Craft & Crew Hospitality

What Craft & Crew Hospitality does

Craft & Crew Hospitality is a privately held, west metro Minneapolis-St. Paul restaurant group operating 9 distinct dining concepts across Hopkins, Minnetonka, NE Minneapolis, St. Louis Park, Hastings, and Rogers, MN. Concepts include Pub 819, Duke's on 7, Stanley's NE Bar Room, The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar, The Block Food + Drink (two locations), The Bar Draft House, and Wells Roadside, with a wholly-owned cannabis retail subsidiary called Green 2 Go. The portfolio targets neighborhood consumers seeking casual upscale bar food, craft beer, and cocktails, alongside corporate and private-event customers via 5 dedicated event spaces and a catering operation anchored at Duke's on 7.

The technology footprint is conventional restaurant SaaS: Toast provides POS, online ordering, gift cards, and the cross-location loyalty/rewards program; OpenTable handles reservations; SpotHopper powers the website and marketing automation. The company's differentiated offerings are non-technical: a dog-friendly Pawtios® program with a dedicated dog menu at all locations, the Craft & Crew Cares monthly nonprofit round-up initiative, and a craft beverage and elevated bar-food positioning. The Howe also features accessibility features including a braille menu.

The revenue model is transaction-based across four streams: in-restaurant food and beverage sales (dine-in, takeout, delivery), catering, private event bookings, and gift card sales (with seasonal bonus promotions). Customer segments include local neighborhood residents (primary), corporate groups, private event hosts, and pet owners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The group has expanded through a mix of organic openings and real-estate acquisitions — including the former Galaxy Drive-In site (Wells Roadside), Christos Greek Restaurant's Minnetonka location (Duke's on 7), and Rogers' municipally operated Muni bar — supplemented by entry into the cannabis retail vertical via Green 2 Go.

Name

Craft & Crew Hospitality

Legal name

Craft & Crew Hospitality, Inc.

Website

https://craftncrew.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Craft & Crew Hospitality is a privately held, west metro Twin Cities restaurant group operating 9 distinct dining concepts plus a cannabis dispensary subsidiary (Green 2 Go), serving neighborhood diners, corporate catering clients, and private-event hosts across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Craft Beer Bars & Taprooms (THAFAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Cocktail Bars & Lounges (CRANACAD)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• Craft beer bars
• Upscale bar food
• Private event catering
• Neighborhood hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

Hopkins

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food & Beverage Sales: Core revenue from 9 restaurant locations serving upscale bar food, craft beer, and cocktails. Covers dine-in, takeout, and delivery orders placed through Toast Tab.
2. Catering Services: Corporate catering, graduation parties, and sports event catering. Orders placed 24 hours in advance with pickup and delivery available from Duke's on 7 location. Covers dietary restrictions including dairy-free and gluten-free options.
3. Private Event Spaces: Revenue from hosting private events at 5 dedicated event spaces across Duke's on 7, Stanley's NE, Doc's Hall, Pub 819, and The Howe. Includes corporate events, celebrations, and parties.
4. Gift Cards: Gift card sales with holiday bonus promotions (e.g., $25 bonus card for every $100 purchased during November-December).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Craft & Crew Hospitality operates a multi-concept restaurant group with nine locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro, offering upscale bar food, craft beer, and cocktails under distinct brands such as Pub 819, Duke's on 7, Stanley's NE Bar Room, The Howe, The Block, The Bar Draft House, and Wells Roadside. In addition to dine-in service, it sells gift cards and runs a dedicated catering and private-events arm (Craft & Crew Catering) and operates a cannabis dispensary subsidiary (Green 2 Go).

Product overview

Craft & Crew Hospitality operates as a west metro-based restaurant group with 8-9 restaurant locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The portfolio includes diverse concepts: Pub 819 (Hopkins), Duke's on 7 (Minnetonka), Stanley's NE Bar Room (Minneapolis), The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar (Minneapolis), The Block Food + Drink (St. Louis Park), The Bar Draft House (Hastings), Wells Roadside (St. Louis Park), and Green 2 Go (a separate mobile app brand). The company also offers supplementary services including a loyalty rewards program, catering services, private event spaces, dog-friendly Pawtios® at all locations, gift cards, and the Craft & Crew Cares community giving program. The group specializes in upscale bar food, craft beer, cocktails, and memorable neighborhood dining experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pub 819: Restaurant and bar located at 819 Mainstreet, Hopkins, MN
• Duke's on 7
• Stanley's NE Bar Room
• The Howe Daily Kitchen & Bar
• The Block Food + Drink
• The Bar Draft House
• Wells Roadside
• Green 2 Go
• Craft & Crew Cares

Products and services

• Pub 819

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toast TabcoreTechnology or IntegrationToast provides the POS system, mobile ordering app, and loyalty/rewards program infrastructure for Craft & Crew Hospitality. The Toast Tab platform handles online ordering, gift card management, and loyalty points across all 9 locations.
• OpenTablecoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenTable provides the reservation management system enabling customers to book tables at Craft & Crew locations including Pub 819, Duke's on 7, Stanley's NE, The Howe, and The Block (both SLP and Rogers locations).
• Local 501(c)(3) Nonprofit OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonthly Craft & Crew Cares round-up program partners with rotating local nonprofits. Guests can round up their check to support these organizations. Nonprofits can be nominated via Google Forms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants: Multi-location casual dining chain built around a beverage program (wine, with craft beer and cocktails), upscale bar food menu, and loyalty/club membership model — directly comparable to Craft & Crew's beverage-led casual concept.
• Green Mill Restaurant & Bar: Long-standing Twin Cities-based casual restaurant and bar chain with a similar neighborhood gathering concept, craft beer focus, and dine-in/takeout model across multiple Minnesota locations.
• Granite City Food & Brewery: Midwest-based casual dining and craft beer chain with full-service restaurants, on-premise brewery, and similar upscale bar food positioning.
• The Melting Pot: Multi-location casual dining chain with private event/dining focus, full bar program, and franchise-style multi-unit operations similar to Craft & Crew's group structure.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: Upscale casual sports bar and lodge-themed restaurant chain emphasizing craft beer, cocktails, and full bar food menus in a neighborhood gathering format.

Broad incumbents

• BJ's Restaurants: Public casual dining chain with deep craft beer program, full bar, and loyalty program — operates at significantly larger scale but shares the same craft beer + upscale casual bar food positioning.
• Yard House: National upscale casual restaurant known for its extensive craft beer selection and bar food menu; comparable concept focus on neighborhood gathering with a beverage-led experience.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: Large national casual dining and sports bar chain serving beer, cocktails, and bar food in a neighborhood format — comparable guest experience even at much greater scale.

Regional players

• Claddagh Irish Pub: Midwest-based Irish pub and casual dining chain with neighborhood pub format, full bar, and upscale pub food — directly comparable atmosphere to Pub 819 and Stanley's NE.
• Bagger Dave's Burger Tavern: Midwest regional casual burger-and-craft-beer tavern chain; comparable to Wells Roadside and Craft & Crew's casual bar food positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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