Mise En Place Restaurant Services

Name

Mise En Place Restaurant Services

Legal name

Mise en Place Restaurant Services, Inc.

Website

https://miseinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mise En Place Restaurant Services is a privately held, Santa Monica-based professional services firm founded in 2012 that provides outsourced accounting, payroll, HR consulting, and financial advisory services exclusively to restaurant and food-service operators in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Monica

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Basic Accounting Services: Basic services keep restaurant financials organized, providing foundational accounting support for restaurant operators.
2. Premium Advisory Services: Premium options include budgeting, benchmarking, and monthly advisory meetings with direct interaction and customized support for restaurant clients.
3. HR Services: Streamlined payroll processing, employee management, and compliance services for restaurants, enabling owners to focus on growing their business.
4. Consulting Services: Expert consulting services including preparing financial projections and business valuations for restaurant clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mise En Place Restaurant Services provides tailored accounting, financial advisory, payroll, HR, and consulting services exclusively to restaurant operators. The firm delivers four core modules—Accounts Payable Processing, Full Service Accounting, Payroll Processing, and HR Consulting—available at customized tiers ranging from basic bookkeeping support for small operators to premium advisory engagements with monthly meetings, budgeting, benchmarking, financial projections, and business valuations.

Product overview

Mise En Place Restaurant Services offers a unified suite of accounting, financial, and HR services specifically designed for the restaurant industry. The portfolio consists of four core service modules: Accounts Payable Processing (automated invoice management), Full Service Accounting (bookkeeping through tax preparation), Payroll Processing (automated payments and compliance), and HR Consulting (handbook creation, crisis support, and employee development). These services are delivered at customized levels—from basic accounting for small operators to premium options with budgeting, benchmarking, and monthly advisory meetings—enabling restaurant owners to streamline back-office operations and focus on hospitality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accounts Payable Processing Automates invoice processing for restaurants to save time, reduce errors, and improve vendor relationships with accurate tracking and detailed cash flow reporting.
• Full Service Accounting Comprehensive restaurant accounting services covering bookkeeping through tax preparation, ensuring accuracy and providing detailed financial insights and reports.
• Payroll Processing Ensures timely and accurate employee payments for restaurants with automated tax calculations and compliance updates to avoid penalties.
• HR Consulting Specialized HR consulting for restaurants including employee handbook creation, crisis advice, ongoing support, benefits enrollment, ACA compliance, and employee development plans.

Quantifiable outcome

• Noe Valley Bakery achieved faster and more accurate books than in 30 years of operation with previous systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CohnReznick: National advisory and accounting firm with a hospitality and restaurants practice serving owner-operators, private equity-backed concepts, and franchisors; offers a broader advisory footprint than MEP.
• Marcum LLP: National accounting and advisory firm with a long-standing restaurant practice covering operations consulting, tax, and financial reporting for restaurant groups of MEP's target scale and larger.
• Forvis (formerly BKD / Dixon Hughes Goodman): Top-10 US accounting firm with a dedicated restaurant industry group providing outsourced accounting, tax, and advisory services to independent and multi-unit operators in the same customer segment MEP targets.
• BDO USA: Top-10 accounting firm with a dedicated restaurant practice providing audit, tax, and advisory to multi-unit restaurant groups; competes for the same mid-market and multi-location operator clients MEP targets.
• CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA): National accounting and advisory firm with an active restaurant and food service industry group serving owner-operators and franchisees; competes for the same SMB-to-mid-market restaurant book MEP serves.
• Wipfli LLP: National accounting and advisory firm with a strong restaurant and hospitality practice offering outsourced accounting, payroll, and HR services that overlap with MEP's four core product modules.
• Armanino LLP: Large US accounting and business consulting firm with a recognized restaurant and hospitality practice serving independent operators and emerging chains, directly overlapping MEP's target customer profile.
• Eide Bailly: Top-25 US accounting firm with a dedicated restaurant practice providing outsourced accounting, tax, and consulting; comparable service mix and restaurant-vertical positioning to MEP.
• Plante Moran: Top-15 US accounting firm operating a dedicated food service and restaurant practice that provides bookkeeping-to-CFO-level advisory services comparable to MEP's tiered offering.

Direct peers

• Vine Solutions: Specialty accounting and advisory firm dedicated to the restaurant industry; it is MEP's direct predecessor, founded in the same niche where Elissa Phillips led the Southern California office before launching Mise En Place.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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