Common Grounds
Common Grounds appears to be a former or inactive single-unit café/restaurant operated under the Clover Hospitality group in Waco, Texas, based on its now-defunct BentoBox-hosted web domain (cgwaco.com). No products, pricing, team, or operating data are available to support further characterization.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1994
- HeadquartersWaco, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2C
- OfferingServices
What Common Grounds does
Common Grounds is referenced through a single digital artifact: a dormant web domain (cgwaco.com) that was previously hosted on the BentoBox restaurant-website platform and carried Clover Hospitality branding. The 'CG Waco' naming convention and Waco, Texas geographic inference (derived from the domain) suggest the entity was, or is, a single-unit independent food-and-beverage or café operation within the Clover Hospitality restaurant group, rather than a software, SaaS, or technology business. There is no evidence in the input data of a product, technology stack, pricing model, customer base, headcount, or revenue stream associated with this entity.
The only observable business signal is negative: as of the data collection, the website returns a BentoBox redirect/error page stating 'The Clover Hospitality website you were looking for is not here,' with a suggested redirect to eatlocalrestaurants.com after a 10-second delay. This is consistent with one of three scenarios: (i) the underlying restaurant has ceased operations, (ii) the restaurant has migrated off the BentoBox platform and/or moved away from the Clover Hospitality brand, or (iii) the asset is in a transitional state. No funding history, M&A activity, partnerships, leadership roster, product launches, or regulatory actions are documented.
Given the absence of verifiable first-party data, any view on Common Grounds' products, business model, technology, or strategic trajectory cannot be supported. The entity is best characterized for investment-analytical purposes as a data-deficient reference, with the only confirmed fact being its prior digital presence under the Clover Hospitality / BentoBox hospitality stack in Waco, Texas, and the current non-availability of that digital asset.
Common Grounds firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Common Grounds
- Website
- https://cgwaco.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1994
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Common Grounds appears to be a former or inactive single-unit café/restaurant operated under the Clover Hospitality group in Waco, Texas, based on its now-defunct BentoBox-hosted web domain (cgwaco.com). No products, pricing, team, or operating data are available to support further characterization.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Common Grounds is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Waco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Common Grounds business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Common Grounds product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Common Grounds appears to be a restaurant operated under the Clover Hospitality group, located in Waco, Texas (inferred from the cgwaco.com domain). The restaurant's website was built on BentoBox, a website platform designed for restaurants, but the site is no longer active and now displays only a redirect/error page directing visitors to eatlocalrestaurants.com to find nearby restaurants.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Companies that use Common Grounds
Customer profileIdeal customer profiles1 record
Common Grounds technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Common Grounds competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Scooter's Coffee: Franchised coffee chain headquartered in Omaha with strong presence across the South-Central US, including Texas. Comparable as a direct-format coffee competitor targeting similar drive-thru/community-cafe occasions.
- Stumptown Coffee Roasters: Specialty coffee roaster with a network of company-operated cafes. Comparable as a direct specialty-cafe operator emphasizing craft beverages and neighborhood loyalty.
- Blue Bottle Coffee: Specialty coffee company operating its own cafes with a focus on craft coffee and a distinct in-cafe experience. Comparable as a direct specialty-coffee-cafe peer competing for similar premium, experience-oriented customers.
- Biggby Coffee: Franchised US coffee chain with strong Midwest and South presence, focusing on community-driven cafe experiences. Comparable as a multi-unit coffee peer competing for similar local-community customers.
- Black Rock Coffee Bar: Growing specialty coffee chain operating neighborhood cafes across multiple US states. Comparable as a direct specialty-cafe peer expanding into similar Sun Belt markets.
Broad incumbents
- Starbucks: Global coffeehouse chain offering café seating, espresso beverages, and light food in a community-gathering format. Comparable as the dominant broad incumbent in the same coffee-shop category Common Grounds operates in.
- Dutch Bros Coffee: Large and rapidly expanding US drive-thru and walk-up coffee chain with a community-oriented brand voice. Comparable as a scaled coffee retailer operating in similar Texas/South-Central markets.
- Peet's Coffee: Established specialty coffee roaster and café operator with neighborhood retail locations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the specialty coffee/cafe category.
Market position
Strengths2 records
Weaknesses3 records
Key risks4 records
Key highlights3 records
Customer concentration
Common Grounds social profiles
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Common Grounds leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Common Grounds funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Common Grounds M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Common Grounds
What does Common Grounds do?
Common Grounds appears to be a restaurant operated under the Clover Hospitality group, located in Waco, Texas (inferred from the cgwaco.com domain). The restaurant's website was built on BentoBox, a website platform designed for restaurants, but the site is no longer active and now displays only a redirect/error page directing visitors to eatlocalrestaurants.com to find nearby restaurants.
When was Common Grounds founded?
Common Grounds was founded in 1994. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Common Grounds based?
Common Grounds is headquartered in Waco, United States, in the North America region.
Who are Common Grounds's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Scooter's Coffee, Stumptown Coffee Roasters, Blue Bottle Coffee, Biggby Coffee and Black Rock Coffee Bar. Broad incumbents are Starbucks, Dutch Bros Coffee and Peet's Coffee.
Does Common Grounds have an API?
No public API is recorded for Common Grounds.