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2021
Pop Up Grocer is the discovery destination for new, better-for-you products. Now open (permanently!) in New York City.
Investor
2021
We offer restaurants a top-tier food production facility combined with insights and ideas on how to profitably expand into the food delivery business. For high-volume commissary businesses, KU offers commercial kitchen space, business intelligence, and resources to succeed with minimal risk and capital outlay.
Board of Advisors & Investor
2019
Zuul creates products & services to help people in the business of food keep creating, experimenting, and growing. We provide shared kitchens in our ghost kitchen facilities, unique food delivery programs to landlords and strategic consulting for those looking to launch a new venture in the ghost kitchen or food delivery space.
Investor
2018
SevenRooms, a DoorDash company, is a CRM, marketing and operations platform that helps hospitality operators create exceptional experiences that drive revenue and repeat business. Trusted by thousands of hospitality operators around the world, SevenRooms powers tens of millions of guest experiences each month across both on- and off-premises. From neighborhood restaurants and bars to international, multi-concept hospitality groups, SevenRooms is transforming the industry by empowering operators to take back control of their businesses to build direct guest relationships, deliver exceptional experiences and drive more visits and orders, more often. The full suite of products includes reservation, waitlist and table management, online ordering, mobile order & pay, review aggregation, email marketing and marketing automation.
Founded in 2011, SevenRooms has dining, hotel F&B, nightlife, and entertainment clients in more than 1000 cities worldwide, including: Marriott International, Bloomin’ Brands, MGM Resorts International, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Jumeirah Group, Hilton Hotels, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Harrods, Wolfgang Puck, Michael Mina, LDV Hospitality, Union Square Hospitality Group, Australian Venue Company, Altamarea Group, AELTC, The Wolseley Hospitality Group, Zuma, and Live Nation.
Headquartered in New York City, SevenRooms employs 350+ team members across offices in the U.S., U.K., Dubai, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. SevenRooms has been recognized as a top employer for its people-first approach by publications such as Inc. Best Workplaces (2023, 2022, 2020), Inc. 5000 (2023, 2022), Built in Best Places to Work NYC (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020) and more.
We invite you to take a seat at the table where we’re empowering operators to own, analyze, and optimize every step of the guest journey, enabling a more data-driven approach to hospitality.
Investor
2018
Salads UP is a fast-casual restaurant coming to a college campus near you. Founded by two University of Michigan alums, Robby Mayer and Max Steir saw a lack of options when it came to eating healthy and delicious food while on the go. The S'UP brand complements the college experience like no other restaurant establishment before.
Investor
2013
Founded in Copenhagen in 2003 by Chef René Redzepi, Noma is a three-Michelin Star restaurant voted 5-times number one, most recently In 2021. In 2021 Noma launched a new initiative, Noma Projects, which seeks to educate and inspire through the sharing of Noma’s innovation over the past 20 years.
Investor
2013
Mexicue is a quick-casual, full-service dining concept that serves unique food inspired by two of America’s favorite comfort foods: Mexican & BBQ. We have taken the spicy, fresh, flavorful tastes of Mexico and blended them with smoky bbq flavors to create a mouthwatering union.
Investor (Exited)
2013
Founded in Copenhagen in 2003 by Chef René Redzepi, Noma is a three-Michelin Star restaurant voted 5-times number one, most recently In 2021. In 2021 Noma launched a new initiative, Noma Projects, which seeks to educate and inspire through the sharing of Noma’s innovation over the past 20 years.
Investor (Exited)
2010
Aurify Brands builds, owns and operates networks of category-leading fast casual restaurants. Aurify Brands currently owns the exclusive developing rights of Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Manhattan, and our original concepts include Melt Shop, The Little Beet, Fields Good Chicken, MAKE Sandwich, and Little Beet Table. While our home base is New York City, we are taking our premium brands to new markets and simultaneously developing exciting new concepts. Our operating model is designed for rapid, sustainable expansion and fosters and promotes constant innovation. Our collaborative and entrepreneurial culture enables us to attract and retain great talent.
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2022
Avenue Capital Group, founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner, is primarily focused on making opportunistic credit and other special situations investments across the United States, Europe and Asia. With over 185 employees worldwide, Avenue maintains dedicated accounting, operations, legal, risk management, compliance, business development and information technology teams. The Firm is headquartered in New York and has offices in Dublin, London, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Abu Dhabi and Silicon Valley. It has $13 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023.
Avenue’s team of over 60 investment professionals has deployed approximately $100 billion in investments across a variety of industries, regions and cycles with an eye towards value creation and capital conservation. Through rigorous due diligence and a robust network of relationships, the Firm proactively identifies public and private opportunities in fragmented, capital-constrained markets where excess premium can be extracted.
Avenue approaches workplace diversity in its broadest sense, recognizing that strong performance is best achieved through the hiring of professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. In addition, the Firm has adopted and implemented comprehensive ESG principles for its personnel to consider when fulfilling their responsibilities and is a proud signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
Information posted is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or solicit investments. Such information should not be seen as legal, tax, or investment advice. Views expressed are based on conditions at publication and are subject to change. Information from third parties is believed reliable, but has not been verified by Avenue. Target returns are hypothetical and come with risks, including loss of capital. Past performance does not guarantee future results. www.avenuecapital.com/Disclosures
2021
Investor
2021
Pop Up Grocer is the discovery destination for new, better-for-you products. Now open (permanently!) in New York City.
Investor
2021
We offer restaurants a top-tier food production facility combined with insights and ideas on how to profitably expand into the food delivery business. For high-volume commissary businesses, KU offers commercial kitchen space, business intelligence, and resources to succeed with minimal risk and capital outlay.
2019
Investor
2019
Keith Cox and Matt Blair, two of the four original owners that started the Wrapp craze in San Francisco in 1995, have taken back the brand and are innovating yet again.
Both residents of Marin County, they selected the Corte Madera Town Center as the launch location of World Wrapps 2.0. The menu introduces new ethnic wrappers and craveable flavor combinations including house-made, fresh-pressed Flatbread Wrapps, Nori Wrapps and Rice Paper Wrapps. Quesadillas and Global Beverages round out the menu and include Boba Teas, Mango Lassi and Dragon Fruit.
In November 2017 the second World Wrapps 2.0 reopened at The Mercado Center in Santa Clara , CA and the Third opened March 2020 in The Marina District of San Francisco.
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