Chris Tripoli

Chris Tripoli

Providing operations and growth related consulting to: Restaurants, Hotels, Convention Centers, Casinos, Country Clubs, Cafeterias, Stadiums, Parks and Airports.

Chris has 40 years of service in the Hospitality Industry as a designer, developer, owner and operator. He graduated from Phoenix College after completing Food Service Management and moved to Houston, Texas where he assisted in the rapid expansion of a casual family restaurant chain.

Later, Chris founded his first restaurant company and expanded it into a small regional chain. He has developed award winning restaurants and provided assistance to many airport, park, theatres and retail center developers. Chris consults on operational, development, and growth related matters with a variety of chains (franchisors and franchisees) and independent operators.

He teaches courses in "Opening Restaurants" and Proper Growth Strategies at the University of Houston Small Business Development Center. Chris writes regularly for Restaurant Startup & Growth and has been featured in various other trade publications. He is a guest speaker for a variety of hospitality meetings, seminars and as a participant in industry workshops. Chris is currently providing one-day seminars on restaurant operations and growth strategies throughout the United States and Mexico.