The Poké Company

What The Poké Company does

The Poké Company is a privately held fast-casual restaurant chain serving Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls with customizable bases, proteins, toppings, and sauces. As of the available data, the chain operates seven storefronts: six across South Florida (Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, West Delray Beach, Wellington, and Tampa) and one in Marietta, Georgia. Customers can order dine-in, pickup, or delivery through the company's website or through a branded mobile ordering app available on iOS and Android, which also supports gift card management and account balances.

The company's core product offering is the customizable poke bowl, supplemented by catering services for events at select locations. Distribution is a hybrid of company-operated restaurants and a franchise model: The Poké Company sells single-unit franchises with an exclusive territory defined as the lesser of a 3-mile radius or 50,000 population, and offers multi-unit Area Development Franchise Agreements for larger regions. Revenue mechanics span restaurant-level food sales, franchise fees, and ongoing royalties, augmented by digital ordering, gift card programs, and event catering.

The Poké Company positions itself as a low-cost franchise entry point with operational support through a codified procedures manual and best-practices playbook, and differentiates its brand through a partnership with ocean conservatories tied to an environmental sustainability and ocean cleanup mission. The company is privately held with 13 employees, no disclosed external funding, and no public ticker; its technology stack is built on third-party ordering and loyalty platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure.

Name

The Poké Company

Legal name

The Poke Company

Website

https://thepokecompany.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Poké Company is a privately held fast-casual poke restaurant chain operating seven storefronts across Florida and Georgia, selling customizable bowls via dine-in, pickup, delivery, a branded mobile app, catering, and a territory-based franchise program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boca Raton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Franchise Revenue: The Poke Company generates revenue through franchise fees and ongoing royalties from franchise operators. They offer single unit franchises and area development agreements for building multiple franchise locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Poké Company operates a fast-casual poke restaurant chain serving customizable Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls with bases, proteins, toppings, and sauces for dine-in, delivery, and pickup. The company supports its restaurants with a branded mobile ordering app on iOS and Android, online ordering through its website, gift card programs, and catering services for events, and sells franchise opportunities (single-unit and area development) to entrepreneurs seeking to open new locations.

Product overview

The Poké Company operates a fast-casual Hawaiian-inspired poke restaurant chain with 7 locations across Florida and Georgia. The core offering is customizable poke bowls available for dine-in, delivery, and pickup. The company supports mobile ordering through dedicated iOS and Android applications, offers catering services for events, and provides franchise opportunities for single-unit or area development franchisees. The restaurant chain also provides employment opportunities across its locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Poké Company Restaurant A fast-casual poke restaurant chain offering Hawaiian-inspired poke bowls with customizable bases, proteins, toppings, and sauces. Customers can order in-store or online for delivery or pickup at 7 locations across Florida and Georgia.
• Mobile Ordering App A mobile application available on Apple iOS and Android platforms that allows customers to browse the menu, place orders for delivery or pickup, and manage gift card balances.
• Franchise Program A franchising opportunity offering single-unit franchises with exclusive territory of 3 miles or 50,000 population, and Area Development Franchise Agreements for larger regions. Franchisees receive access to an operations manual and best practices.
• Catering Services Catering services for events and gatherings, available at select locations of The Poké Company.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ocean ConservatoriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Poke Company partners with ocean conservatories as part of their franchise offering, working to help clean up oceans and bring an end to unsustainable fishing practices. This partnership aligns with the company's environmental mission.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Tropical Smoothie Cafe: Florida-headquartered fast-casual franchise chain with a strong Southeast presence. Comparable as a Florida-rooted, franchise-led, small-format QSR concept targeting similar customer occasions.

Direct peers

• Freshii: Health-focused fast-casual chain with bowls, salads, and wraps, operating through franchising. Comparable on healthy fast-casual positioning, customizable menu, and franchise-driven footprint.
• Pokeworks: One of the largest US poke chains, offering customizable bowls in a similar fast-casual, franchise-supported model. Directly comparable on product, customer, and GTM.
• Salata: Fast-casual customizable salad and wrap chain with a similar franchise growth model. Highly comparable on customer use case, customizable format, and franchisee-led expansion strategy.

Broad incumbents

• CAVA: Fast-casual Mediterranean chain with a customizable bowl/plate model and a strong digital ordering flywheel. Comparable in fast-casual, customizable-format, app-led ordering, though publicly listed and at much greater scale.
• Sweetgreen: National fast-casual healthy-eating chain with customizable bowls, mobile ordering, and a focus on sustainable sourcing. Comparable on occasion-based healthy fast-casual positioning, though broader menu and much larger scale.
• Chipotle Mexican Grill: The dominant fast-casual customizable-format chain. Comparable on the assembly-line customizable bowl concept and digital/mobile ordering, though vastly larger and a different cuisine category.

Emerging players

• Teriyaki Madness: Fast-casual Asian franchise concept. Comparable as a Southeast-targeted franchise-driven Asian fast-casual brand, with overlap in customer demographic and franchise GTM.
• Crisp & Green: Emerging poke and salad fast-casual franchise concept. Comparable on menu overlap (poke bowls, healthy customizable format) and franchise-led growth model, though operating at a different stage of scale.
• Poke House: Multi-region poke chain with a similar customizable bowl format. Comparable directly on product and customer, though currently operating primarily in Europe and select US markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/thepokecompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/thepokecompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-pok-company-marietta

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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