Author Profile · ORBIS AI

Temo Benidze

Founder and CEO of ORBIS AI. Georgia's first certified sommelier. Former resort CEO. Hospitality college founder. Published author. 30-year veteran of international fine dining.

Hospitality Tenure

30 years across Georgia, Brazil, and Manhattan. Every position from busser to General Manager to CEO.

Sommelier Certification

First certified sommelier in Georgia. Certified 2005. Wine and beverage program design across multiple markets.

Executive Leadership

General Manager and CEO of multi-location resorts, hotels, and restaurant groups. Multi-currency, multi-language operations.

Education

Founder of a hospitality college. Designed curriculum for service, beverage, and operations.

Published Work

Author of multiple works on hospitality management and service philosophy. Languages: English, Russian, Georgian, Portuguese, Spanish.

ORBIS AI

Founder & CEO, 2024 - present. Built every product, wrote every word on this site, reviews every customer interaction.

Editorial standards for this site

Every page on orbis.restaurant is written and edited by Temo Benidze. The Codex (FAQ) is reviewed and updated as the product evolves. Every claim about restaurant operations comes from direct experience, not market research.

Numbers and statistics on this site are either from primary internal data or attributed to their public source. Where we have not yet shipped a number we can defend, we say so directly rather than fabricate one.

Areas of expertise

Restaurant P&L, prime cost control, supplier negotiation, invoice audit
Multi-unit operations, hotel and resort general management
Sommelier-level wine and beverage program design
Hospitality compliance: labor law, licensing, health code
Service philosophy and front-of-house leadership
AI agents for hospitality (LLM-driven, WhatsApp-delivered)
Hospitality education and curriculum design

Where I've worked

Georgia, Brazil, and Manhattan, in venues ranging from independent restaurants to multi-location resorts and hotel groups. The decisions on this site come from running these places, not from observing them.

Why I built ORBIS

I built ORBIS because no system existed that understood what actually happens between 8 and 11 PM on a Saturday. Software in this industry was built by people who had never worked a Friday closing shift. So I built one for the people who have. Read the full manifesto.

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