Anonymous service diagnostics, operational integrity testing and frontline training — combined in one engagement. Based in Nairobi. Serving Kenya and East Africa.
We are the only consultancy in East Africa that combines anonymous service diagnostics with operational integrity testing — in a single engagement.
White Glove Consultancy was founded by Josephine Gacau — a hospitality professional trained in the USA's most prestigious fine dining environments, equivalent to Michelin-starred standards in Europe. She worked at James Beard Award-recognised Bluebeard Restaurant and high-volume corporate dining at Yard House in Indianapolis, consistently generating USD 2,500+ in section revenue per shift.
Returning to Nairobi, she saw a clear gap: Kenyan hospitality businesses had no access to the kind of floor-level, anonymous performance intelligence that drives real behaviour change. Mystery shopping existed — but it stopped at the report. Nobody fixed what they found.
White Glove is different. We visit anonymously as real guests. We score every touchpoint. We return to train the team on what we found. And if integrity is a concern — we test that too, with controlled scenarios that reveal exactly what is happening when the owner is not present.
"Your guests are experiencing your business every day without you. White Glove shows you what they are experiencing — and gives your team the tools to make it exceptional."
Each service is designed to work independently or as part of a comprehensive engagement. Every engagement begins and ends with your real guest experience.
Traditional forensic firms review financial records after fraud has already occurred. White Glove catches behaviour as it happens — before it enters any system.
The average Nairobi F&B operation loses between 5–15% of annual revenue to undetected leakage. White Glove finds it.
We verify that every transaction — card, M-PESA or cash — is handled correctly and transparently. Irregularities are identified, classified and documented.
We identify where money is leaving your business outside of your knowledge. Every discrepancy is quantified and presented with evidence.
We verify that what reaches the bill matches what was ordered and consumed. Discrepancies — however small — are flagged with full documentation.
We assess your operation's vulnerability to internal and external integrity risks and produce a classified Risk Heat Map for your eyes only.
We observe staff conduct across multiple scenarios and time periods to identify patterns that no CCTV or financial record would reveal.
Every result below is real. Client details are anonymised by agreement. Metrics are drawn directly from our intelligence reports and post-engagement assessments.
A clear, structured process with no ambiguity. You know exactly what happens at every stage — and when.
Every engagement is scoped and priced based on your property, team size and specific objectives. Book a discovery call and we will recommend the right level for you.
White Glove engagements are executed by a network of trained anonymous auditors across Nairobi — none of whom are known to your staff or operation. That's what makes the intelligence real.
"Our auditors are not consultants who walk in with clipboards. They are trained professionals who sit at your tables, order from your menu, pay your bills — and see everything your staff do when they believe no one is watching."
Josephine built her craft in America's most demanding hospitality environments — the equivalent of Michelin-starred operations in Europe. She worked at James Beard Award-recognised Bluebeard Restaurant and high-volume corporate dining at Yard House in Indianapolis, where she consistently generated USD 2,500+ in section revenue per shift.
Returning to Nairobi, she identified a gap no one had filled: East Africa had no anonymous, floor-level performance intelligence service. She built White Glove to close it — combining the diagnostic rigour of US hospitality standards with deep understanding of the East African market.
Josephine leads every engagement personally — from the anonymous visit through to the floor training that follows it.
Lynette brings academic rigour and sharp observational instinct to every White Glove audit. A graduate of Strathmore University's highly regarded Hospitality Management programme, she combines formal training in service standards, operations and guest experience with a natural aptitude for field intelligence.
As a Field Auditor, Lynette conducts anonymous mystery guest visits with precision — documenting every service touchpoint, interaction and operational detail with the kind of methodical eye that turns observation into actionable intelligence.
Her work ensures that every White Glove report reflects not just what happened, but exactly what it means for the business.
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This is a real extract from a White Glove Intelligence Report — client details anonymised. It shows you exactly what we find, how we score it, and what we recommend. Six pages including the Service Scorecard, Revenue Leakage Analysis and Integrity Risk Heat Map.
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Whether you are a restaurant owner concerned about service consistency, a hotel manager worried about integrity, or a multi-location group looking to standardise performance — White Glove has an engagement designed for you.
Every enquiry is handled with complete confidentiality. We do not disclose client names or engagement details to any third party.