DN Hospitality

Enriching every meal with welcoming, high-quality, Foodservice & Hospitality

Our vast consulting experience across all food sectors leverages long standing connections & partnerships – and our unique and in-depth knowledge of equipment, systems & processes drives operational efficiency.

Chefs have on-the-ground experience; understanding processes, workflows and challenges that food service, acute care facilities, long-term care, and retirement communities face. DN Hospitality shares years of insight, helping organizations improve exponentially. We provide consultation services designed to take your hospitality business from satisfactory to exemplary!

Niagara Made with Ruth Unrau.

Ruth speaks to Daryl Neamtu about his journey from Chef to Corporate Chef/Consultant.

CTV Morning Live!

Working to improve food services within the Retirement Community.

Thanking essential workers with some free comfort food.

Chef Daryl: Your Partner in Hospitality

Daryl Neamtu, the founder of DN Hospitality, is vastly experienced in hospitality consultation and the hospitality/ food business. Having worked in professional kitchens since the age of 12, Daryl thoroughly understands that true hospitality is founded on genuine relationships.

Having worked in the hospitality industry on an international level, Daryl’s first-hand experience with food service and day-to-day operations gives him wide ranging insight. When consulting with clients, Daryl uses this 28-year background as a chef to effectively pinpoint opportunities to improve food quality, nutrition, service, and profitability.

“I want to inspire and lead team members to create a hospitality revolution within the long-term care and retirement culinary business, one that has never been seen before. Our goal? Delicious, nutritious food, and a warm, welcoming hospitality experience – consistently.” – Daryl

When "Just Fine" Isn't Good Enough Anymore

We refuse to settle for food that’s just fine. We can do better.

DN Hospitality provides consultation services that will take your hospitality business from satisfactory to exemplary. Chefs in particular have a wealth of on-the-ground experience; they understand the processes, workflows, and challenges that long-term care homes and retirement facilities face. That’s why Daryl began DN Hospitality – he knew his insight could help LTC and retirement facilities improve exponentially.

Having worked in the hospitality industry on an international level, Daryl’s first-hand experience with food service and day-to-day operations gives him incredible insight. When consulting with clients, Daryl uses this 28-year background as a chef to effectively pinpoint opportunities to improve food quality, nutrition, and service.

Services

SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT

Relationship building for administrators, executive directors, dietary managers, culinary directors & frontline staff.

Audits and onsite reviews (LTC, Ret, Acute) of the day-to-day duties and actions within the Hospitality sectors for labour and food cost reduction processes or to implement training procedures.

Kitchen set up & design/innovation and a strong understanding of technology within current food service sectors.

Commercial kitchen equipment procurement.

Health & safety, WHMIS, safe food handling, and customer service programs.

Training/Process videos specific to your needs to help speed up the onboarding process and assist with risk management.

General Manager assistance.

Chemical consolidation and proficiency.

Housekeeping schedules.

Housekeeping job routines.

Public Health standard compliance.

Dining Room service training and standards RET and LTC.

Food waste reduction.

Labour Reallocation/ Reduction.

MENU & RECIPES

Recipe creation for budget accountability and ease of use for team members.

Menu building with dietician approval so residents/patients can receive safe and nutritious food consistently/meet government standards for nutrition.

Training materials for team members with duty sign-off for accountability and skillsgrowth.

Fresh cook recipes for all styles of Hospitality including LTC, Retirement and Acute Care.

EQUIPMENT

Specific Rational Combi oven support, training, and recipe/matrix creation for team members.

Food Equipment Sales and marketing support.

Recipe testing on numerous sources of kitchen equipment (Technical and non-Technical).

Specific programs for altering retherm-styled acute care to a fresh cook model.

Specific Rational Combi oven and IVARIO support, training, and recipe/matrix creation for team members.

Smart kitchen assistance and design

Convotherm Training & System/Menu Development / Training

SALES & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Food Sales & Marketing Support mainly within healthcare, but not limited to other sectors of Hospitality.

Ability to launch new food products mainly within healthcare, but not limited to other sectors of hospitality.

Creation of sales and marketing materials for food product lines.

Food or Equipment product demonstrations for all market segments of Hospitality.

Online marketing videos to promote products for any area of Hospitality.

Corporate chef support/ duties for food sales & marketing companies.

MANUFACTURING

Process review for food manufacturing facilities.

Recipe testing on Rational Combi oven or IVARIO units.

Food Product Evaluation & Focus Group Sessions.

Recipe/product development, testing/vetting.

Clients

The Merchant Ale House

My name is John Tiffin and I’ve owned and operated The Merchant Ale House in St Catharines for 18 years now. We are a brewpub that produces our own unique lagers and ales in house. We also extend our efforts in our kitchen producing fresh, scratch cooked items

I had the opportunity to employ Daryl as our executive chef early in our venture and have watched him grow and excel in the culinary world. Daryl’s never shied away from new technology and products to aid in the efficiency of any operation.

Late last year I worked with Daryl and his company DN Hospitality for the installation of a Rational oven. He worked hard talking to both Rational and Avondale on our behalf. Daryl handled our start up and employee training and was even available to help me out on a Saturday when I had questions on cooking some prime ribs for a Christmas party that evening.

I look forward to working with Daryl and DN Hospitality on our future projects as we continue to grow The Merchant Ale House. I would recommend DN Hospitality’s services to anyone within the hospitality business as his expertise, follow up skills, and personality are aligned with the actual meaning of hospitality.

John Tiffin

The Merchant Ale House

Avondale Restaurant Equipment

Daryl was vital to the growth of our relationship with that company and helped us both develop and enhance our services both at the consultant level and with the end-user. Daryl was a natural fit to our dealership because of his full service based approach. We worked with Daryl to help build our relationships with manufacturers, mainly Rational Canada, as well as relationships with clients on an individual basis, which we continue to enjoy today.

Tim Hicks

Henry Burris

Canadian Food & Wine Institute

I’ve known Daryl for twenty three years, since the time I first moved to Niagara to open On The Twenty Restaurant in Jordan, Ontario. In that time I have mentored him as he moved through his post-secondary training and worked in a variety of kitchens, from restaurants and hotels to the cruise ship industry. His move into Long Term Care was timely and he has gained expertise in the business with his keen attention to creativity in the kitchen, technology, communications, service, and always keeping the spirit of hospitality. Daryl has the ability to train and motivate cooks and dietary managers to achieve the best possible food for the resident’s needs.

Michael Olson, Professor

Canadian Food & Wine Institute