Areas of Focus 

• Restaurant and Facility Openings

• Operational Excellence

• Six Sigma & Lean Transformation

• Strategic Operations & Special Projects

• Digital Transformation

• Tech Stack Implementation

Education

NYU
M.A. Food Studies & Systems

FRENCH CULINARY INSTITUTE
Classic Culinary Arts

UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
B.A. History & Asian Studies

SIX SIGMA
Green Belt

Partner

Ilana Blumberg Scher

Ilana is currently a Hospitality Consultant and Technologist with Service Physics. She has worked on a myriad of projects utilizing Lean Management, Kaizen and Agile practices. Ilana’s work spans multiple industries including: hospitality, healthcare, product development, SaaS and cannabis retail.

In the past 15 years Ilana has opened and renovated over 15 restaurants and retail locations. She has developed 12 native channel ordering apps; 1 online ordering marketplace, revamped and implemented companywide tech stacks changes and managed countless capital improvement projects. Highlights include: developing and launching WeLive, a co-living concept for WeWork and revitalizing and growing Wings Over, a 45-unit chicken wing franchise.

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Prior to Service Physics, Ilana was the Director of Development and New Restaurant Opening for Wings Over, a multi-unit chicken wing QSR. Ilana led the prototype development of Wings Over 2.0- a brand relaunch- including new interior spaces, digital assets, brand positioning and real estate growth. As Director of Development, Ilana was integral in raising the brand’s national presence, She has helped grow Wings Over’s footprint and as Project Manager has opened and renovated several Corporate and Franchise locations.

Ilana was the Operations and Logistic Manager involved in the launch of WeLive, a 'co-living' micro housing hospitality project by WeWork (“We Company”).

Her experience includes establishing processes, operational excellence, project management, logistics, product development, real estate selection, construction administration, app development, business & partnership development, financial modeling, market & trend analysis, menu development, and producing local & national food forums & festivals. 

Ilana is the founding partner of Corkscrew Consulting, a food, beverage and retail firm that focuses on small businesses, up-and-coming food/tech partnerships, and food systems & studies related projects. Clients include restaurants, hotels, catering companies, food halls, CPG, bakeries, food media, and culinary schools. Ilana is a classically trained chef and owner of IB Cooking, a private catering company.

Ilana holds a Culinary degree from the International Culinary Center (formerly FCI) and a Master's in Food Studies from NYU. She is a proud New York City native and currently lives in the Manhattan with her husband and daughter.

Reach out to Ilana | ilana@corkscrewconsultingnyc.com

Partner

Terry Seal 

Terry learned the ropes of the Consumer Packaged Goods industry at Daymon Worldwide and Danone Waters of America. While there, Terry worked with clients to develop private label products, brands & category strategies within the office products, technology, dairy, bakery and frozen food categories. Most importantly, she honed her skills to leverage the insights and to build actionable strategies. 

Terry has worked closely with top brands including, Evian, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Office Depot, Fresh Direct, Safeway, Lotte Korea, Aeono Japan and Southern Wine & Spirits.

After learning the CPG industry, Terry pursued a Masters in Food Studies from NYU and acquired a leadership role as CEO for David Rosengarten, a multi-tiered food media and wine import business. Her duties as CEO included: growing and launching Golden Ram Import's wine portfolio, developing food products for David Rosengarten Gastronomic Selections, relaunching the print and digital publication 'The Rosengarten Report' and managed the day-to-day operations of a 15 person staff and salesforce.

In 2015, Terry moved to Munich, Germany to pursue her dream living abroad and to marry her husband, Stefan. Today, Terry is focused on launching a wine app through a tech accelerator in Dusseldorf, as well as growing the wine portfolios of restaurants around Munich.

Connect with Terry on Instagram, Snapchat and Linkedin: @TerryESeal

Reach out to Terry | terry@corkscrewconsultingnyc.com

Areas of Focus

• Business Planning & Strategy
  

• Social Media Content
  

• Wine, Beverage & Spirits

Education

WINE & SPIRIT EDUCATION TRUST
WSET® Level 3 Award in Wines & Spirits, Distinction in Wine Tasting

NYU
M.A. Food Studies & Systems

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
B.S. Finance & Business Management