Hospitality operations · AI · technology

Better hospitality decisions start with operations.

We help hospitality and tourism businesses improve operations, adopt AI and technology with clarity, create better guest experiences and build stronger businesses.

25+Years in international hospitality
Europe & Middle EastInternational project experience
20+Michelin-starred chefs coordinated across international events
30+Hospitality brand collaborations

Selected experience

Valtur
Nicolaus
Lagardère Travel Retail
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai
AMA Catering
Italian Hospitality Services
Gulfood
Le Papere
PappaRoti

Selected professional experience and project involvement. Logos are shown for identification only and do not imply sponsorship, endorsement or a current client relationship.

The challenge

Technology is abundant. Clarity is not.

Hospitality leaders are asked to improve margins, modernise operations and adopt AI while protecting the guest experience and keeping teams aligned.

We bring operator experience and independent judgment to the table, helping you identify the real issue, choose the right path and turn decisions into execution.

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Advisory areas

Where strategy meets operations

Build a stronger operation. Make better decisions.

01

Operations & Performance

Clarify priorities, strengthen operating systems and turn standards into consistent execution.

02

AI & Technology Advisory

Translate operational needs into practical technology choices, without starting from the software.

03

Transformation & Implementation

Guide change from decision to adoption, aligning leaders, teams, partners and measurable outcomes.

04

Executive & Growth Advisory

Support founders and senior leaders with positioning, partnerships, business development, digital presence and strategic judgment.

Special capability

Special Projects & Executive Advisory

Selected advisory support for high-impact hospitality and tourism initiatives, from concept development, luxury openings and restaurant repositioning to senior talent and specialist networks, strategic chef collaborations, flagship events and complex operational transformation.

For projects that require senior judgement, industry relationships and the ability to turn an ambitious vision into disciplined execution.

Concepts, openings & repositioningSenior talent and specialist networksFlagship events & strategic collaborations

How we work

Independent advice.
Practical execution.

  1. 01

    Understand

    Start with the business, the operation and the people, not a predefined solution.

  2. 02

    Decide

    Define the real priority, evaluate the options and choose the right path with clarity.

  3. 03

    Build

    Bring together the right expertise, systems and partners for the specific challenge.

  4. 04

    Execute

    Stay close to implementation so decisions become adoption, performance and lasting change.

JLC Operational Diagnostics

Start with the problem. Find the right next step.

Short, independent assessments designed to identify operational friction, risk and improvement opportunities before considering any solution or partner.

01

Guest Feedback & Experience

Are guest reviews and surveys driving operational improvement, or simply creating more data?

Review how guest feedback is collected, interpreted and turned into operational action.

02

Food Safety & HACCP

How controlled, visible and efficient is your food safety system?

Assess temperature monitoring, HACCP documentation, traceability, corrective actions and management visibility.

JLC Partner Ecosystem

Selected expertise. Independent judgement.

JLC brings independent judgement to every recommendation. Operational clarity and business relevance come first, never technology on its own. We combine operator experience, specialist relationships and practical implementation capability, selecting partners only when they fit the client's needs.

Selected Solution Partners

Fit-led specialist solutions for clearly defined operational and commercial needs.

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TERSA
Digital HACCP & Voice-Based Compliance

Tersa

Tersa digitises HACCP through voice-based workflows that make checks easier to complete and verify. Restaurants, hotels and foodservice groups can manage traceability, registers, labels and non-conformities with less manual administration, while managers gain clearer evidence and multi-location visibility.

RestaurantsHotelsFoodservice groupsMulti-site compliance
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04
Energy Renovation Studio
Energy Efficiency & Sustainability ROI

Energy Renovation Studio

Energy Renovation Studio helps hospitality owners assess energy savings, operational impact and investment clarity. From photovoltaics and heat pumps to incentives and funding, it turns technical options into disciplined business cases with a clearer view of feasibility, ROI and long-term asset value.

