Savory is excited to announce its first ever food and beverage technology investment into 86 Repairs.
Savory Restaurant Fund Claimed Company
Savory, a Mercato Partners Fund, is focused on delivering outsized returns through strategic investments in the food and beverage industry. Savory partners with high-potential, profitable, emerging restaurant brands, to deliver financial capital, industry expertise, revenue opportunities, profitability enhancements, and new location development. The Savory team contributes directly to all aspects of growth and replication by using a proven playbook and methodology. Founder involvement in the expansion of a brand is a central theme of the Savory approach as founders carry the tribal knowledge around the uniqueness that has energized early success and is essential to future growth. read more
Alonso Castaneda — VP, Brand Development & Strategy at Savory Restaurant Fund
Executive Bio
Alonso’s professional career began as a General Manager for Qdoba Mexican Grill in 1998. He excelled in this hype-growth business quickly and worked as a Director of Franchise Operations, Regional Manager, Director of F&B and Director of Sales and Store compliance. Alonso transitioned with the growth team of Qdoba when it was sold to Jack in the Box corporation. He then joined the growth team at Paradise Bakery that ultimately lead to the sale to Panera Bread. Soon after, he joined Karp Reiley’s concept, Café Rio, at store 13 and helped replicate the brand to more than 114 units before he left to join Four Foods Group in 2015. Café Rio ultimately sold to Freeman Spogli in 2018. As VP of Brand Development and Strategy for Four Foods Group, he worked with each portfolio company to implement new strategies, including third-party delivery systems, catering and all inbound sales technologies.
Today, Alonso serves as Vice President of Brand Development and Strategy for the Savory value add team implementing these same strategies into all Savory investments.
Today, Alonso serves as Vice President of Brand Development and Strategy for the Savory value add team implementing these same strategies into all Savory investments.
Executive Team Culture Ratings from Savory Restaurant Fund Employees
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Savory Restaurant Fund's Executive Team scores in the Top 5%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Savory Restaurant Fund's Executive Team at a Glance
Based on 104 ratings, Savory Restaurant Fund's employees are very satisfied with their Executive Team and give them an “A+” or 97/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the HR department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Finance department.
Savory Restaurant Fund's Executive Team ranks in the Top 5% of other companies in Salt Lake City and Top 5% of other companies on Comparably that also have 51-200 Employees.
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