What The Maggiore Group does

The Maggiore Group is a privately held, family-led hospitality collective headquartered in Arizona (Phoenix) that creates, owns, and operates a portfolio of chef-driven restaurant concepts. The group's brand family includes six operating restaurant concepts—Hash Kitchen (brunch), The Mexicano (Mexican with experiential carts and a build-your-own Margarita bar), The Italiano (high-energy Italian with tableside service and craft cocktails), The Sicilian Butcher (Sicilian-inspired), The Sicilian Baker (bakery), and The Delicatessen (a New York–style Italian deli opened in September 2025)—plus umbrella brands Chef Joey Concepts and Brunch King. Operations are led by three partners: Chef Joey Maggiore (Chief Operating Officer and Executive Chef, who grew up in his father Tomaso's 1977 Phoenix restaurant and drives concept creation), Cristina Maggiore (Chief Financial Officer, who also leads interior and brand design across all units), and Flora Tersigni (Chief Executive Officer, responsible for corporate strategy and national expansion).

The underlying business model is direct-to-consumer dine-in restaurant operations across owned physical locations. Revenue is generated through food and beverage sales at the point of consumption; pricing is menu-based, varies by concept and location, and is not publicly disclosed. The group currently operates in Arizona with explicit expansion plans to Texas, Utah, and Nashville, suggesting a unit-economics-led, organic growth model. There is no technology platform layer, no app, and no API surface in evidence—the value proposition rests on culinary creativity, signature experiential design elements, and brand-led hospitality rather than on proprietary technology.

The Maggiore Group serves general dining consumers seeking bold, culture-driven, immersive restaurant experiences. It targets guests who value chef-driven menus, distinctive atmospheres, and memorable in-person dining moments rather than utility or convenience. Customer relationships are entirely transactional and walk-in, with no enterprise, B2B, subscription, or contracted revenue visible. Distribution is single-channel—owned restaurant storefronts—supported by a content-marketing website and employer branding for recruiting, with no franchising, licensing, or third-party delivery platform integration disclosed in the data.

Name

The Maggiore Group

Legal name

The Maggiore Group

Website

https://maggioregroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Maggiore Group is a chef-driven, privately held hospitality collective that owns and operates six restaurant concepts—Italian, Mexican, brunch, Sicilian, bakery, and deli brands—across Arizona, with planned expansion into Texas, Utah, and Nashville. It serves general dining consumers seeking immersive, chef-led dining experiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Operations

akta.pro primary industry

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Ethnic & Regional Bakeries (e.g., Middle Eastern, Asian, Latin) (THAFAFAJ), Cafe-Bakeries (Coffee + Pastry Focus) (THAFADAG)

Keywords

• Restaurant operations
• Chef-driven dining
• Hospitality brands
• Italian cuisine concepts
• Brunch restaurant group

Headquarters

HQ city

Scottsdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food and Beverage Sales: The Maggiore Group generates revenue through direct restaurant sales of food and beverages across its portfolio of restaurant concepts including The Mexicano, The Italiano, Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, and The Delicatessen. Revenue is generated through in-person dining transactions at physical restaurant locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Maggiore Group operates a portfolio of chef-driven restaurant concepts including The Mexicano, The Italiano, Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, and The Delicatessen. The group creates and operates high-quality culinary concepts delivering in-person dining experiences, with revenue generated through direct food and beverage sales at owned restaurant locations primarily in Arizona.

Product overview

The Maggiore Group is a chef-driven hospitality collective that operates multiple restaurant concepts and brands. The portfolio includes six distinct restaurant concepts—The Delicatessen (opened September 2025), Hash Kitchen, The Sicilian Butcher, The Sicilian Baker, The Mexicano, and The Italiano—alongside brands like Chef Joey Concepts and Brunch King. These concepts are unified by culinary innovation, operational excellence, and a focus on scalable growth and national expansion, primarily based in Arizona with expansion into Texas, Utah, and Nashville.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chef Joey Concepts: Brand shaping culture-driven dining experiences that fuse high-energy hospitality with over-the-top creativity.
• Brunch King
• The Mexicano
• The Italiano
• Hash Kitchen
• The Sicilian Butcher
• The Sicilian Baker
• The Delicatessen

Products and services

• The Delicatessen A modern take on the classic Italian deli serving stacked sandwiches, house-made specialties, fresh-baked bagels, and indulgent pastries in a fast-casual setting. Rooted in tradition with flavor-forward twists.
• Hash Kitchen Award-winning brunch restaurant concept with high-energy hospitality and over-the-top creativity, currently expanding to Texas and Utah.
• The Sicilian Butcher Italian restaurant concept featuring culinary innovation and operational excellence, with plans for expansion to Texas and Nashville.
• The Sicilian Baker Sicilian-inspired bakery concept by Chef Joey Maggiore, part of The Maggiore Group's portfolio of award-winning concepts.
• The Mexicano Fun and exciting restaurant with a chef-driven menu, experiential food and cocktail carts, rotating DJs featuring Latin music, and the country's first build-your-own Margarita bar.
• The Italiano Bold, high-energy Italian restaurant blending old-school charm with modern indulgence, featuring chef-driven pastas, tableside moments, craft cocktails, and a lively New York-inspired atmosphere.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Cheesecake Factory: Large publicly-traded full-service restaurant chain with expansive menus and experiential dining environments. Comparable as a broad full-service operator offering varied, chef-inspired menus at scale.
• Olive Garden (Darden Restaurants): Largest US Italian full-service restaurant chain, part of Darden Restaurants portfolio. Comparable as a scaled Italian full-service operator and shows the long-term potential of the Italian category that The Italiano and The Sicilian Butcher target.
• Sizzler USA: Long-standing multi-concept casual dining chain with broad menus. Comparable in operating a multi-concept, family-style casual dining portfolio targeting value-oriented full-service customers across multiple US markets.
• P.F. Chang's: Arizona-headquartered, Asian-inspired full-service restaurant chain with national footprint. Comparable to The Maggiore Group as a Phoenix-based, multi-concept full-service operator with national scale.
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood: Upscale experiential dining chain owned by Darden Restaurants featuring tableside service and craft cocktails. Comparable in experiential full-service positioning, tableside moments, and craft cocktail focus relevant to The Italiano.

Direct peers

• First Watch Restaurant Group: Public brunch-focused restaurant chain with locations across multiple US states. Directly comparable to Hash Kitchen, the group's brunch concept, in cuisine category, daypart focus, and franchised/scaling model.
• Fox Restaurant Concepts: Arizona-based multi-concept restaurant operator founded by Sam Fox, operating a portfolio of chef-driven brands across multiple cuisines. Highly comparable to The Maggiore Group in multi-concept portfolio strategy, Arizona roots, chef-driven positioning, and national expansion ambitions.
• True Food Kitchen: Chef-driven, health-focused contemporary American restaurant concept with multiple US locations. Comparable in chef-led brand positioning, contemporary menu, and experiential full-service dining approach.
• Another Broken Egg of America: Growing brunch franchise concept with multiple US locations. Comparable to Hash Kitchen as a brunch-focused, chef-driven, expanding breakfast/brunch brand targeting similar experiential dining customers.

Emerging players

• Flower Child: Fast-casual health-focused restaurant chain originating in Arizona with multiple locations. Comparable to The Delicatessen as an Arizona-rooted, expanding fast-casual concept targeting similar contemporary diners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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