ECI Management Group

Name

ECI Management Group

Legal name

ECI Management Group

Website

https://ecimanagementgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Food & Facility Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (722310), Facilities Support Services (561210)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE)

Keywords

• Government food services
• Military dining facilities
• Custodial janitorial services
• Facility management contracts
• HUBZone contractor

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Service Management Contracts: ECI generates revenue through government contracts for food service management at military facilities, dining halls (DFAC), commissaries, healthcare nutritional services, flight kitchens, officers' clubs, and snack bars. The company operates on a partnership model where services are customized to client needs.
2. Custodial and Janitorial Services: Revenue is earned through commercial cleaning and custodial contracts, with current contracts exceeding ten million square feet of cleanable space. Services include janitorial, disinfection, and cleaning for large secure buildings and facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ECI Management Group is a HUBZone-certified small business that provides food service management and custodial/janitorial services to U.S. military installations, government facilities, K-12 educational institutions, and healthcare facilities. The company operates dining halls (DFACs), commissaries, flight kitchens, officers' clubs, and snack bars, and delivers commercial cleaning across more than ten million square feet of secure building space under a partnership-based service model.

Product overview

ECI Management Group is a small business offering two primary integrated service lines: Full Food Services and Mess Attendant & Custodial Services. The food services division provides comprehensive dining facility management for government/military clients, including DFAC operations, commissaries, flight kitchens, officers' clubs, and healthcare nutritional services, complemented by health and wellness programs with dietary education. The custodial services division handles commercial cleaning and janitorial services across ten million+ square feet of secure facilities. These services operate under a 'Built to Serve' model designed to meet specific client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Food Services Comprehensive food service management covering dining facility operations, food preparation, nutrition services, management of dining facility attendants, full food service, and janitorial duties for government and military clients.
• Mess Attendant & Custodial Services Commercial cleaning and janitorial services for large, secure buildings including offices, restrooms, clean room cleaning, and industrial cleaning of test facilities, covering more than ten million square feet of cleanable space.
• Dining Hall (DFAC) Management Operation and management of dining facilities for military service members, including commissaries, grocery stores, healthcare nutritional services, flight kitchens, officers' clubs, coffee kiosks, micro-markets, and snack bars.
• Health & Wellness Programs Nutrition and wellness services including dietary education, cooking classes, nutritional analysis, and programs designed to inspire healthy lifestyles for military personnel and their families.
• K-12 Food Management Services Food management services for educational communities including summer school lunch programs and culinary programs offering practical cooking skills with supplemental nutrition presentations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Company turnover rate substantially below industry standard year over year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo Government Services: Operates one of the largest government and military food service and facilities management programs in the U.S. Competes for the same DFAC and custodial contracts as ECI, with deeper corporate infrastructure and national coverage.
• Aramark: Global food service, uniform, and facilities services provider with a large government and military dining business. Direct overlap with ECI on DFAC, commissary, and custodial work, but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• ABM Industries: Large facilities services provider with significant government and military custodial and janitorial contracts. Directly comparable to ECI's 10M+ sq ft custodial business but operates at much larger scale with national coverage.
• Elior North America: Contract food service and facilities support operator serving healthcare, education, and government clients in North America. Competes with ECI for institutional food service contracts at national scale.
• Compass Group (Eurest, Chartwells): Global food service conglomerate whose U.S. subsidiaries (Eurest, Chartwells, FLIK) compete for government, education, and corporate dining contracts. A natural head-to-head for ECI on K-12 and government food service bids.

Direct peers

• Brock & Company: Food service management company focused on corporate, government, and private school dining. Operates in the same on-site managed services model as ECI, particularly in government and institutional settings.
• Centerplate (Sodexo Live!): Hospitality and food service provider for sports, convention, and government venues. Overlaps with ECI on contract-managed food service for institutional and government clientele, though tilted toward venues and events.
• Guckenheimer (Elior): On-site restaurant and food service provider for corporate, government, and education clients, owned by Elior Group. Directly comparable in managed food service delivery and contract structure to ECI's DFAC and educational programs.
• Thompson Hospitality: Minority- and woman-led food service and facilities management company with a sizable government, university, and corporate dining business. Closely comparable to ECI in service mix, customer profile, and small-business positioning.
• FLIK Hospitality Group: Corporate, conference, and institutional dining provider (subsidiary of Compass Group). Comparable to ECI in on-site managed food service and high-touch customer service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ecimanagement
• Facebookfacebook.com/TXFoodTrends
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eci-management-group

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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