Respect Hospitality

What Respect Hospitality does

Respect Hospitality is a New York City-based hospitality management company founded in 2021 that operates a portfolio of three restaurants: Forgione in TriBeCa, Peasant in Nolita, and Trattoria One Fifth in Greenwich Village. The company is anchored by chef Marc Forgione, who serves as founder and chef-owner, and the portfolio spans chef-driven fine dining alongside more casual concepts. The group operates with a lean management/entity layer of approximately five employees, with the underlying restaurants staffed separately. The company formalized a strategic partnership with Apres Cru in 2022 to pursue additional opportunities, and in 2024 relocated its flagship Marc Forgione restaurant to 30 Hudson Street while adding Trattoria One Fifth to the portfolio.

The business serves two primary customer segments: individual diners visiting the three restaurants and private event clients booking the group's venues. Revenue is generated through in-restaurant dining, beverage programs, and private events, with pricing reflective of Manhattan fine-dining and casual-upscale positioning. The multi-concept model provides cross-utilization of executive culinary talent and brand equity while diversifying price-point and neighborhood risk across three distinct Manhattan catchments.

The operating model is asset-light at the management level — the company itself does not appear to operate the front-of-house or kitchen staff of the individual restaurants — but is capital-intensive at the venue level, as evidenced by the 2024 relocation of the flagship. No external funding rounds, public filings, or revenue disclosures are referenced, so the company should be treated as a privately held, small-scale operator.

Name

Respect Hospitality

Legal name

Respect Hospitality

Website

https://respecthospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Respect Hospitality is a New York City-based hospitality management company founded in 2021 operating a portfolio of three restaurants—Forgione, Peasant, and Trattoria One Fifth—anchored by chef Marc Forgione. It serves individual diners and private event clients across three Manhattan neighborhoods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Hospitality Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

Keywords

• Restaurant management
• Fine dining services
• Private event hosting
• Hospitality consulting
• New American cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Services: Revenue from serving customers at Forgione (New American cuisine) and Peasant (Italian wood-fired cuisine) restaurants. Customers make reservations via Resy platform and pay for dining services directly.
2. Private Events: Revenue from hosting private events including corporate dinners, holiday parties, weddings, birthdays, and graduations at restaurant venues. Contact made via [email protected] and Tripleseat booking platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Respect Hospitality is a hospitality management company that operates a portfolio of three New York City restaurants: Forgione (New American cuisine in TriBeCa), Peasant (wood-fired Italian in Nolita), and Trattoria One Fifth (in Greenwich Village). The company provides operational and advisory services including business management to its restaurants, as well as private event hosting for corporate and personal celebrations across all venues.

Product overview

Respect Hospitality is a hospitality management company founded in 2021 that operates a portfolio of three distinct New York City restaurants: Forgione (New American cuisine in TriBeCa), Peasant (wood-fired Italian in Nolita), and Trattoria One Fifth (in Greenwich Village). The company provides operational and advisory services including business management to its restaurants, as well as technology and hospitality consultation. Private event hosting is offered across all venues, with various buyout options and spaces suitable for corporate events, weddings, and celebrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Forgione: Chef Marc Forgione's eponymous New American restaurant in TriBeCa, featuring innovative yet approachable cuisine using seasonal and local ingredients.
• Peasant

Products and services

• Forgione New American cuisine restaurant in TriBeCa, New York, showcasing innovative yet approachable cuisine using the best seasonal and local ingredients, alongside a wine list highlighting classics from around the world. Located at 30 Hudson Street.
• Peasant Italian restaurant in Nolita specializing in rustic wood-fired cooking, handmade pastas, and Italian wines served in a cozy, brick-lined space. Features a beautiful wine bar on the lower level with views of the wine cellar.
• Trattoria One Fifth

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Apres CrucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Marc Forgione partnered with innovative hospitality firm Apres Cru to launch RESPECT Hospitality. Apres Cru is described as an innovative hospitality firm that helped realize Marc's vision for his restaurants as well as pursue new opportunities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Union Square Hospitality Group: Danny Meyer's NYC hospitality group encompassing Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, and Shake Shack. Larger incumbent in the same fine-dining / events space with broader diversification and stronger digital infrastructure.
• Tao Group Hospitality: Large-scale restaurant, nightlife, and events group operating Tao, Beauty & Essex, and Lavo in NYC and beyond. Overlaps with Respect Hospitality on premium private events and NYC nightlife-adjacent F&B.

Direct peers

• Altamarea Group: NYC-focused Italian and seafood fine dining group (Marea, Ai Fiori, Osteria Morini). Highly comparable because it operates multiple upscale Italian-leaning concepts in the same neighborhoods as Respect Hospitality.
• Major Food Group: NYC-based, chef-driven multi-concept restaurant group behind Carbone, Dirty French, and Torrisi. Directly comparable as a private NYC hospitality group operating multiple high-end concepts with strong event/private-dining businesses.
• BR Guest Hospitality: NYC-based, privately held restaurant group behind quality venues such as Bill's Bar & Burger and others. Comparable as a multi-concept NYC operator with strong private-event capabilities.
• Momofuku: David Chang's chef-driven NYC restaurant group (Momofuku Noodle Bar, Ssäm Bar, Ko). Comparable as a celebrity-chef-anchored multi-concept NYC operator with a strong brand moat and event-driven revenue.
• Starr Restaurants: Chef Stephen Starr's multi-concept restaurant group spanning NYC and Philadelphia, including Le Coucou, Pastis, and Buddakan. Comparable as a chef-driven group with marquee NYC locations and event programs.
• BLT Restaurants: NYC fine-dining group built around chef Laurent Tourondel (BLT Steak, BLT Prime, BLT Fish). Directly comparable as a multi-unit NYC upscale restaurant group with steakhouse/fine-dining emphasis.

Emerging players

• Sydell Group: Hospitality company behind The NoMad Hotel, Line Hotel, and Freehand — combining hotels with chef-driven restaurants. Comparable as an operator pairing lifestyle hospitality with marquee F&B concepts and event spaces.

Others

• Apres Cru: Innovative hospitality firm that partnered with Marc Forgione in 2022 to launch Respect Hospitality. Relevant as the strategic partner providing operational infrastructure and a template for similar chef-hospitality collaborations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/restaurant_marc_forgione
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/respect-hospitality

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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