EPICUREAN GROUP, L.L.C.

What EPICUREAN GROUP, L.L.C. does

Epicurean Group, L.L.C. is a privately held Texas LLC founded in 1998 and headquartered at 4400 Memorial Dr in Houston, operating three distinct food service divisions under one corporate umbrella: Epicurean Lite, a direct-to-consumer healthy meal delivery subscription service delivering calorie-controlled (1200 or 1800 calorie) weekly menus to Houston-area households on Mondays; Epicurean Delight, a full-service event catering business offering customized menus and end-to-end event support including food, beverage, staffing, bar service, entertainment, space rental, and valet; and Epicurean Schools, an institutional catering division serving Houston-area private schools with daily hot lunch and à la carte programs, leveraging the ezschoolapps.com platform for parent registration and student account-based ordering.

The company's business model combines subscription-style recurring revenue (Lite weekly meal delivery and ongoing school lunch contracts) with project-based event catering revenue (Delight). Pricing on the Lite side is transparent and unit-based, with individual menu items ranging from approximately $9.75 to $21.50 depending on calorie tier and item type, billed pay-as-you-go. School catering pricing is distributed via separate à la carte price lists, and event catering pricing is handled through direct inquiry rather than public disclosure. Customer acquisition is primarily direct and local, supported by a digital presence on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, plus the company website (epicureangroup.net) as the primary ordering and information channel.

From a technology standpoint, Epicurean Group is a service business with limited proprietary technology. The schools division integrates with the third-party ezschoolapps.com ordering platform and uses POS systems for cash sales, while the Lite division operates its own e-commerce storefront with a Friday 10 AM order cutoff for Monday delivery. There is no disclosed API, no mobile app, and no AI/ML capabilities referenced in source material. The company has no outside funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, no patents, and no public certifications, and operates exclusively in the Houston and Southeast Texas geographic market, with no evidence of expansion plans, M&A activity, or leadership transitions in the available data.

Name

EPICUREAN GROUP, L.L.C.

Legal name

Epicurean Group, LLC

Website

https://epicureangroup.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Houston-based private food service company operating three divisions: Epicurean Lite (healthy meal delivery subscriptions), Epicurean Delight (full-service event catering), and Epicurean Schools (private school lunch programs), serving local consumers, event hosts, and Houston-area schools since 1998.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Services and Catering

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (72231)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Dietary & Wellness Catering (Vegan, Halal, Kosher, Allergy-Friendly) (THAFAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Institutional Catering (Schools, Hospitals, Government) (THAFAIAE), Menu Planning, Nutrition & Dietary Accommodation Services (Allergens, Special Diets) (EDAEAEAD)

Keywords

• Healthy meal delivery
• Event catering services
• School lunch programs
• Calorie-controlled meals
• Houston food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Meal Delivery Subscription: Weekly healthy meal delivery service (Epicurean Lite) providing breakfast, lunch, dinner, and à la carte selections to individual consumers in Houston and surrounding suburbs. Customers select from weekly rotating menus and receive deliveries on Mondays.
2. Event Catering: Full service catering (Epicurean Delight) for events of all sizes including luncheons, cocktail parties, dinner parties, and receptions. Services include food, beverage, staffing, bar needs, entertainment, space rental, and valet parking.
3. School Lunch Programs: Ongoing catering contracts with Houston area private schools providing daily hot lunch menus and à la carte options. Schools include Incarnate Word Academy, St. Ambrose Catholic School, and Frassati Catholic High School.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Epicurean Group operates three distinct food service lines: Epicurean Lite delivers fresh, calorie-controlled gourmet meals to consumers' homes weekly; Epicurean Delight provides full-service catering for events of all sizes including food, beverage, staffing, bar, entertainment, space rental, and valet; and Epicurean Schools delivers nutritionally balanced hot lunch and à la carte programs to Houston area private schools.

Product overview

Epicurean Group is a food service company operating three distinct service lines: Epicurean Lite (healthy meal delivery to individual consumers), Epicurean Delight (full-service event catering), and Epicurean Schools (catering for Houston area private schools). The company focuses on fresh, healthy, and gourmet food offerings with an emphasis on nutritionally balanced meals. This is a service-based business rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Epicurean Lite Healthy meal delivery service that prepares and delivers fresh, gourmet meals with calorie-controlled portions (1200 or 1800 calories per day) to customers in Houston and surrounding suburbs. Menus are nutritionally balanced (under 30% fat, high in fiber, 3-5 servings of fruits and vegetables) and rotate weekly.
• Epicurean Delight Full-service event catering for events of all sizes in the Houston area, with customized menus tailored to client needs and price ranges. Services include food, beverage, staffing, bar needs, entertainment, space rental, and valet parking for luncheons, boxed lunches, cocktail parties, dinner parties, and receptions.
• Epicurean Schools Healthy and fresh catering service for Houston area private schools, providing nutritionally balanced daily hot lunch menus and à la carte options, handling special dietary needs, and offering an online ordering platform with debit-style accounts or pre-ordering for students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Menus contain less than 30% fat, are high in fiber, include 3-5 servings of fruits and vegetables, and limit daily calorie intake to 1200 or 1800 calories

Named customers6 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

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo: Global food service and facilities management company with a large education segment serving K-12 and higher-ed institutions. Comparable to Epicurean Schools on contract food service for schools, though Sodexo also covers corporate, healthcare, and government.
• Aramark: Large U.S. food service and uniform provider serving K-12 schools, colleges, healthcare, and corporate clients. Comparable to Epicurean Schools and parts of Epicurean Delight as a diversified contract food service incumbent.
• Chartwells (Compass Group): Subsidiary of Compass Group focused on K-12 school nutrition programs across the U.S. Directly comparable to Epicurean Schools as an institutional school food service provider, but operates at national scale rather than Houston-only.
• Compass Group: Largest global contract food service company, with K-12 (Chartwells), higher-ed, healthcare, and corporate dining segments. Comparable to Epicurean Schools at the corporate-strategy level, though operates globally with full-scale infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Factor: Heat-and-eat chef-prepared meal delivery service (owned by HelloFresh) targeting health- and time-conscious consumers. Comparable to Epicurean Lite on premium prepared-meal delivery, though Factor operates nationally with substantially larger scale and tech investment.
• Freshly: Chef-prepared, ready-to-eat meal delivery service (owned by Nestlé). Comparable to Epicurean Lite on calorie-conscious prepared-meal positioning, though Freshly is national and infrastructure-backed by a CPG giant.

Direct peers

• Whitsons Culinary Group: Northeast U.S. school nutrition and contract food service provider with a similar mid-sized, segment-focused operating model to Epicurean Schools. Operates as a focused school caterer rather than a global broad-line incumbent.
• Personal Chef To Go: Direct-to-consumer chef-prepared meal delivery service with portion- and calorie-controlled menu options. Comparable to Epicurean Lite on DTC meal delivery model and dietary customization, though smaller in scale.
• Snap Kitchen: Texas-headquartered (Austin) healthy prepared-meal retailer and delivery service with calorie- and macro-controlled menu offerings. Most directly comparable to Epicurean Lite on product format, dietary positioning, and Texas regional focus.

Others

• ezCater: Online catering marketplace connecting corporate buyers to a national network of caterers. Comparable to Epicurean Delight as a channel partner or competitive substitute for corporate event catering, rather than a same-format operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/epicureanlite
• Facebookfacebook.com/Epicurean-Group-51020766660
• Instagraminstagram.com/epicureanlite
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epicurean-group-l.l.c.

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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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