Charles’ connections into the hospitality industry and his active involvement mean that you have an advisor who goes beyond basic legal transactions into other areas that will affect the success of your business.
PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard): The intricacies of credit card security issues are a significant challenge for the Hospitality Industry as data security breaches and credit card penalties/costs present one of the greatest exposures to liability restaurants must confront as hackers zero in on restaurants. But Charles, recognized as a national PCI-DSS compliance expert, is a great resource: an advocate for breached restaurants; a consultant to the National Restaurant Association and State Restaurant Associations as well as POS manufacturers/system distributors and card processors. You can tap into his expertise to ensure your business is consistently in compliance. Need to educate your staff? Charles has developed a number of seminars on a variety of PCI and security compliance issues.
Growth Management: Emerging restaurant chains have special needs as they pursue growth. Hoff Hospitality creates winning legal and growth strategies and the proper corporate structures necessary to pave the way for future capital infusion and capitalize on opportunities for organic growth, franchising, completing acquisitions, and licensing.
Chains and Multi-units – Larger businesses with multiple locations have a host of special challenges. With his experience on senior management teams integrating legal strategies with other business disciplines around the table, Charles understands how to distill legal issues down for more efficient operations and decision making. In addition, he has the agility to work on regulatory complexities from franchising to labor laws. Getting ready to franchise? Charles’ network of franchising specialists, accounting and financial experts gives you the expertise needed to fuel growth.
Menu Labeling: With the constantly evolving nature of menu labeling, compliance can be frustrating. Hoff Hospitality assists chains around the country to navigate the maze of rules in ways that are sensible from both business and scientific perspectives.
Business Investment and Funding: Contacts and relationships with funding sources and potential investors is a feature that distinguishes Charles Hoff from others in the hospitality law community. Whether a one restaurant company or a national chain, he can help them connect with funding sources that can boost the growth needed for success.
Partnerships with “Personalities”: Charles’ expertise in helping clients create partnerships ensures that Operating and Shareholder agreements are structured to cover all participants, and manage the various “personalities” among the company’s principles. These subtleties are vital during good times and especially during the bad times when partnerships are put under great duress.
Products and Services: Charles and his team have created a number of innovative training programs, and have software development capabilities for the hospitality industry. Contact us for more information about how our specialized solutions can enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your company’s operations, sales, and security. If your staff and management team need expert training on a variety of hot button legal issues, the Hoff Hospitality team can create customized education programs.
The Network: Finding trustworthy vendors, suppliers and other resources can be a time-consuming and frustrating experience. Bad choices can be costly. Charles and his team, thanks to years in the industry, can provide reliable contacts ranging from architects to interior designers to accountants and real estate brokers.
