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| 06.03.2026 | Branded Hospitality Media Presents Women's Leadership Panel on International Women's Day at New York Restaurant Show | Panel brings together generations of hospitality leaders to discuss evolving leadership, industry challenges, & the future of women in the restaurant business.
These four women represent decades of hospitality leadership. Hearing how th... |
| 26.02.2026 | Branded Hospitality Media Launches The Foodfluencers, Exploring Influencer Impact on Restaurant Growth | The restaurant industry has fundamentally changed. Creators aren’t just posting about food anymore—they’re filling seats, shaping menus, and directly driving restaurant traffic and revenue.”
— Michael 'Schatzy" SchatzbergNEW YORK CITY,... |
| 20.02.2026 | Branded Hospitality Partners with NYSRA at 2026 New York Restaurant Show | Branded Hospitality
Longtime NYSRA member presents Women's Leadership Panel on International Women's Day, live podcast recording, and networking event for New York operators.
NYSRA has been a cornerstone of support for operators across New ... |
| 22.01.2026 | Branded Hospitality Expands Capital Markets Platform with the Addition of Evan Veryard | Branded Hospitality Logo
Fresh off a portfolio acquisition and new advisory mandates, Branded Hospitality expands to accelerate M&A, strategic advisory, and capital raising.
Branded moves fast, picks winners, and creates liquidity. Evan... |
| 06.01.2026 | Branded Hospitality Ventures Announces Portfolio Exit with Acquisition of Spendgo by Olo | Branded Hospitality Ventures Logo
Branded announces a portfolio exit as Spendgo is acquired by Olo, reinforcing consolidation trends in restaurant technology.
This acquisition validates our conviction that loyalty and first-party guest data... |
| 31.12.2025 | Hospitality Headline Surpasses 450,000 Weekly Readers, Cementing Its Place as a Leading B2B Voice in Foodservice | Hospitality Headline Logo
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Ending the year with 450,000+ weekly readers, Hospitality Headline has become a leading B2B newsletter for foodservice and hospitality leaders.
The Headline works because it blends real ind... |
| 30.10.2025 | Branded Hospitality Ventures Expands Portfolio with Investment in FamilyMeal | Branded Hospitality Logo
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Branded’s newest investment backs operator-centric restaurant catering technology.
Our investment in FamilyMeal underscores Branded’s commitment to empowering operators with technol... |
| 24.10.2025 | Branded’s Portfolio Company Humanly Accelerates Growth with Trio of Strategic Acquisitions | Branded Hospitality Logo
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Acquisitions of Sprockets, Qualifi, and HourWork further strengthen Branded’s investment thesis and unlock end-to-end conversational AI hiring platform.
Humanly’s success is our the... |
| 16.10.2025 | Branded Hospitality Media Drops Hospitality Hangout Episode Featuring Rob Lynch, CEO of Shake Shack | The Hospitality Hangout: Where the Insiders Hang
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Branded Hospitality Media releases a new Hospitality Hangout episode with Shake Shack CEO Rob Lynch on leadership, hustle, and culture.
Rob’s story is what hospitalit... |
| 06.10.2025 | Branded Hospitality Media Launches Hospitality Hangout Mini-Series with No Kid Hungry’s CEO Pledge to End Summer Hunger | Branded Hospitality Logo
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Branded Hospitality Media spotlights restaurant leaders joining No Kid Hungry’s CEO Pledge to end summer hunger in a new Hospitality Hangout mini-series.
The restaura... |
| 18.09.2025 | Branded Hospitality Media Powers Connections and Conversations at FSTEC 2025 as Official Influencer Sponsor | Branded Hospitality Logo
Branded Hospitality Media brought storytelling and networking to FSTEC 2025 with a pop-up podcast studio and its signature Cocktails & Connections.
FSTEC gave us the chance to sit down with incredible leaders ac... |
| 09.09.2025 | Branded Hospitality Media Showcases Industry Voices with Live Podcast Series and Signature Networking Event | The Hospitality Hangout: Where the Insiders Hang
Branded Hospitality Media spotlighted industry leaders with live podcasting and Cocktails & Connections, amplifying voices shaping restaurants’ future.
