Meet Steve
Steve Dillberg. Founder of Full Plate Intelligence and founding partner of Schofer Dillberg & Company.
Every restaurant has a story.
The numbers simply tell it.
Independent restaurants are among the most demanding businesses in the world to build. Every day owners make hundreds of decisions that determine whether their business grows, struggles, or thrives.
For more than twenty-five years, I’ve had the privilege of helping owners navigate those decisions.
Not from theory. From real businesses. Real restaurants. Real conversations.
BETTER DECISIONSstart with better information.
INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTSdeserve enterprise-level financial intelligence.
COMPLEX NUMBERSshould be simple to understand.
EVERY RECOMMENDATIONshould be practical enough to use tomorrow.Founder & Partner
Schofer Dillberg & Company, Inc.
I’m a founding partner of Schofer Dillberg & Company, a boutique CPA firm specializing in restaurants, hospitality, and high-net-worth individuals.
Our firm believes exceptional advice comes from understanding the business behind the numbers, not simply preparing tax returns or financial statements.
Every engagement begins with one question:
Why I Started
Full Plate Intelligence
Over the years I noticed a pattern.
The same questions kept coming up.
The answers existed.
They just weren’t accessible.
Large restaurant groups have teams of analysts, CFOs, benchmarking data, and sophisticated reporting. Independent operators rarely do.
Full Plate Intelligence
was created to change that.
My goal is to give independent restaurant owners access to practical financial intelligence: through weekly insights, benchmarking, conversations with industry leaders, and tools that help them make better decisions with confidence.
Same passion.
Smarter decisions.
What I Help Restaurants Do
- Restaurant consulting & operational strategy
- Financial reporting & close process
- Tax compliance & proactive tax planning
- Cash flow optimization
- Restaurant benchmarking & KPIs
- Investor & lender relations
- Financial forecasting & scenario planning
- Lease negotiations & occupancy strategy
- Acquisitions & transaction advisory
- Succession planning & ownership transitions
When I’m Not at the Office
I’m a husband to Nicole and proud dad to our three girls: Delaney, Isla, and Nora.
They remind me every day that the best businesses aren’t built to consume our lives. They’re built to support them.
My Philosophy
The numbers aren’t the goal. They’re the roadmap. Every plate tells a financial story. My job is helping restaurant owners understand it.
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