XENiA

What XENiA does

XENiA is a privately held Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant brand, organized as Xenia LA, LLC, headquartered in Culver City, California. Founded in 2019, the company sells scratch-made Mediterranean bowls, build-your-own rice bowls, gluten-free wraps, salads, appetizers, sides, and a proprietary line of house-made sauces and dips. Its value proposition centers on bold Mediterranean spices, locally sourced vegetables, and menu flexibility to accommodate dietary restrictions.

XENiA operates an asset-light, delivery-only distribution model with no dine-in service. All 9 sites are located inside third-party food halls and ghost kitchens across Southern California (Culver City, Long Beach, Pasadena, San Diego), Northern California (Oakland), Georgia (Atlanta), Ohio (Columbus), and Texas (Dallas, Austin). Customer orders are transacted exclusively through digital channels, with delivery and pick-up routed via order.online and catering orders via CaterCow. Marketing is conducted primarily through the company's Squarespace-hosted website (eatxenia.com) and organic social channels (Instagram, Facebook).

The company employs between 11 and 50 people and has raised a single disclosed funding round of $168,400 in December 2021 from unknown investors. No institutional venture capital, parent company, M&A activity, patents, regulatory actions, or management team details are identified in the source data, indicating an independently owned, bootstrapped operator. The proprietary technology surface is limited to recipe and menu design; ordering, delivery logistics, and real estate are all sourced from third-party platforms and food-hall operators.

Name

XENiA

Legal name

Xenia LA, LLC

Website

https://eatxenia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

XENiA is a privately held Mediterranean fast-casual brand operating 9 ghost-kitchen and food-hall locations across 4 U.S. states, selling scratch-made bowls, wraps, salads, and catering exclusively via delivery and pick-up to individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fast-Casual Mediterranean Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Middle Eastern & Mediterranean QSR (Kebab, Shawarma, Falafel) (THAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Meal Prep & Subscription Virtual Kitchens (THAFAJAI)

Keywords

• Mediterranean restaurant
• Fast casual dining
• Ghost kitchen operations
• Food delivery service
• Catering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue generated from direct sales of Mediterranean bowls, pita sandwiches, plates, and catering orders through delivery and pick-up channels. Operating model is entirely delivery/pick-up/catering focused with no dine-in service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

XENiA is a Mediterranean kitchen serving scratch-made bowls, pita sandwiches, and plates, available exclusively for delivery, pick-up, and catering. The menu features bold Mediterranean spices, locally sourced vegetables, and house-made sauces, marinades, and dips, with options accommodating various dietary restrictions. The company operates across 9 U.S. cities in 4 states through ghost kitchen and food hall arrangements.

Product overview

XENiA is a Mediterranean restaurant chain operating as a casual fast-casual dining concept. The company offers a unified menu of scratch-made Mediterranean cuisine featuring signature bowls, build-your-own rice bowls, wraps, salads, appetizers, and sides. The product portfolio centers on their core food service offering with no modular or platform architecture—the menu categories (Signature Bowls, Rice Bowls, Salads, Wraps, Sides, Sauces) represent menu categories rather than distinct technology products. The company operates multiple physical locations across California (Culver City, Long Beach, San Diego, Pasadena, Oakland), Georgia (Atlanta), Ohio (Columbus), and Texas (Dallas, Austin), providing dine-in, delivery, pick-up, and catering services through third-party ordering platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sweetgreen: Sweetgreen operates a national fast-casual salad/bowl chain focused on healthy, scratch-made food with strong digital ordering. Comparable to XENiA in build-your-own bowls, scratch preparation ethos, and direct-to-consumer digital channel mix.
• Dig (Dig Inn): Dig is a fast-casual chain serving build-your-own bowls and plates with scratch-cooked seasonal ingredients. Comparable to XENiA in customizable bowls, scratch preparation, and direct ordering channels.
• Mr. Greek Mediterranean Grill: Mr. Greek is a Canadian-based Mediterranean QSR chain serving gyros, souvlaki, and bowls. Comparable to XENiA in cuisine category, fast-casual format, and build-your-own bowl menu.
• The Halal Guys: The Halal Guys is a popular Mediterranean/Middle Eastern QSR known for platters, wraps, and bowls with signature white and hot sauces. Directly comparable cuisine category and delivery/pick-up friendly menu.
• CAVA Group: CAVA is the largest publicly-traded Mediterranean fast-casual chain in the U.S., operating hundreds of locations. It is the most direct comparable to XENiA in cuisine, format, and target customer, though at vastly greater scale and capital.
• Naf Naf Middle Eastern Grill: Naf Naf is a Middle Eastern/Mediterranean fast-casual chain serving pita, bowls, and salads. Directly comparable to XENiA's Mediterranean positioning, build-your-own format, and scratch-made preparation.

Broad incumbents

• Pret a Manger: Pret a Manger is a global fast-casual chain with strong presence in U.S. urban markets, offering grab-and-go bowls, sandwiches, and salads. Broad incumbent comparable in grab-and-go Mediterranean-adjacent menu and delivery/pick-up model.
• Panera Bread: Panera is a national fast-casual incumbent offering bowls, salads, and Mediterranean-adjacent items with strong digital ordering and catering. Broader incumbent comparable in customizable bowls, catering, and digital-first operations.

Regional players

• Pressed Juicery: Pressed Juicery is a California-based health-focused food and beverage concept with strong delivery and digital channels. Comparable to XENiA in scratch-made ethos, dietary focus, and digital-first ordering, though centered on juice/cleanse rather than savory meals.

Emerging players

• Shawarmaji: Shawarmaji is an emerging Mediterranean/Middle Eastern fast-casual concept focused on shawarma bowls and wraps. Comparable to XENiA in delivery-leaning operations, Mediterranean menu, and younger brand positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/eatxenia
• Instagraminstagram.com/eatxenia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

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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