René Kristensen Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen, DK

Food Organisation of Denmark (FOOD) is a non-profit organization. At FOOD, the focus is to develop Denmark as a food country, so that food becomes a path to growth, development and experiences. In FOOD, we are behind some of the country's major food festivals such as Copenhagen Cooking, Food Festival and Copenhagen Beer Week. We do this through food.

Royal Unibrew is a leading regional multi-beverage company providing strong brands to our main markets Denmark, Finland, Italy, Germany, France and the Baltics, and to 65+ countries in the rest of the world.We serve our consumers by offering high quality beverages within beer, malt beverages, soft drinks as well as ciders, ready-to- drink, juice, energy.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

DRC is an industry association for the hospitality sector in Denmark, which includes restaurants, cafés, nightlife, etc. - regardless of thier size and turnover, and have approx. 1,500 members nationwide.The purpose of the association is to achieve the greatest possible influence on the conditions of the industry and to serve the common interests of the.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

Tholstrup is a privately-owned company founded in 1972, on Gråbrødretorv in the heart of Copenhagen. Tholstrup owns and operates 9 restaurants and welcomes close to a million guests on both Gråbrødretorv and in Nyhavn. Common to Tholstrup's very different restaurants is a passion for quality, a love for seasonal products and a deep respect for the value of.

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Verum's mission is to help our customers save money on their purchases, through our own developed software.We give our customers a more accurate picture of their purchases. We summarize the numbers without any human error factors. This collaboration enables us to provide a better insight into both purchasing and consumption patterns. Then we can provide.

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Tivoli gardens is a beautiful amusement park, based in the center of Copenhagen, that dates back to 1843, when it opened it's gates for the first time. The Food & Beverage department, which includes 30 of the on site.
• 9 direct reports, 6 F&B managers and a dedicated support team of three employees consisting of an exclutive headchef, a project coordinator, and an administrative coordinator.
• Responsibility for the gastronomic offering and service setup
• Management of investment and maintenance projects and budgeting
• Responsible for operational budgeting and strategy
• Member of the Tivoli commercial management team

Copenhagen Area, Denmark

The wagamama franchise is in Denmark owned and operated by the amusement park Tivoli A/S, whom I, in the summer of 2014, joined in the position of general manager for the wagamama restaurants i Denmark. The purpose of the position was to start the roll out of the brand in Denmark, which occurred with the opening of the second wagamama, at the end of August.

Winkfield Road Windsor Berkshire

• This new 150 bedroom LEGO themed leisure hotel opened in the spring of 2012, and I joint the hotel in September 2012 as head of food & beverage. The hotel is build as part of the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, with private.
• 5 direct reporting managers and 1 administrator
• Responsible for Food & Beverage budgeting and delivery
• Managing CAPEX and general maintenance investments
• Driving the highest standards for food safety Biggest achievements: Increasing the average spend per guest by 20% within one year, by utilizing the restaurants capacity more efficiently and improving sales techniques.

Billund, Denmark

• In LEGOLAND Billund the F&B department consisted of 38 outlets spread throughout the park. Available are la carte restaurants, buffet restaurants and quick food in the form of burgers, sandwiches, fish and chips and.
• Manager for 13 outlets including 2 large restaurant
• Responsible for recruitment and training
• Development of a project model
• Responsible for sales and execution of group eventsBiggest achievement: Changing a café restaurant to an Italian Pizza & Pasta restaurant, which resulted in a large revenue increase.

• Yellow hotel was a small spa & wellness hotel with 26 rooms, with Danish quality gourmet food.
• Management responsibility for 10 permanent employees and 12 call in employees
• Composition of menus, wines and cocktails according to the seasons
• Budget responsibility
• Staff planning
• Responsible for hiring and layoffs

Vejle Area, Denmark

• Restaurant Baroli was a newly constituted restaurant, in the centre of Vejle. I was part of the start-up of this new fusion cuisine concept kitchen and cocktail lounge bar.
• Management responsibility for 12 permanent employees and 22 call in employees
• Composition of menus, wines and cocktails according to the seasons
• Ordering and budget responsibility
• Staff planning, training & salary management
• Responsible for hiring and layoffs Biggest achievement: started as bar manager and moved up to restaurant manager within 3 months.

Merlin Management Programe, Business Administration And Management, General

Project Management, Project Management