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Doha / GCC

New: AI services for restaurants, hotels and events

Forecast covers, price your menu and read every guest review in English and Arabic.

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We solve the operational challenges so you can focus on what matters most.

  • Streamlined operations
  • Practical solutions
  • Expert partnership
  • More time for what counts
  • Exceptional guest experiences

LM F&B Solutions works with restaurants, cafés, hotels and events across GCC / Europe / South America, from the first sketch to the first service and beyond.

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Who we work with

  • Accor
  • Eric Kayser
  • Chedi Hospitality
  • Hilton

Trusted by leading names in hospitality.

Portrait of Laurent Milliasseau
Laurent Milliasseau · Founder

Who we are

Laurent Milliasseau

An F&B mogul with more than 25 years in luxury hospitality and stand-alone restaurants, with experience across the USA, South America, Europe and the GCC.

25+Years in luxury hospitality
4Regions: USA · South America · Europe · GCC
  • Brand acquisition
  • Forbes standards
  • Curated pop-ups
  • Concept launch
  • AI support
  • Financial support

“International experience has taught me to understand operations from the inside, identify what holds them back, and deliver practical, sustainable solutions that create lasting value.”

Work with Laurent

What we do

Engage us for one stage or the whole journey. Every project ends with documents your team can run with.

AI

AI solutions

Forecasting, AI menu engineering, recipe costing, guest review insights and booking assistants, set up for your venue and your team.

Forecast · Price · ServeExplore AI

Franchise

Franchise sourcing

We bring international F&B brands to new markets and match them with the right local partners: brand search, feasibility study, franchisor introduction and negotiation, then localisation and opening.

Match · Assess · Negotiate · LaunchSee the case study

Launch

Pre-opening & launch

We transform underused spaces into vibrant destinations by matching the right brand, location and concept to create places where guests want to stop, stay and spend.

Typical 16 weeksEnquire

Events

Concept studio

We bring fashion and luxury brands into hospitality. Every partnership is chosen to protect the brand's luxury credibility and create meaningful experiences for guests, from perfume lounges to seasonal pop-ups.

Fashion · Luxury · HospitalityEnquire

Operations

Operations & profitability

F&B audits, cost control, mystery dining, service standards and turnaround plans managers can sustain.

Audit to action planEnquire
Maison Kayser storefront at Doha Oasis, Doha

Case study · Doha Oasis, Doha

Bringing Eric Kayser to Doha

Eric Kayser is the Parisian artisan bakery, known around the world as Maison Kayser for its naturally leavened breads and French pastries. LM F&B Solutions brought the brand to Doha.

Brand
Eric Kayser, Artisan Boulanger, Paris
Market
Doha, Qatar
Location
Doha Oasis
Service
Franchise sourcing & launch
  • The goal. Bring an authentic French bakery experience to Doha without losing what makes the brand special.
  • Our role. Connecting the brand with the local market, aligning partners and guiding the project from agreement to opening.
  • The result. A Maison Kayser bakery-café at Doha Oasis, with bilingual Arabic and English branding and the brand's Paris standards.
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Le Petit Camion beach kiosk in front of The Chedi hotel, Doha

Case study · The Chedi, Doha

Le Petit Camion by the beach at The Chedi

We brought Le Petit Camion to key locations at The Chedi hotel, including a beachfront kiosk serving refreshing drinks steps from the sea, opening new revenue streams for the hotel.

Brand
Le Petit Camion
Partner
The Chedi hotel
Location
Beachfront & key hotel spots
Service
Brand placement & new revenue
  • The goal. Turn underused outdoor spaces into places guests want to stop, sip and stay.
  • Our role. Matching the right brand to the hotel, choosing key locations and guiding the concept to opening.
  • The result. A charming beachside kiosk that adds a new revenue stream and a fresh experience for hotel guests and visitors.
Grow your hotel's revenue

Our priorities

Beat nearby restaurants using AI

With the rise of technology, restaurants can now use voice AI to automate tasks such as taking orders and answering customer inquiries.

Creativity

Concepts with a clear point of view. We design around the guest you want to attract and the story only your venue can tell.

Precision

Every recipe costed, every station mapped, every standard written down. Consistency is what turns a first visit into a habit.

Hospitality

Service that feels personal at scale, from an intimate dinner to a wedding for a thousand guests.

Profitability

Food cost, labour and prime cost tracked against clear targets, so creativity pays for itself.

We work closely with owners to make every venue an unforgettable experience

01 · WEEKS 1–2

Discover

Site visit, market review, owner goals, budget and a first financial model.

02 · WEEKS 3–6

Design

Concept book, menu drafts and tastings, kitchen flow, service style, costed recipes.

03 · WEEKS 7–14

Build

Suppliers, hiring, SOPs and training, systems and AI setup, launch plan.

04 · WEEKS 15–16+

Launch

Friends and family, soft opening, then 90 days of reviews against cost and guest targets.

AI services

We choose tools that fit your operation, connect them to your POS and booking data, and train your managers to act on what they show.

Donut chart: 40% of global companies use AI in their business
40%of companies

AI adoption

40% of all global companies already use AI in their business.

In hospitality, the gap is widening between venues that forecast, price and listen with data and those that still work from instinct. We help F&B teams close it with tools that fit the way they already work.

Start with an AI readiness workshop
Forecast

Cover & demand forecasting

Covers by day and daypart from bookings, seasonality, Ramadan and event calendars. Prep and rotas follow.

Menu

AI menu engineering

Weekly Stars, Plowhorses, Puzzles and Dogs from POS and recipe data, with pricing and placement advice.

Cost

Recipe costing & inventory

Costs update when supplier prices change. Waste tracking and smarter par levels.

Guests

Review intelligence

English and Arabic reviews summarised into themes, sentiment and actions per outlet.

Service

Guest assistants

Booking, event enquiry and menu assistants for your website and WhatsApp, in your brand voice.

Team

Training & SOP copilots

Standards, recipes and allergen data your staff can ask about during onboarding and on shift.

Content

Menu & proposal copy

Bilingual menu descriptions, event proposals and social content, drafted fast and refined by people.

Start

AI readiness workshop

A half-day session for owners and managers to map where AI saves time and money.

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Ready to open, refresh or grow your venue? Tell us about your project and timeline, and we will take care of the rest.

  • Mail us and we'll be in touch
    laurentmilliasseau@yahoo.fr
  • Based in
    Doha, Qatar
    Projects across GCC / Europe / South America
  • We work in
    English · Français · Español · العربية