Through live storytelling and curat... |
| 14.08.2025 | Branded Hospitality Expands B-Works: The Only Co-Working Space Built for Foodservice & Hospitality Innovation | Branded Hospitality Logo
B-Works, a one-of-a-kind co-working space created exclusively for foodservice, hospitality technology, and innovation companies expands membership
B-Works was designed to give hospitality tech and innovation compani... |
| 08.07.2025 | The Hospitality Hangout Podcast Nominated for Three Categories at the 2025 Podcast Awards | The Hospitality Hangout: Where the Insiders Hang
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The Hospitality Hangout has been nominated for three categories at the 2025 Podcast Awards: Best Business Podcast, Best Male Hosts, and People's Choice Award.
These n... |
| 24.06.2025 | Another Win for the Branded Hospitality Portfolio: Brizo Acquired by Datassential | Branded Hospitality Ventures Logo
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Branded Hospitality Celebrates Eighth Portfolio Exit, Underscoring Momentum Across Restaurant Tech Investments
This is another big win for the Branded portfolio and a proud moment f... |
| 29.05.2025 | Branded Hospitality Named Most Active Among Global Investors in Restaurant Technology | Branded Hospitality Ventures Logo
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Branded recognized by PitchBook as the third most active global investor in ResTech cementing Branded’s position at the forefront of innovation in the industry.
We’re one of the mo... |
| 15.04.2025 | How a 'Finance Guy' and 'Restaurant Guy' Joined Forces to Invest in Over 55 Companies Branded Hospitality's unique blend of friendship, investment focus and a 'it takes a village' mindset is helping b... | They argue like brothers, crack jokes like late-night hosts and happen to run one of the most operator-focused investment platforms in hospitality.
Known as "The Restaurant Guy" and "The Finance Guy," Michael "Schat... |
| 10.04.2025 | Branded Hospitality Expands Branded Influencer Row at RLC 2025 with Leading Podcasters and Industry Influencers | Branded Influencer Row
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Branded Influencer Row will provide attendees with unparalleled access to some of the most influential voices in the hospitality and food service industries.
The Row is... |
| 07.04.2025 | Branded Hospitality Introduces Influencer Row Partners at Restaurant Leadership Conference 2025 | Branded Influencer Row
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Branded is excited to announce its partnership with Dinova, Foodbuy, and QU POS to introduce Branded Influencer Row at the Restaurant Leadership Conference.
This partne... |
| 27.03.2025 | Branded Hospitality Partners with Informa to Launch Industry's First Influencer Row at Restaurant Leadership Conference | Branded Hospitality Logo
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This groundbreaking partnership positions Branded as the official Influencer Partner for the industry's premier leadership event NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 27... |
| 06.03.2025 | Hospitality VC Firm Makes First Digital Signage Investment with Vistify Partnership | Branded Hospitality Logo
This marks Branded's first investment in the digital signage technology sector, coming at a crucial time as restaurants embrace digital transformation.
Digital transformation is no longer optional—it’s mission-criti... |
| 04.03.2025 | Branded Hospitality Expands Investment in Big Chicken Amid Craveworthy Brands Partnership | Branded Hospitality Logo
Branded Hospitality celebrates the continued growth of its portfolio brand, Big Chicken, as it joins the Craveworthy Brands family.
Big Chicken’s growth trajectory has been nothing short of extraordinary. We’re exci... |
| 12.02.2025 | Branded Hospitality Launches Branded Capital Markets, Pioneering Financial Services for Food Service & Hospitality | Branded Hospitality Logo
Branded Capital Markets will provide Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Advisory, Capital, and Exit Strategies to unlock value for brands, operators, and investors.
BCM is built for operators, investors, and foun... |
| 08.01.2025 | Leading Operators, Tech Experts and Investment Veterans Unite to Back Next Generation of Restaurant Innovation | Branded Hospitality Logo
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This first-of-its-kind alliance combines deep roots in hospitality technology, venture capital, and proven operational success in scaling restaurant concepts.
This isn't just another investment ... |
| 27.11.2024 | Branded Hospitality Media's Newsletter, The Hospitality Headline, Reaches Over 70k Subscribers | Branded Hospitality Logo
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The Hospitality Headline continues to set the standard for must-read content in the food service and hospitality industries.
