Pressed Cafe

What Pressed Cafe does

Pressed Cafe is a privately held fast-casual restaurant chain operating 10+ locations across Massachusetts and New Hampshire, with a corporate base in Nashua, NH. The company serves Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with an all-day breakfast menu, positioning itself around fresh, locally prepared ingredients and broad dietary accommodation (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, paleo) including a dedicated vegan menu line. Locations operate from 5:00am to 10:00pm seven days a week, and the company employs between 501 and 1,000 people across its footprint.

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: in-store dine-in and takeout sales, online ordering via the Olo platform (pressedcafe.olo.com), corporate and event catering through a dedicated Olo catering storefront (pressedcafecatering.olo.com), and gift cards and branded merchandise sold through CardFoundry. The core customer segment is health-conscious individual consumers seeking fresh, customizable meals, with a secondary catering flow targeting enterprise/group buyers. The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with no franchise or wholesale distribution model disclosed.

Technology adoption is limited to best-in-class third-party commerce infrastructure — Olo for digital ordering and catering, CardFoundry for gift card fulfillment, Indeed for hiring, and Squarespace for the public website — with no proprietary technology, AI/ML capability, patents, or certifications disclosed. The company is actively expanding, with three additional locations announced in Fenway (Boston, MA), Dedham, MA, and Beverly, MA. No funding rounds, revenue figures, ownership details, or named management team are publicly disclosed.

Name

Pressed Cafe

Legal name

Pressed Cafe

Website

https://pressedcafe.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Pressed Cafe is a privately held fast-casual restaurant chain operating 10+ Mediterranean-inspired locations across Massachusetts and New Hampshire, serving all-day breakfast and dietary-accommodating menus to individual consumers via dine-in, Olo-powered online ordering, catering, and gift card channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fast Casual Restaurant Services

NAICS

Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Caterers (72232), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Fast Casual (THAFABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Breakfast & Brunch Fast Casual (THAFABAL), Plant-Based & Vegan Fast Casual (THAFABAK)

Keywords

• Fast casual dining
• Mediterranean restaurant
• All day breakfast
• Event catering services
• Healthy menu options

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashua

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in and Takeout Sales: Revenue generated from customers purchasing food and beverages at restaurant locations, including breakfast, sandwiches, salads, smoothies, coffee, and Mediterranean-inspired menu items served all day.
2. Online Ordering: Customers place orders through online ordering platforms (pressedcafe.olo.com and pressedcafecatering.olo.com) for pickup and delivery, generating transaction-based revenue.
3. Catering Services: Corporate and event catering orders including sandwich platters, breakfast platters, and specialty salads. A 20% fee applies to EZ Cater orders. Additional fees for early morning delivery. Platters include vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo options.
4. Gift Cards: Physical and e-gift cards sold through cardfoundry.com, providing one-time revenue and driving future customer purchases.
5. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including apparel and accessories through the online shop.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pressed Cafe operates a multi-location fast-casual restaurant chain serving Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with all-day breakfast at 10+ locations across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Core offerings include dine-in service, Olo-powered online ordering for pickup, corporate and event catering with sandwich and breakfast platters, physical and e-gift cards via CardFoundry, and a dedicated vegan menu. Extended operating hours (5:00am–10:00pm, 7 days/week) and dietary accommodations including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo options support broad consumer appeal.

Product overview

Pressed Cafe is a fast-casual restaurant chain offering Mediterranean-inspired cuisine with a unified all-day dining experience. The core product is the restaurant service at multiple New England locations, supplemented by an Olo-powered online ordering platform for direct food pickup orders, CardFoundry-based gift cards (physical and e-gift), and full-service catering operations with specialized menus including vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo options. The company also maintains a dedicated vegan menu line.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pressed Cafe Restaurant Fast-casual Mediterranean-inspired restaurant chain offering all-day breakfast, sandwiches, salads, specialty coffee, smoothies, juices, beer, wine, cocktails, and tapas at 10+ New England locations operating 7 days a week from 5:00am to 10:00pm.
• Online Ordering Direct online food ordering system powered by the Olo platform, allowing customers to place orders for pickup at any Pressed Cafe location.
• Catering Services Full-service corporate and event catering including sandwich platters, specialty salads, and breakfast offerings. All orders include plates, napkins, and utensils; sandwich platters arrive pre-cut, individually wrapped, and labeled with ingredients. Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-Free, and Paleo options are available, and a complimentary specialty salad is included with each platter of ten sandwiches. A 20% fee applies to EZ Cater orders, with additional fees for early morning delivery.
• Gift Cards Physical and electronic gift cards available for purchase through the CardFoundry platform, driving one-time sales and future customer purchases at any Pressed Cafe location.
• Pressed Cafe Branded Merchandise Online shop offering branded apparel and accessories sold through pressedcafe.com/merch.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CardFoundryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCardFoundry serves as the third-party platform for processing and fulfillment of Pressed Cafe gift cards, both physical and e-gift card variants. This partnership enables online gift card sales through pressedcafe.cardfoundry.com.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CAVA Group: Public fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain. Closest direct competitor — same Mediterranean positioning, fast-casual service model, and dietary-accommodation menu approach, though at vastly greater scale.
• Sweetgreen: Public fast-casual chain focused on healthy, fresh, customizable salads and bowls. Directly comparable on health-conscious positioning, fast-casual format, and digital-first customer engagement — a key benchmark for menu and tech differentiation.
• First Watch: Daytime café chain specializing in breakfast, brunch, and lunch with a health-conscious menu. Directly comparable on all-day breakfast positioning, fresh-ingredient emphasis, and broad dietary accommodations.
• Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh: Fast-casual Mediterranean chain offering fresh pitas, salads, and bowls with vegetarian/vegan options. Closely comparable on Mediterranean fast-casual positioning and dietary accommodation at a similar small-to-mid chain scale.
• Veggie Grill: Plant-based fast-casual chain. Highly comparable on the dedicated vegan menu positioning Pressed Cafe emphasizes, with similar health-conscious target customer and fast-casual service model.

Broad incumbents

• Zoës Kitchen (CAVA-owned): Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual chain now owned by CAVA. Comparable menu architecture (Mediterranean bowls, pitas, salads) and customer demographic, though broader footprint and now supported by CAVA's scale.
• Panera Bread: Large fast-casual chain with strong breakfast day-part, soups/sandwiches, and catering operations. Comparable on all-day menu, catering revenue stream, and breakfast occasion overlap, though broader menu and national scale.
• Pret a Manger: International fast-casual chain focused on freshly prepared sandwiches, salads, and breakfast items with dietary labeling. Comparable on all-day breakfast, fresh-ingredient positioning, and catering, though with broader geographic and corporate footprint.

Emerging players

• Freshii: Health-and-wellness focused fast-casual chain with bowls, salads, wraps, and customizable menu including vegan and gluten-free. Comparable on dietary-accommodation breadth and fast-casual health positioning, though smaller and franchise-heavy.

Regional players

• Tropical Smoothie Cafe: Franchise-based fast-casual chain combining smoothies with a health-oriented food menu. Comparable on health-conscious positioning, smoothie/beverage offering, and breakfast/lunch day-parts — relevant benchmark for franchise-driven regional growth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pressedcafe
• Facebookfacebook.com/pressedcafe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pressedcafe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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