Operators investing in operators. Savory Fund focuses on delivering outsized returns through strategic growth and replication strategies. With more than 70 veteran restaurant operators, finance experts, and operational team members having managed 170+ restaurants in a 12-year period, Savory stands as one of the most experienced growth teams in the restaurant industry. Savory partners with high-potential restaurant concepts to deliver necessary capital, industry knowledge, and operational prowess to facilitate growth into multi-unit brands. Savory works hand in hand with brand founders to fuel growth by harnessing their passion, knowledge, and vision and merging it with the team’s proven restaurant systems. Savory specializes in taking fast casual and polished casual food and beverage concepts with between 2 and 8 locations and scales them into 30-unit+ powerhouse brands.
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Check out Savory's own Andrew K. Smith this morning on CNBC's Squawk Box, talking the restaurant landscape and consumer trends past, present, and future. Looking forward to an exciting 2025! 🤝 WATCH HERE: https://lnkd.in/gEP476Rc
Thrilled to join Becky Quick on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning to discuss consumer traffic and spending trends in the F&B industry. At Savory Fund and across our portfolio brands, we’re seeing signs of greater market stability as we head into 2025. While 2024 presented its share of challenges, I’m optimistic that 2025 will be a transitionary year—setting the stage for more consistent growth and steadier times ahead. 🚀 Check out the full segment here: https://lnkd.in/gf6d3vSE Here's to navigating the road forward together! Happy Holidays. #FoodAndBeverage #MarketTrends #Optimism2025 #CNBC #squawkbox #savoryfund #restaurants #casualdining #FSR #QSR #Hospitality #FastCasual
Refreshing take on brand refreshes from Alicia Kelso at Nation's Restaurant News! Check it out, including insights from Savory's own Andrew K. Smith.
Brands are undergoing refreshes to ‘get consumers excited again’. According to Andrew K. Smith, managing partner of Savory Fund, such efforts can generate a 10% to 20% sales lift if they’re done right http://ow.ly/PIfO105QLk1
We have loved working with the Harrison. design team on our Hash Kitchen and The Sicilian Butcher builds. Just look at how gorgeous they look next to each other in Fort Worth, Texas? 🤩 As Savory expands our concepts across the country, we're always grateful for great partners. 🤝
Scaling Success with Savory Fund: Harrison’s Role in a $50M+ Restaurant Expansion As experiential dining continues to trend, Harrison is excited to partner with Savory Fund and The Maggiore Group to expand The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, and Hash Kitchen across major U.S. markets. Backed by Savory Fund’s $50M+ combined investment in the Maggiore concepts, Harrison’s designs have been integral in scaling operations, celebrating each concept’s personality, while maintaining each brand’s unique identity. When Harrison began its partnership with Savory, there were three existing locations of The Sicilian Butcher and The Sicilian Baker within the portfolio. Recently, the Harrison designed Fort Worth, TX location opened with additional sites in Dallas, TX, San Antonio TX, and Nashville, TN slated to open in 2025. Harrison has collaborated with Savory Fund on 13 Hash Kitchen locations across 5 States to date, creating Instagrammable spaces with elements like a live DJ booth, Bloody Mary bar, and the brands first build-your-own donut bar. Hash Kitchen continues its growth with the recently opened Pearland, TX location and the soon-to-open Webster, TX and Salt Lake, UT sites. Harrison’s scalable, consumer-driven designs have been crucial in maintaining the heart of each brand while adapting them for efficient growth. Our collaboration with Savory Fund showcases how strategic design can create lasting guest experiences even at scale. To see more, check out: https://lnkd.in/g-yQXGau #DesignedByHarrison #RestaurantDesign #HospitalityDesign #TheSicilianButcher #HashKitchen #SavoryFund #ScalingSuccess #InteriorDesign #Architecture
A new Restaurantology podcast episode dropped this week! 🔥🎙 Listen to Andrew K. Smith chat with Daniel Estrada, co-founder of 86 Repairs. The two deep dive into restaurant tech, AI, hospitality, and more. Listen at the link or wherever you get your podcasts! https://lnkd.in/g3iPt8bM #restaurantology #restaurantpodcast #businesspodcast
RFDC 2024 was one for the books! Great people. Great partners. Great weather. Great brands. Great meetings. Great panels. (Special shout-out to our favorite panelists Andrew K. Smith + Shauna K. Smith. 😉) And, as always, a great host: Restaurant Finance Monitor. Thank you to everyone who took the time to dish with the Savory team these last couple days! We look forward to continuing our conversations over the coming days and months. 🤝 #rfdc #restaurantfinance #restaurantindustry
Fun to see this delicious deep dive into Savory's growth strategies. Thanks for the shout-out, Morgan Beard!
🍽️🚀 How Savory Fund Fuels Restaurant Growth 🚀🍽️ With my roots in hospitality marketing, Savory Fund’s approach to scaling restaurant brands really resonated with me. Here’s what sets them apart… Savory Fund is laser-focused on identifying and scaling emerging restaurant brands—and their track record speaks for itself. 🔍 Finding the “Cool New Kids on the Block” 🔍 Savory Fund founders, Andrew & Shauna Smith, know the F&B World. They scaled their Kneaders Franchise from 1 to 50 locations. That experience built a foundation uniquely positioned them to spot emerging restaurant concepts ready for growth. Think Mo' Bettahs , Swig, Hash Kitchen & PINCHO—all rising stars in the F&B Space. 🛠️ Operational Excellence 🛠️ What sets Savory Fund apart? They’re not just opening more locations—they’re building a sustainable growth foundation. Their focus is on driving in-store sales through operational improvements, innovative menus, and staff training before ramping up location expansion. So, if you’re keen to spot the next big restaurant concept, follow who Savory Fund is investing in and propelling through those early growth stages. 🔔 Keep an eye out for more updates on the latest Emerging Retail trends! 🔔 #SavoryFund #EmergingBrands #Hospitality #Retail #realestate
Big surprises. Big checks. Big visions. 🥢🍲 The latest episode of our Restaurantology podcast — how do the kids say? — ate and left no crumbs. 😉 You'll love this chat Andrew K. Smith had with Saigon Hustle founders Sandy Nguyen and Cassie Ghaffar. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts! https://lnkd.in/gcPDPjSq
The Mo' Bettahs ‘Ohana is growing. 🤙🏽 Savory is thrilled to announce that Blue Marlin Partners, LLC and Trive Capital have acquired a majority interest in Mo’ Bettahs. Both Savory and Mo’ Bettahs’ founders, Kimo and Kalani Mack, will retain significant minority stakes. “Mo’ Bettahs is — and always will be — one of my favorite investments we’ve ever made because of the people,” said Andrew K. Smith, managing director of Savory Fund. “We love the culture that Kimo and Kalani Mack created 16 years ago, we love the food that they share as if you are in their own backyard in Hawaii, and we couldn’t be prouder of the partnership we’ve formed.” Savory acquired Mo' Bettahs in 2018, growing the brand from 6 stores to 56 stores. Read all about this landmark deal at Nation's Restaurant News: https://lnkd.in/g9mUBNXe
Swig's 5th annual SAVE THE CUPS is happening this October, and the goal this month is to raise $300,000! The money raised will go directly to women fighting breast cancer to help provide financial relief. Below, listen to Swig founder Nicole Tanner and past Save The Cups recipient, Natalie Neibaur, talk about the campaign this morning on Good Things Utah with Nicea DeGering. They're already over halfway to their goal, so head to SaveTheCups.org to find out how you can join this incredible cause. 💞 💞 💞 https://lnkd.in/gSeWrmYg