unified consultancy offering rather than a software platform. The company's service portfolio consists of five integrated consulting disciplines: F&B Masterplanning (strategic planning for food and beverage operations), Kitchen & Bar Design (detailed design of commercial kitchens and bars), F&B Management Consultancy (operational and financial advisory services), Laundry Design (commercial laundry facility design), and F&B Waste Management Strategy & Design (sustainable waste management solutions). These services are offered as standalone consulting engagements or combined to deliver comprehensive food and beverage project delivery from concept through to operational handover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• F&B Masterplanning Strategic food and beverage masterplanning service for new developments and redevelopments, establishing the overall vision and operational framework for F&B spaces across hospitality, corporate, healthcare, education, and sports venues.
• Kitchen & Bar Design Detailed design of commercial kitchens and bars that optimizes space, ergonomics and workflow while delivering excellent working environments and aesthetic appeal; delivered for hotel, restaurant, corporate, education, healthcare and sports venue clients.
• F&B Management Consultancy Strategic, operational and financial advisory service that builds the business case for F&B operations and informs the development process across hospitality, corporate and venue projects.
• Laundry Design Analysis, volume calculation and fully coordinated design of commercial laundry facilities, ensuring efficient, labour-efficient spaces for hotels and venues with on-site laundry operations.
• F&B Waste Management Strategy & Design Assessment of waste flow and logistics, volume calculation, recycling segregation requirements and planning support to ensure F&B waste management is properly planned and considered across operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% utility savings achievable through intelligent equipment specification and design
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• d.ream (Doğuş Restaurant Entertainment and Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTricon was appointed by d.ream to work alongside architects AAID and interior design artist Lázaro Rosa-Violan to deliver the Amazonico Dubai restaurant project. This represents a strategic collaboration on high-profile F&B development projects.
• TAO Hospitality GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTricon worked alongside TAO Hospitality Group (client's F&B provider) in formulating designs for The BoTree Hotel's LAVO signature restaurant, The BoTree Bar, and main kitchen. Collaborative relationship on luxury hotel F&B design.
• AccorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTricon was instructed by Accor to develop a Global Kitchen Design Standards Manual and design guidelines for the hotel chain, demonstrating deep strategic relationship with major hospitality operator.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cini-Little International: US-headquartered foodservice design and management consultancy with a global practice. The closest direct competitor to Tricon, offering kitchen/bar design, F&B concept development, and operational advisory across hotels, healthcare, sports, education, and corporate clients — a near-mirror of Tricon's service portfolio.
• Marron Group: Independent foodservice and laundry design consultancy with decades of experience. Comparable to Tricon in offering F&B masterplanning, kitchen design, and equipment specification for hotels, hospitals, and large venues, often as a specialist sub-consultant to architects and operators.
• Kitchen Connections: UK-based foodservice design consultancy providing kitchen and bar design, equipment specification, and project management. Direct competitor to Tricon in the UK market, particularly for hotels, restaurants, and hospitality venues.
• Marshall England: UK specialist foodservice and kitchen design consultancy with a long history serving the hospitality, education, healthcare, and public sectors. Highly comparable to Tricon in scale, geography, and service mix.
• Rosser International: US-based independent foodservice management and design consultancy serving hospitality, healthcare, education, and corporate clients. Comparable in offering strategic F&B planning, kitchen design, and operational advisory as a specialist firm.
• EDSA: International planning, landscape, and resort design firm with a dedicated foodservice and back-of-house design practice serving hotels, resorts, and mixed-use developments. Overlaps with Tricon on hospitality F&B masterplanning and kitchen design for large resort and mixed-use projects.

Broad incumbents

• WATG: Global hospitality-focused architecture and design firm with integrated F&B and kitchen design capability. Competes with Tricon for the upstream design mandates on luxury hotel and resort projects, though F&B design is one of many services in WATG's broader portfolio.
• Hirsch Bedner Associates (HBA): World's leading hospitality interior design firm with deep relationships across global hotel chains. Often the lead designer on luxury hotel projects where Tricon provides specialist foodservice sub-consultancy, but HBA increasingly offers its own F&B design input.
• Benoy: International architecture and design practice with a strong retail, leisure, and hospitality portfolio. Provides design services that overlap with Tricon's F&B masterplanning and kitchen design scope as part of larger mixed-use, retail, and hotel commissions, primarily in EMEA and Asia.
• AECOM (Ellerbe Becket foodservice legacy): Global infrastructure and design consultancy that absorbed Ellerbe Becket, a historic US foodservice design practice. Competes with Tricon by bundling F&B/kitchen design into mega-mandates for stadiums, convention centres, and large mixed-use developments worldwide.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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