Latest Testimonials

Pacific Enterprise Bank

"The depth of the financial information and understanding of the business from a financial point of view presented by Scott Armstrong in the recent loan package were the best I have ever seen."

-Brian Halle, President, Pacific Enterprise Bank

FoodPower

"I have had the pleasure of working with Scott Armstrong on several occasions with various restaurant clients. His body of work and experience with restaurants is impressive and has proven to be valuable to FoodPower especially in today's marketplace.

Scott has worked intimately with the back of the house to manage food and labor costs and with the front of the house managing labor to optimize service and grow the business.

As the CFO of multiple restaurants he has created valuable assessment tools to integrate the POS systems with the office and lead the companies on a path of growth. He has created valuable labor management systems for the internal operation to ease the workload of the internal staff and has successfully applied for loans and structured assets for survival in a down economy. It is rare to find a resource like Armstrong with the Harvard Business acumen for restaurants and the patience to relate effectively at all levels. "

-Phyllis Ann Marshall, FoodPower

Professional Background

Scott D. Armstrong

After retiring in 2015 and moving from California to Wilmington, North Carolina, Scott is currently doing consulting as The Restaurant Wizard. After a Harvard MBA in Finance and Strategic Planning, Scott has had 35 years of experience in the restaurant industry at the Director of Planning level or above including CFO of an early restaurant food delivery company. In addition, he has started several businesses to improve restaurant profitability and manage the restaurant administration functions, such as Accounting and Human Resources. He excels in planning and financial analysis including calculating returns on investment to anticipate and manage the many challenges facing the restaurant industry. He also can help maximize profit.