Pie Society

Name

Pie Society

Legal name

The British Pie Company

Website

https://thebritishpiecompany.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

British Bakery & Food Service

NAICS

Baked Goods Retailers (445291), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail Bakeries (Bread & Daily Bakery) (THAFAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dessert & Bakery Catering (Cakes, Pastries, Candy) (HSACAGAI), Ethnic & Regional Bakeries (e.g., Middle Eastern, Asian, Latin) (THAFAFAJ)

Keywords

• British meat pies
• Handmade baked goods
• Savory pastries
• British pub food
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Food Sales: In-store sales of handmade British pies, pasties, quiches, desserts, and café menu items at bakery/pub locations. One-time transaction model for individual food purchases.
2. Food Truck Catering & Events: Booking of Blue Betty Food Truck and Ark Royal Burger Truck for private events. Customers can book trucks for weddings, corporate events, and private parties with either full catering or self-pay options.
3. Gift Cards: Sale of gift cards through ToastTab platform for use at Pie Society locations.
4. Third-Party Delivery: Commission-based sales through Uber Eats and Postmates delivery platforms for The Crown & Anchor pub location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pie Society (The British Pie Company) handmakes and sells traditional British meat pies, pasties, quiches, desserts, and fish & chips through its retail bakeries, British pubs, and food trucks in the Savannah/Pooler, Georgia market. In addition to walk-in retail and dine-in service, the company offers afternoon tea experiences, private and corporate catering, and food truck event bookings.

Product overview

Pie Society is a family-owned British food company operating a multi-location portfolio of bakeries, pubs, and food trucks in the Savannah/Pooler, Georgia area. The core offering is handmade British meat pies, pasties, quiches, and desserts crafted from scratch in their Pooler and Savannah bakeries. The company operates three physical venues: Pie Society Bakery (the original bakery and marketplace), The Crown & Anchor (a full British pub with European drafts and pub food), and The Little Crown (a miniature pub in Savannah's City Market). Two food trucks—the Blue Betty and the Ark Royal Burger Truck—extend the brand's reach to events. Additional services include themed Afternoon Tea experiences, Wednesday pub quizzes, catering for events, and food truck bookings. The company also maintains a British marketplace selling imported chocolates, sweets, and groceries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Crown & Anchor: British pub and restaurant by Pie Society in Pooler, GA serving European drafts, classic British cocktails, and authentic pub food
• The Little Crown
• Blue Betty Food Truck
• Ark Royal Burger Truck

Products and services

• Pie Society Bakery (Pooler) Retail bakery storefront in Pooler, Georgia selling handmade British savory and sweet baked goods to walk-in customers, with online ordering for pickup and delivery.
• Pie Society (Savannah) Retail bakery location in Savannah, Georgia selling the same handmade British meat pies, pasties, quiches, and desserts as the Pooler flagship.
• The Crown & Anchor British pub operated by Pie Society offering traditional British pub food and drinks to dine-in customers.
• The Little Crown British pub in Savannah offering traditional British pub fare to dine-in customers as a complement to the Pie Society bakery line.
• Blue Betty Food Truck Mobile food truck offering Pie Society's handmade British savory and baked goods, available for public vending and private event bookings.
• Ark Royal Burger Food Truck Mobile food truck specializing in burgers, bookable for private events and public vending alongside Pie Society's other operations.
• Afternoon Tea Traditional British afternoon tea service offered at Pie Society locations, featuring tea service with savory and sweet items for individual guests and small parties.
• Catering Services Catering service providing British pies, pasties, quiches, desserts, and fish & chips for private parties, weddings, corporate functions, and other events, with menu and pricing customized to event needs.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• ToastTabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToastTab platform used for online ordering, catering orders, and gift card purchases. Integrated directly into the Pie Society website for seamless customer ordering experience.
• Uber EatssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery partner for The Crown & Anchor pub location, enabling food delivery to customers outside walkable range.
• PostmatessecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThird-party delivery partner for The Crown & Anchor pub location, providing additional delivery coverage and accessibility for customers.
• OpenTablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRestaurant reservation platform used by The Crown & Anchor for table bookings. Allows customers to reserve tables online through Google integration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pieminister: UK pie shop and restaurant chain specializing in handmade British meat pies, pasties, and sides, with cafés, pub partnerships, and a packaged retail line. Closest direct comparison to Pie Society's combination of scratch British pies, pub crossover, and branded retail.
• Gail's Bakery: London-founded artisan bakery chain operating neighborhood storefronts that combine scratch baking with café seating, coffee, and adjacent retail — a multi-format British bakery-plus-foodservice concept directly analogous to Pie Society's bakery-pub-marketplace venues.
• Pies & Pints: US regional restaurant chain built around scratch savory pies, craft beer, and a pub-style food menu. Comparable in pie-first menu, pub/foodservice model, and handcrafted US positioning to Pie Society's Crown & Anchor concept.
• Pie Tap: Dallas-based pie restaurant and bar concept focused on hand pies and savory pies alongside craft drinks. Most directly comparable to Pie Society as a US-grown pie-restaurant-pub hybrid.
• The Pie Hole (Los Angeles): LA specialty pie shop chain known for sweet and savory pies with café seating. Comparable to Pie Society as a US specialty pie shop with retail dessert and savory lines, though The Pie Hole is sweet-pie-led rather than British-savory-pie-led.
• Upper Crust: UK high-street bakery chain serving traditional British baked goods including pies, pasties, sausage rolls, and savories from scratch — a closely matching British-bakery retail format to Pie Society's core bakery offering.
• Hummingbird Bakery: British-origin cupcake and dessert bakery chain with US locations. Comparable as a British-bakery-rooted concept selling premium desserts in-store and also relevant to Pie Society's themed afternoon tea and dessert-pie offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Premier Foods: Large UK-listed food manufacturer behind British pantry staples (pies, pasties, Batchelors, Mr Kipling). Comparable as a much broader scaled British-food operator — the category incumbent whose packaged-pie range competes indirectly with Pie Society's scratch British offerings.
• Marks & Spencer Food: Major UK retailer whose M&S Food line includes British meat pies, pasties, and imported-from-Britain groceries. Directly comparable to Pie Society's 'British Marketplace' assortment of imported British chocolate, sweets, and groceries.

Regional players

• The British Pantry: US-based online and brick-and-mortar retailer specializing in imported British foods, candies, and groceries. Comparable as a competing source of imported British groceries and confections to Pie Society's on-site British Marketplace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thebritishpiecompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/piesociety/?hl=en-gb
• Xx.com/thebritishpieco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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