Our mission has always been to provide value-driven, thought-pro... |
| 18.11.2024 | Hospitality VC Firm Branded Hospitality Ventures Makes First Food Safety Tech Bet with Starfish Investment | Branded Hospitality Logo
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Branded's first investment in the traceability and food safety technology comes at a crucial time as industry adapts to new federal traceability requirements.
Our investment and par... |
| 11.11.2024 | Branded Hospitality Ventures Expands Portfolio with First CPG Investment in Mr Bing, Leader in East Asian Street Sauces | Branded Hospitality Logo
Branded Hospitality Ventures announces strategic investment and partnership in Mr Bing, the fastest growing creator of authentic East Asian street sauces
Our investment in Mr Bing represents a natural evolution of o... |
| 08.11.2024 | ARI Venture Studio Secures Branded Hospitality Group as Lead Investor to Revolutionize Restaurant Technology | Branded Hospitality Logo
This equity raise, led by Branded Hospitality Group, will be instrumental in expanding ARI’s portfolio and bringing transformative technologies to market.
We are thrilled to partner with ARI Venture Studio on their ... |
| 07.10.2024 | Branded Hospitality's Innovation Alley Dazzled at FSTEC 2024, Showcasing Cutting-Edge Hospitality Tech | Branded Hospitality Logo
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Branded Hospitality Hosted Fourth Annual Innovation Alley at FSTEC 2024, in Partnership with Comcast Business, Adyen, Middleby, and Powerhouse Dynamics.
Our 4th year hosting Innovation Alley was p... |
| 04.10.2024 | Branded Hospitality’s Podcast, The Hospitality Hangout, Reaches Over 100k Monthly Listeners and 1000 YouTube Subscribers | The Hospitality Hangout: Where the Insiders Hang
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The Hospitality Hangout Podcast, has reached a significant milestone with over 100,000 monthly listeners across all major podcast channels
Our goal... |
| 19.01.2024 | Meet Jimmy Frischling, Managing Partner at Branded Hospitality Ventures | Branded is an early stage investor in the food service space
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed! While there are more startups than ever, th... |
| 08.09.2023 | Five Qualities In A Tech Startup CEO That Investors Are Looking For | Michael "Schatzy" Schatzberg is the Co-Founder of Branded Hospitality Ventures. |
| 22.03.2023 | 14 Important Steps To Take When Rebranding Your Business | getty |
| 27.09.2022 | Ovation Secures $2 Million To Revolutionize Guest Experience For Restaurants | York IE leads round to help the #1 guest feedback platform accelerate rapid growth SALT LAKE CITY, UT, UNITED STATES, September 27, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ovation, the number one guest feedback platform, announced today it has secured a... |
| 01.12.2021 | Branded Strategic Hospitality Invests in Galley Solutions, the New Standard in Food Data | NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Branded Strategic Hospitality (Branded), an investment and advisory firm focused on early- and growth-stage technology in the restaurant and hospitality industries, announced today that it has added Ga... |
| 27.09.2021 | Branded Strategic Hospitality Adds 3 New Technology Companies to Portfolio Investing in Robotics, Sustainability and Mobile Payments | NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Branded Strategic Hospitality (Branded), an investment and advisory firm focused on early- and growth-stage technology in the restaurant and hospitality industries, announced today that it has added ... |
| 28.04.2021 | Investors hooked on Minnow: Seattle startup raises $3M for its contactless food ‘Pickup Pods’ | A Pickup Pod food delivery and pickup station from Minnow. (Minnow Photo)
New funding: Seattle-based startup Minnow, makers of a contactless food delivery and pickup pod, has raised $3 million in seed funding.
The tech: The company’s IoT-en... |
| 27.04.2021 | Minnow Raises $3 Million Series Seed Round - Financing led by Branded Strategic Hospitality | Jimmy Frischling, co-founder and Managing Partner of Branded Strategic Hospitality “There’s an enormous opportunity to reduce last-mile delivery costs, while making food delivery more affordable and convenient. Minnow has everything we look... |
| 20.04.2021 | Branded Strategic Hospitality Invests in Restaurant Management Platform MarginEdge | |
| 26.01.2021 | Branded Strategic Hospitality Invests in Digital Home Meal Delivery Platform Drive Kindness | “Delivery is at the top of our Tech Stacks in all aspects of our business, and we can’t stress enough the importance of having a last mile delivery partner. You want your customers last impression of your business to be just as important as... |
