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John Nessel

Senior Advisor at The Business Exchange

Hingham, MA Website 781.910.7532
Updated September 2026

About

John Nessel serves as Senior Advisor at The Business Exchange and lives in Sandwich, MA. He represents restaurant and hospitality sellers planning exits and buyers pursuing acquisitions across Cape Cod & Islands and South Shore. He heads Restaurant Resource Group as President, providing hospitality financial consulting and advisory services since 1998. He provides QuickBooks setup, training, support, startup financial plans, feasibility plans, valuations, and food and beverage cost controls. He also created, owned, and operated restaurants spanning full service dining and fast casual formats. He co-founded Nessel & Wilking Commercial Group and V/T Commercial Real Estate, both in Burlington, Vermont. His brokerage background spans hospitality, industrial and office leasing, and sales of owner occupied and investment real estate. He founded Boston's Aesops Bagels chain, which had an affiliated wholesale manufacturing business. That business sold to all the major New England food service distributors. He earned a BS from Cornell University and an MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida.

Who is a good fit for John Nessel

  • Restaurant and hospitality owners planning an exit in Cape Cod & Islands or South Shore.
  • Buyers seeking restaurant or hospitality acquisitions.
  • Hospitality operators seeking financial consulting, QuickBooks support, feasibility planning, valuations, or food and beverage cost controls.

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Frequently Asked Questions

John Nessel specializes in restaurant and hospitality brokerage and advisory services. He represents owners planning exits and buyers seeking acquisitions across Cape Cod & Islands and South Shore.

John Nessel serves as President of Restaurant Resource Group, providing hospitality financial consulting and advisory services since 1998. He offers QuickBooks accounting setup, training, and support. He also provides startup financial plans, feasibility plans, valuations, and food and beverage cost controls.

John Nessel created, owned, and operated restaurants ranging from full service dining to fast casual. He founded the Boston based Aesops Bagels chain with an affiliated wholesale manufacturing business. Through that business, he sold to all the major New England food service distributors.

John Nessel co-founded Nessel & Wilking Commercial Group and V/T Commercial Real Estate in Burlington, Vermont. He specialized in hospitality brokerage, industrial and office leasing, and sales of owner occupied and investment real estate.

John Nessel earned a BS degree from Cornell University. He also earned an MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida.

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