What Cafe Gratitude does

Cafe Gratitude, operating under the legal entity Love Serve Remember, LLC, is a Los Angeles-based plant-based restaurant group founded in 2004. It runs two full-service dine-in locations in the Larchmont and Venice neighborhoods offering breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and happy hour, all centered on a vegan menu. The business extends beyond dine-in via subscription daily meal plans, structured juice cleanses, home meal delivery within the LA area, event catering, and a small branded merchandise line sold through a Shopify storefront.

The company's product architecture is a platform-plus-modules structure: the core is in-restaurant dining with two exclusive limited-time sub-products (the Medical Medium Anthony William menu launched in 2024 and the Radhi Devlukia Ayurvedic-inspired menu launched in 2025), augmented by add-on modules for meal-delivery subscriptions, juice cleanse kits, and event catering. Underlying technology is conventional for a restaurant operator: a third-party online ordering system (myguestaccount.com), a Shopify-based e-commerce layer, and standard content and email marketing assets; there is no disclosed mobile app, proprietary platform, AI/ML capability, or intellectual property portfolio.

Cafe Gratitude generates revenue through five streams: in-person dining transactions at two LA locations (transaction-based), subscription daily meal plans (recurring), juice cleanse programs (recurring), event catering (professional services), and branded merchandise (one-time). Its customer base is highly distributed and consumer-led, primarily health- and wellness-oriented individuals in greater Los Angeles, supplemented by event organizers and corporate hosts for catering. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, with growth in awareness driven by exclusive wellness-influencer collaborations and a content/journal editorial presence rather than paid acquisition.

Name

Cafe Gratitude

Legal name

Love Serve Remember, LLC

Website

http://www.CafeGratitude.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cafe Gratitude is a Los Angeles-based, founder-led plant-based restaurant group operating two full-service dine-in locations in Larchmont and Venice, with subscription meal plans, juice cleanses, home delivery, event catering, and branded merchandise serving health-conscious consumers and event hosts in greater Los Angeles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vegan/Plant-based Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Caterers (72232)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Health-Focused Cafes (Organic/Vegan/Wellness) (THAFADAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smoothie & Protein Shake Bars (THAFAKAB), Specialty & Dietary Catering (Vegan, Kosher, Halal, Allergy-Friendly) (HSACAGAH)

Keywords

• Vegan restaurant
• Plant-based cuisine
• Juice cleanse
• Meal delivery
• Event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: Revenue from in-person dining at two Los Angeles locations (Larchmont and Venice). Offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and happy hour service.
2. Meal Delivery & Meal Plans: Subscription-style meal plan delivery service offering daily meals and meal kits for home consumption.
3. Juice Cleanses: Pre-packaged juice cleanse kits and daily juice cleanse programs available for purchase.
4. Catering Services: Catering for events including breakfast, lunch, and dinner with appetizers, salads, entrees, and desserts.
5. Merchandise: Sale of branded merchandise including apparel and accessories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cafe Gratitude operates a 100% plant-based, organic vegan restaurant brand serving customers in two Los Angeles locations, alongside a Daily Meal Plan subscription, juice cleanse programs (Daily Juice Cleanse and Juice Cleanse Kit), event catering, and branded merchandise such as the Grateful Hat. The company also offers meal delivery and limited-time collaborative menus with partners including Radhi Devlukia and Medical Medium.

Product overview

Cafe Gratitude is a Los Angeles-based vegan restaurant operating on a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is in-restaurant dining at two locations (Larchmont and Venice) serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and happy hour. This is complemented by multiple delivery and take-home modules: a Daily Meal Plan subscription with delivery, a Juice Cleanse Kit program, and a Catering Service for events. The company also offers branded merchandise (Grateful Hat) and exclusive limited-time menu collaborations such as the Radhi Devlukia Menu and Medical Medium Menu. Meal delivery and e-commerce functions are integrated into the same platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dine-In Service 100% plant-based, organic, locally sourced vegan cuisine served at Cafe Gratitude's Larchmont and Venice dine-in locations for individual consumers in Los Angeles.
• Daily Meal Plan Subscription-based plant-based meal delivery program offering regularly delivered vegan meals to subscribers seeking convenient healthy eating at home.
• Daily Juice Cleanse Structured daily juice cleanse program targeting health- and wellness-oriented consumers seeking plant-based juice-based nutrition regimens.
• Juice Cleanse Kit Multi-day packaged juice cleanse kit sold through Cafe Gratitude's online store, allowing customers to undertake a structured cleanse at home.
• Catering Service Plant-based catering service offered by Cafe Gratitude for events and private functions, targeting event organizers and hosts in the Los Angeles area.
• Grateful Hat Branded apparel/lifestyle merchandise item sold through the Cafe Gratitude e-commerce store, extending the brand into retail products beyond food and beverage.
• Radhi Devlukia Menu Limited-time collaborative plant-based menu developed in partnership with Radhi Devlukia, available to dine-in customers as part of Cafe Gratitude's signature collaborative menu program.
• Medical Medium Menu Limited-time collaborative plant-based menu developed in partnership with Medical Medium, available to dine-in customers as part of Cafe Gratitude's signature collaborative menu program.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Radhi DevlukiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive menu collaboration with renowned plant-based cook and best-selling author Radhi Devlukia. The menu is grounded in Ayurvedic principles and inspired by Radhi's Indian heritage and holistic approach to food and self-care. This partnership brings unique wellness-focused menu items to Cafe Gratitude.
• Anthony William (Medical Medium)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive menu collaboration with Medical Medium Anthony William, creator of the Medical Medium book series. The menu unlocks the untapped power of food, crafted around Anthony William's transformative insights on healing through nutrition. Available via PDF menu download on the website.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Native Foods Cafe: Plant-based restaurant chain offering vegan comfort food with a similar values-driven brand proposition, competing in the same wellness-oriented dining category.
• by CHLOE: Plant-based fast-casual concept offering vegan comfort food, directly comparable in menu philosophy, target demographic, and price-point positioning.
• Veggie Grill: Plant-based fast-casual chain operating multiple locations, directly competing for the same health-conscious, vegan-curious consumer base as Cafe Gratitude with comparable menu positioning and price points.
• Real Food Daily: LA-based plant-based restaurant with a similar menu philosophy and wellness-focused brand, directly competing in the same geographic market and target demographic.
• Beyond Sushi: Plant-based restaurant chain with locations in NYC and other markets, competing in the same vegan dining category with comparable menu innovation.
• Seed Kitchen: LA-based vegan restaurant operating in the same local market with a comparable plant-based, health-focused menu targeting similar customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Sweetgreen: Large-scale fast-casual chain with an increasingly plant-forward menu; competes for the same health-conscious lunch/dinner occasions with far greater scale, technology, and capital.
• Loving Hut: International vegan restaurant chain with multiple US locations, offering comparable plant-based menu items within a values-driven brand framework.

Emerging players

• Plant Power Fast Food: Vegan fast-food concept with rapid expansion, offering plant-based takes on traditional fast food at scale — adjacent competitor for value-conscious vegan consumers.

Regional players

• Café Flora: Vegetarian/vegan restaurant in Seattle with a comparable full-service plant-based dining model and similar values-driven, wellness-oriented brand positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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