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Eric Faber
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The Path
The supply side of hospitality runs on categories most diners never see: disposables, packaging, brokerage, and the advisory work that keeps operators moving. Eric Faber built his career inside that infrastructure, moving from purchasing to sales, then into consulting and ownership. Today, that span is reflected in his roles as founder and Principal Advisor at The Consultancy, LLC, and as founder and CEO of U.S. Restaurant Consultants. At the start of that work, the buyer’s desk mattered. At S.E. Rykoff, Eric Faber served as Disposables Buyer from 1981–1983, a position rooted in procurement, product knowledge, and the daily needs of foodservice operators. From there, he moved into co-founding WinCup (1983–1987), shifting from buying to building, and learning the commercial pressures that shape supply. Sales and marketing widened the view. At Scott Paper – Foodservice Division, Eric Faber was VP Sales & marketing from 1986–1989, then became partner / Packaging Rep & broker at West Pac Sales (1989–1993). Those years placed him between manufacturers and operators, where category knowledge has to travel through relationship work, distribution realities, and the practical language of the trade. From 1994 onward, the work moved into his own companies. Since 1994, Eric Faber has been founder & ceo of Packaging Resources, and in 1997 he founded and became ceo of U.S. Restaurant Consultants. The sequence matters: packaging, then restaurant consulting, each role extending the same operating logic into a broader advisory practice. His later roles followed the same pattern of applied counsel. Since 2017, Eric Faber has been founder & ceo of U.S. Food Truck Consultants and Principal Advisor of Construction Risk & Resolution. He is also founder & Principal Advisor of The Consultancy, LLC. Across those titles, the common thread is operational guidance—helping businesses address the mechanics that sit beneath a concept, from supply to project risk to restaurant execution.
The Work Today
In current practice, Eric Faber works at the intersection of packaging, disposables, restaurant consulting, and broader advisory services. As founder and Principal Advisor at The Consultancy, LLC and founder and CEO of U.S. Restaurant Consultants, he operates in the part of hospitality where planning, sourcing, and problem-solving have to align before service can do its job. His career reads as a progression through the trade’s working layers: buyer, co-founder, sales leader, broker, and consultant. From S.E. Rykoff through WinCup, Scott Paper – Foodservice Division, and West Pac Sales, then into Packaging Resources, U.S. Restaurant Consultants, U.S. Food Truck Consultants, Construction Risk & Resolution, and The Consultancy, LLC, Eric Faber has stayed close to the practical systems that keep restaurants supplied and functioning.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
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What is Eric Faber's current role?
As of 2026, Eric Faber is Founder and Principal Advisor.
Where did Eric Faber work before?
Eric Faber's earlier career included S.E. Rykoff, WinCup, and Scott Paper – Foodservice Division.
