Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant

Name

Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant

Legal name

Puckett's Restaurant

Website

https://puckettsgro.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Southern Restaurant

NAICS

Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251), Caterers (722320), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Chef/Restaurant Meal Boxes & Marketplace Prepared Meals (CRAHAJAI)

Keywords

• Southern comfort food
• Live music venue
• Catering services
• BBQ restaurant
• Southern restaurant chain

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Revenue from customers dining in at any of the 8 restaurant locations across Tennessee and Alabama, featuring Southern comfort food, barbecue, and live music entertainment.
2. Catering & Events: Catering services for private events, corporate gatherings, and celebrations, offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner options for groups of 12 or more. Includes access to private dining rooms at multiple locations.
3. Online Ordering (To-Go): Direct online ordering for takeout through the company's website using OLO platform. Offers 'To-Go Packs' serving 4-6 people for $54.99.
4. Merchandise & Nationwide Shipping: Online merchandise store and food shipping via Goldbelly, allowing customers nationwide to purchase chef-sized BBQ sauce, merchandise, and gift cards for delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant operates a multi-location Southern cuisine restaurant chain across Tennessee and Alabama, serving home-grown Southern comfort food (biscuits and gravy, country ham, meat and three, hot chicken, barbecue, mac 'n cheese) alongside live music programming at every location. The company complements dine-in service with catering and private events, online ordering for takeout, branded merchandise, and nationwide shipping of food products through Goldbelly.

Product overview

Puckett's Grocery & Restaurant is a Southern cuisine restaurant chain operating as a unified multi-service dining brand. The core offering consists of dine-in restaurant service featuring home-grown Southern recipes across 9 locations in Tennessee and Alabama. This core is complemented by online ordering via OLO platform, catering & events services with private dining options, live music performances at all locations, to-go meal packs for $54.99 serving 4-6 people, an online merchandise store, and nationwide delivery through Goldbelly. The brand has evolved from its origins as a small community grocery store in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-In Restaurant Service Full-service Southern dining experience featuring home-grown recipes such as biscuits and gravy, country ham, meat and three, hot chicken, barbecue, and mac 'n cheese, served at 8 restaurant locations across Tennessee and Alabama. Open to the general public for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Catering & Events Catering service offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus for groups of 12 or more, featuring Southern staples such as biscuits, boxed lunches, and mac 'n cheese bars. Private dining rooms are available at multiple locations for events ranging from intimate celebrations to large family gatherings.
• Live Music Programming Live music performances featuring local and up-and-coming musical acts at all 8 Puckett's locations. The venue has hosted artists including Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Eldredge, Walker Hayes, Chris Janson, Joey & Rory, Maddie & Tae, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, and Brett Young before they became famous. Includes monthly Hitmakers Series in Franklin and Live on the Square in Columbia.
• Online Ordering (To-Go) Direct online food ordering system powered by OLO that allows customers to place takeout and pickup orders from any Puckett's location through the company's website.
• To-Go Packs Ready-to-heat family-style meal packages priced at $54.99, serving 4-6 people, featuring meat-and-three favorites, mac 'n cheese, and biscuits. Designed for easy pickup and group sharing.
• Online Merchandise Store Online merchandise store selling Puckett's branded items including chef-sized BBQ sauce, apparel, and gift cards, accessible nationwide via the A. Marshall Hospitality online store.
• Goldbelly Nationwide Shipping National shipping service through Goldbelly allowing customers across the United States to order Puckett's food products (including chef-sized BBQ sauce at $9.95 introductory price) for delivery outside Tennessee and Alabama.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named one of Tennessee's Top 5 Local Restaurants in Southern Living's The South's Best Awards
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• GoldbellycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoldbelly partnership allows Puckett's to ship food items and merchandise nationwide, extending the brand's reach beyond its 8 physical locations. This enables customers across the United States to order Puckett's famous BBQ sauce and other food items for delivery.
• OLO (Powering online ordering)coreTechnology or IntegrationOLO platform powers Puckett's online ordering system, enabling customers to place takeout and delivery orders through the restaurant's website. The platform integrates with the company's website for seamless ordering experience.
• A. Marshall HospitalityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company that owns and operates Puckett's Restaurant along with other hospitality brands including Deacons New South and Scouts Pub. Provides centralized operations, marketing, HR, and business infrastructure across the brand portfolio.
• Big TableminorOthersCharitable partnership where $1 from every qualifying item sold is donated to Big Table to support hospitality workers in need. Limited-time promotional campaign running through the end of a month.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Big Bad Breakfast: Southern breakfast and comfort food concept founded by James Beard Award-winning chef John Currence with locations across the Southeast. Closely mirrors Puckett's menu positioning (biscuits, country breakfasts, Southern staples) and brand-driven regional expansion approach.
• Hattie B's Hot Chicken: Nashville-based hot chicken concept that has scaled regionally across the South. Competes with Puckett's hot chicken offerings and shares similar local-diner and tourist customer base in Nashville and surrounding Tennessee markets.
• Edley's Bar-B-Que: Nashville-area craft BBQ chain serving smoked meats and Southern sides with a fast-casual format. Directly comparable to Puckett's for casual Southern dining occasions, particularly around Nashville.
• Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint: Tennessee-based craft BBQ chain with multiple Nashville-area locations. Competes directly with Puckett's barbecue menu and meat-and-three offerings for Southern dining occasions in the same regional market.
• The Loveless Cafe: Iconic Nashville-area Southern cafe known for biscuits, country ham, meat-and-three plates, and heritage hospitality. Direct peer to Puckett's in regional Southern comfort food category, competing for similar local diner and tourist traffic in the Nashville market.
• Tootsie's Orchid Lounge: Iconic Nashville honky-tonk on Lower Broadway combining live country music with bar food service. Mirrors Puckett's live-music-plus-Southern-food positioning and competes for similar tourist and local entertainment-dining occasions in Nashville.

Broad incumbents

• Cracker Barrel Old Country Store: Nationwide chain serving homestyle Southern comfort food in a country-store setting with a sit-down dining model. Comparable to Puckett's in menu and Southern positioning, though Cracker Barrel operates at vastly greater scale and lacks live music as a core differentiator.
• Texas Roadhouse: Large publicly traded casual dining chain featuring steaks, ribs, and Southern-style comfort food. Comparable to Puckett's as a broader Southern comfort food operator, though at much greater scale and without Puckett's live music and Tennessee heritage positioning.

Others

• Goldbelly: National online marketplace for shipping iconic regional restaurant foods. Puckett's is a Goldbelly seller; Goldbelly is comparable as the distribution channel that monetizes Puckett's brand beyond its physical footprint, and also hosts comparable regional restaurant brands.

Regional players

• Ryman Hospitality Properties: Nashville-based hospitality company operating the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, and Ole Red entertainment-venue restaurants. Closely aligned with Puckett's in combining live country music with Southern food service, though at a corporate scale anchored in Nashville tourism.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/puckettsrestaurant
• Xx.com/puckettsgrocery
• Facebookfacebook.com/puckettscolumbia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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