Five bodies of knowledge. One advisory practice.
Everything published here — briefs, reports, frameworks, analysis, and editorial — draws from the same source: documented operator economics and market data from chains that have entered, expanded, or exited in European markets.
58 chain profiles, structured for due diligence.
Per-chain dossiers covering site curve, capital architecture, operations, external forces, and the strategic read for incoming and incumbent operators. DACH-focused, investor-grade.
Browse briefs →Pattern Analysis Reports2 full-length reports on DACH expansion patterns.
Cross-pattern synthesis drawing on the complete DACH entry dataset — 80+ brands, 14 structural patterns, 1968 to present. Built for chains, PE, and food-industry decision-makers.
View reports →HERI-40 · ORS · MTS
The three scoring frameworks behind every engagement. Reproducible, auditable, calibrated against documented transactions 2018–2025. An operator can compute the score with data already on hand.
Read the framework →Deep Analysis42 research articles and applied frameworks.
Sectional research — the HERI-40 framework in full, ORS and MTS deep dives, worked examples, and pattern analysis. Read in sequence or by dimension.
Browse analysis →Perspectives21 founder notes from the chain growth front line.
Operator-grounded reads on chain growth, expansion failures, and what we learn from 50+ global foodservice cases — from Michael Krause, Founder.
Read perspectives →