Hotels & resortsEnergy-intensive assetsMountain & wellnessHotel groups
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05
Net Affinity and Smarthotel
Connected Hotel Technology & Commercial Growth

Net Affinity / Smarthotel

Net Affinity / Smarthotel helps independent hotels, resorts and groups increase direct revenue, simplify distribution and strengthen the digital guest journey through connected hospitality technology. Its ecosystem spans booking engines, hotel websites, digital marketing, channel management, smart payments and GDS connectivity. Hotels can adopt a single solution or build an integrated technology stack aligned with their commercial goals and existing systems.

Independent hotelsHotels & resortsHotel groupsDirect revenue
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06
Customer Alliance
Guest Feedback Intelligence

Customer Alliance

Customer Alliance helps hotels and groups bring reviews, guest surveys and feedback analytics into one clearer view. Customer Alliance provides a Guest Feedback Intelligence layer.

Guest reviewsGuest surveysAI insightsMulti-property
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Selected collaborations

Trusted people to deliver with.

Selected specialist relationships that can support projects where culinary expertise, guest experience and disciplined execution need to work as one.

Specialist delivery collaborations

International Restaurant Concepts & Culinary Events Partner

Italian Hospitality Serviceswith Aira Piva

Italian Hospitality Services collaborates with Jon Lorenz Consulting on selected international hospitality projects involving restaurant concepts, culinary advisory and high-profile F&B events.

The collaboration supports projects where concept development, chef talent, guest experience and disciplined event delivery need to work together across international contexts.

Restaurant ConceptsCulinary AdvisoryInternational EventsGuest Experience
Bespoke Catering & Event Delivery Partner

AMA Cateringwith Alessandro Mazzone

AMA Catering collaborates with Jon Lorenz Consulting on selected catering and special-event projects where culinary quality, personalised service and operational coordination are central to the guest experience.

Rooted in North-East Italy and active across premium private, corporate and hospitality events, AMA brings specialist execution capability to projects requiring refined service delivery.

Bespoke CateringSpecial EventsPremium ServiceNorthern Italy

Experience in action

Credibility built in the field.

Selected field experience across hospitality initiatives and major international events, combining operator judgement, specialist relationships and practical implementation.

Jon Lorenz on stage with Michelin-starred chef Carlo Cracco and football legend Francesco Totti at Food for Champions
Major international eventFood for Champions · Globe Soccer Awards, Dubai
Jon Lorenz with two chefs at an international culinary event in Dubai
Culinary networkInternational culinary event · Dubai
01 · Hospitality initiative

Building talent, partnerships and an international platform.

Co-organised by Jon Lorenz and chef Aira Piva to support emerging culinary talent from Dubai's hotel industry, the initiative culminated in a live final at Electrolux Professional in Italy.

International initiativeIndustry partnershipsTalent development
02 · Major international event

Co-creating the concept. Directing the operation.

Co-creator & Operations Director

Presented within the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai, Food for Champions connected world-class sport and gastronomy and demanded creative vision, stakeholder coordination and precise execution.

Concept creationOperations directionInternational execution
Jon Lorenz, Hospitality Operations and AI Systems Advisor

About Jon Lorenz

Operator experience. Advisor perspective.

Giorgio Lorenzon, founder of Jon Lorenz Consulting, is a hospitality operator turned advisor, combining more than two decades of international leadership with a practical understanding of AI, technology and business transformation.

His experience spans luxury hospitality, branded foodservice concepts, multi-site F&B operations, airport hospitality and major international events across Europe and the Middle East.

Today, he helps hospitality and tourism businesses connect strategy, operations and technology, turning complex decisions into practical improvements for leaders, teams and guests.

Through a selected network of hospitality specialists and trusted technology partners, he can also support clients beyond advisory, helping them move from strategy to implementation.

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Start with a conversation

What is the decision your business needs to make next?

Let’s explore the challenge, the opportunity and whether Jon Lorenz Consulting is the right partner.

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