About
Daley Growth Consulting
Strategic QSR Growth, Built on Real Experience
Most consulting firms will assign you a junior associate who has never operated a restaurant, let alone scaled a franchise system. Every client at Daley Growth Consulting works directly with a founder who has lived your future, the franchise agreements, the multi-unit economics, the difficult franchisees, and the operational systems that actually scale.
What We Bring to Your Business
A Network That Moves the Needle Immediately
Over a decade in QSR franchising built deep relationships with the suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers that power successful brands. Our clients get immediate access to preferential pricing through broadliners and GPOs, direct manufacturer partnerships, and priority relationships with POS providers, real estate developers, and attorneys. These aren't cold introductions, they're trusted partnerships that typically take years to build on your own. For many emerging brands, the cost savings from our vendor network alone justify the engagement.
Responsible Scaling Rooted in Unit Economics Growth that outpaces your margins isn't growth - it's a slow bleed.
Before we talk expansion, we make sure your unit economics can actually support it. Every engagement starts with getting your numbers airtight so that when you scale, it sticks.
AI & Technology Without the Enterprise Price Tag
The major chains have massive technology budgets. You don't need one to stay competitive. We apply AI tools and automation practically - streamlining workflows, optimizing operations, and helping lean teams do more with less. We run our own operations on AI-driven tools we've built ourselves, and we bring that same problem-solving mindset to your business.
Fractional C-Suite Expertise, Right-Sized for Growth
You don't need a full-time executive team - you need the right expertise at critical moments. Ongoing fractional support includes:
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Strategic quarterly planning and annual roadmapping
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Real-time guidance on franchise development decisions
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Operational troubleshooting and system optimization
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M&A preparation and exit strategy execution
Our Approach
We work with a limited number of clients at a time because meaningful transformation requires focused, deep engagement. Our founder leads every engagement personally - no handoffs, no junior associates. Whether you're pre-franchise and refining your model, mid-growth and hitting operational ceilings, or preparing for a future sale, we meet you where you are.
Who We Work With
We partner exclusively with emerging QSR brands serious about sustainable, scalable growth:
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Founders with 1–5 locations ready to franchise
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Early-stage franchisors with 5–25 units looking to scale strategically
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Established brands preparing for acquisition or recapitalization
If you're committed to building something that lasts, we should talk.
About Our Founder
Ann-Marie
Ann-Marie Berdar didn't study the QSR industry, she built inside it. At 22, while finishing her Master's degree, she founded a plant-based café and smoothie bowl concept and spent the next seven years scaling it from a single unit to 15 locations and a functioning franchise system. She navigated every stage of that journey firsthand: unit economics, supply chain buildouts, franchisee recruitment and management, COGS optimization, labor systems, and the operational infrastructure required to make a brand replicable at scale.
Her academic background in nutrition science sharpened how she thinks about product, menu engineering, and consumer trends, giving her an analytical lens that most operators don't bring to the table. She doesn't run on instinct alone. She runs on data, research, and a relentless focus on what the numbers are actually saying.
Beyond her own concept, she has worked directly with two additional QSR brands on scaling strategy and operations - experience that ultimately made the case for Daley Growth Consulting. The through-line across every engagement was the same: operators don't fail because they lack drive. They fail because they lack systems, margin clarity, and a forward-thinking approach to building a business that scales without breaking.
Today she stays at the leading edge of where QSR operations are heading, applying AI tools, automation, and emerging technology to help lean teams compete smarter and grow more profitably. She brings that same mindset to every client: not just fixing what's broken today, but building something that's positioned for what's coming next.
