Food & Travel Magazine

What Food & Travel Magazine does

Food & Travel Magazine is a privately-held luxury lifestyle publication based in Dover, United States, that serves affluent travelers and culinary enthusiasts. The publication produces six issues per year (Spring, Special Edition, Summer, Fall, Holiday Edition, and Winter) in both print and digital formats, blending high-end travel with culinary storytelling that features world-renowned chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Eric Ripert, and Myron Mixon. Firmographic records indicate a founding year of 2010, though the earliest archived issue on the website dates to Winter 2022, suggesting a significant platform rebuild or re-launch around that period. The company operates with a small team of 11-50 employees under President and CEO Tom Kane.

The company's core product is its magazine, complemented by four interconnected digital content features: Top Destinations (covering all 50 U.S. states), Top Restaurants (1,578+ ranked venues across the U.S., Europe, and Italy), Top Chefs (profiles organized by cuisine specialty), and Featured Articles (editorials filterable by season and topic). The platform does not offer a mobile application and shows no evidence of proprietary AI/ML capabilities. Geographically, the publication serves the United States and ten European countries (UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland).

Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The business model appears to combine consumer subscriptions (print and digital editions) with advertising from regional tourism boards and destination marketing organizations. Seven tourism board partnerships are publicly visible on the website (Visit Columbus GA, Lake Murray Country, Lynchburg Tennessee, Merrimack Valley MA, Adventure Missoula, Visit Tampa Bay, Visit York County), all classified as minor strategic partnerships. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no M&A activity, no regulatory actions, and no leadership changes on record.

Name

Food & Travel Magazine

Legal name

Food & Travel Magazine

Website

https://foodandtravelmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Food & Travel Magazine is a private luxury lifestyle publisher producing six yearly issues of a print and digital magazine plus online directories of top destinations, restaurants, and chefs across the U.S. and Europe, serving affluent travelers and culinary enthusiasts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel and Culinary Lifestyle Magazine

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Food, Cooking & Beverage Magazines (MPAJAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Travel & Outdoors Magazines (MPAJAEAH)

Keywords

• Luxury travel magazine
• Culinary travel content
• Restaurant rankings
• Chef profiles
• Destination guides

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Food & Travel Magazine is a luxury lifestyle publication that publishes a print and digital magazine six times per year covering high-end travel destinations and culinary experiences. Each seasonal issue blends travel storytelling with chef profiles, restaurant rankings, and destination dossiers across the United States and Europe, complemented by online directories of top destinations, restaurants, and chefs accessible to subscribers and readers.

Product overview

Food & Travel Magazine is a luxury lifestyle publication offering a multi-platform editorial experience centered on travel and culinary content. The core product is the print and digital magazine published six times annually, complemented by four interconnected digital content features: Top Destinations (travel dossier platform covering all 50 U.S. states), Top Restaurants (national restaurant rankings with 1,578 ranked venues across multiple countries), Top Chefs (chef profiles organized by cuisine specialty), and Featured Articles (editorial stories filterable by season and topic). These products collectively serve readers seeking quality travel and dining recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food & Travel Magazine (Print and Digital Magazine) A luxury lifestyle print and digital magazine published six times per year (Spring, Special Edition, Summer, Fall, Holiday Edition, Winter), blending high-end travel storytelling with culinary content featuring world-renowned chefs, destination dossiers, and restaurant features for individual luxury travelers and food enthusiasts.
• Top Destinations An editorial directory of curated travel destinations across the United States, with dossiers containing travel intelligence, signature experiences, tourist attractions, landmarks, and curated city guides for all 50 U.S. states, available to readers online.
• Top Restaurants
• Top Chefs
• Featured Articles

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Visit Columbus GAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism board partner advertising on the Food & Travel Magazine website. Visit Columbus GA promotes the Columbus, Georgia region to the magazine's affluent readership of luxury travelers and food enthusiasts.
• Lake Murray CountryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism marketing organization for Lake Murray Country, South Carolina. Partners with the magazine to reach readers interested in culinary travel and outdoor experiences in the region.
• Lynchburg TennesseeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism promotion organization for Lynchburg, Tennessee (home of Jack Daniel's). Advertises to Food & Travel Magazine's audience of culinary and travel enthusiasts.
• Merrimack Valley MAminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional tourism board for Merrimack Valley, Massachusetts (Revolutionary Valley). Banner advertising partner reaching the magazine's travel-focused readership.
• Adventure MissoulaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDestination marketing organization for Missoula, Montana. Promotes outdoor adventure and culinary experiences in the region to the magazine's audience.
• Visit Tampa BayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTampa Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau advertising on the magazine's platform to reach affluent travelers interested in Florida destinations.
• Visit York CountyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTourism board for York County, South Carolina. Banner advertising partner promoting culinary and heritage tourism experiences.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Departures: Luxury lifestyle publication covering travel, dining, and experiential content for high-net-worth readers. Overlaps with Food & Travel Magazine's premium positioning and audience.
• Saveur: Food and travel publication that explicitly bridges culinary storytelling with destination experiences, very similar positioning to Food & Travel Magazine. Comparable format of curated features, chef profiles, and destination guides.
• Bon Appétit: Iconic food magazine with restaurant reviews, chef features, and culinary culture coverage. Comparable editorial model focused on chefs, restaurants, and the intersection with travel.
• Food & Wine: Time Inc./Dotdash Meredith food publication featuring chef profiles, restaurant coverage, and travel-driven culinary content. Overlaps heavily in the food-editorial and chef-ranking format Food & Travel Magazine uses.
• AFAR Media: Independent travel media brand focused on experiential, culturally immersive travel. Comparable audience of affluent, experience-driven travelers and similar mix of editorial content and curated destination recommendations.
• Condé Nast Traveler: Established luxury travel magazine from Condé Nast covering destinations, restaurants, and culinary experiences globally. Directly comparable in editorial format, audience (affluent travelers), and the combination of print and digital content.
• Travel + Leisure: Major consumer travel magazine with extensive destination guides, restaurant coverage, and ranked lists. Closest large-scale direct competitor combining luxury travel editorial with food content.

Emerging players

• Edible Communities: Network of regional food magazines that cover local culinary culture, chefs, and food-driven travel. Comparable in its food-and-place editorial model, but with a hyper-local rather than national/luxury focus.
• Wine Spectator: Long-running publication covering wine, restaurants, and food travel. Partial overlap with Food & Travel Magazine's audience of culinary travelers and restaurant-focused editorial.

Broad incumbents

• National Geographic Traveler: Major incumbent travel publication from National Geographic, covering destinations globally with cultural and culinary content. Broader scope and significantly larger brand, but directly overlapping in destination storytelling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foodandtravel_
• Facebookfacebook.com/FoodandTravelMag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/food-travel-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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