What Soigné Hospitality does

Soigné Hospitality Group is a privately held, founder-led restaurant group headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded by two-time James Beard Award–winning chef Gavin Kaysen in 2016 and operating its flagship Spoon and Stable since late 2014. The portfolio comprises five core restaurant concepts: Spoon and Stable (French technique, seasonally inspired), Demi (tasting-menu restaurant, Relais & Chateaux property since 2024), Bellecour (French bistro with two locations in North Loop and Edina), Mara (Mediterranean-inspired, embedded at Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis since 2022), and The Merchant Room (opened 2025 at Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort — the group's first location outside Minnesota).

Beyond dine-in restaurants, Soigné generates revenue through private dining and corporate events, digital gift cards (Toasttab), a sports-catering joint venture (KZ Provisioning, with Andrew Zimmern) serving the Minnesota Wild, Timberwolves, and Lynx, and a publishing imprint (Spoon Thief Publishing) that released The Synergy Series cookbook in May 2025. The core operating technology is French culinary technique combined with seasonally driven menus; the tech stack otherwise consists of standard hospitality SaaS (Tock for reservations, Toasttab for gift cards, Culinary Agents for recruiting, Google Analytics). Distribution is primarily direct-to-consumer through owned locations and online reservation platforms, plus embedded Four Seasons partnerships as a strategic channel.

The company employs 51–100 people, is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding or institutional investors, and operates a related 501(c)(3) — Heart of the House Foundation — that provides emergency financial support to employees. Customer mix is dominated by individual dine-in guests with named enterprise relationships limited to three professional sports teams and the Four Seasons hotel partnerships.

Name

Soigné Hospitality

Legal name

Soigné Hospitality Group

Website

https://staysoigne.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG), Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Patisseries & Viennoiserie (French-Style) (THAFAFAB), Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Hotel & Resort Banqueting (In-House Catering) (THAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurants
• French cuisine hospitality
• Restaurant group operations
• Private dining events
• Professional sports catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Services: Full-service dining at multiple restaurant locations including Spoon and Stable, Demi, Bellecour (two locations), and Mara. Revenue generated through food and beverage sales, with per-cover pricing typical of fine dining establishments.
2. Private Dining Events: Private dining rooms available at Spoon and Stable, Demi, Mara, and Bellecour for personal and professional occasions with personalized menus and exceptional service.
3. Sports Catering (KZ Provisioning): Catering services for professional athletes in partnership with Andrew Zimmern, serving Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Minnesota Lynx with balanced, healthy meals throughout seasons.
4. Gift Cards: Gift cards sold online through Toasttab for Spoon and Stable, Demi, and Bellecour that never expire.
5. Publishing (Spoon Thief Publishing): Publishing imprint producing cookbooks and culinary memoir-style books, including 'At Home' and 'The Synergy Series' released May 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Soigné Hospitality operates a portfolio of restaurants and culinary services rooted in French technique and seasonal menus, including Spoon and Stable (French-influenced fine dining), Demi (tasting menu, Relais & Chateaux), Bellecour (French bistro, two locations), Mara (Mediterranean at Four Seasons Minneapolis), and The Merchant Room (Four Seasons Naples). The group also offers private dining, professional sports catering through KZ Provisioning, culinary events via The Synergy Series, and cookbook publishing through Spoon Thief Publishing.

Product overview

Soigné Hospitality is a portfolio of restaurants and culinary services founded by Chef Gavin Kaysen in 2016. The company operates multiple restaurant concepts including Spoon and Stable (French technique-based), Demi (tasting experience, Relais & Chateaux property), Bellecour (French bistro with two locations), Mara (Mediterranean-inspired, Four Seasons partnership), and The Merchant Room (Florida, Four Seasons partnership). Supporting services include KZ Provisioning (catering for professional athletes), The Synergy Series (chef event series), Spoon Thief Publishing (imprint), and Heart of the House Foundation (employee relief non-profit).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spoon and Stable Seasonally inspired French technique-based fine dining restaurant in a century-old horse stable in Minneapolis; serves individual diners, private events, and gift card recipients.
• Demi Tasting-menu restaurant in Minneapolis's North Loop focused on restoration and curiosity; named a Relais & Chateaux property in 2024.
• Bellecour French bistro concept with two locations in Minneapolis (North Loop) and Edina offering daily pastries, lunch, and full-service dinner of bistro favorites.
• Mara Restaurant and Bar Mediterranean-inspired restaurant developed in partnership with Four Seasons Minneapolis, featuring flavors from 22 countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
• The Merchant Room Restaurant at Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort in Florida, featuring dry-aged steaks, housemade pasta, and Florida citrus.
• KZ Provisioning Catering company for professional athletes created by Andrew Zimmern and Gavin Kaysen; serves Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Minnesota Lynx with balanced, healthy meals throughout seasons and post-seasons.
• The Synergy Series Event series since 2015 that brings world-renowned chefs to the Twin Cities community, allowing guests to experience internationally recognized chefs' cuisine locally while offering educational opportunities for Soigné staff.
• Private Dining Private dining rooms available at Spoon and Stable, Demi, Mara, and Bellecour for personal and professional occasions, with personalized menus and dedicated service.
• Spoon Thief Catering Catering brand operated under the Soigné Hospitality umbrella for off-premise events and gatherings.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards sold online through Toasttab for Spoon and Stable, Demi, and Bellecour; cards never expire.
• Spoon Thief Publishing Publishing imprint of Soigné Hospitality that produces cookbooks and culinary memoir-style books, including 'At Home' and 'The Synergy Series' released in May 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Relais & Chateaux designation achieved for Demi in 2024
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 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

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and supporting.

• Andrew ZimmerncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrew Zimmern and Gavin Kaysen combined their knowledge of sports and food to create KZ Provisioning, a unique catering company for professional athletes. The partnership works alongside professional sports teams to create balanced, healthy, and delicious meals throughout the season and post-season.
• Four Seasons HotelscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSoigné Hospitality operates Mara at Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis (opened 2022) and The Merchant Room at Naples Beach Club, a Four Seasons Resort (opened 2025) - the company's first restaurant outside Minnesota.
• World-Renowned Guest Chefs (Synergy Series)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Synergy Series since 2015 has featured world-renowned chefs including Daniel Boulud, Grant Achatz, Sean Brock, Christopher Kostow, Dominique Crenn, and Traci Des Jardins. Each series allows dining community to experience internationally recognized chefs' cuisine locally while inspiring Soigné staff.
• Tock (Reservations Platform)supportingTechnology or IntegrationTock is the reservation platform used across Soigné Hospitality restaurants including Spoon and Stable, Demi, Bellecour, and Mara for managing guest reservations.
• ToasttabsupportingTechnology or IntegrationToasttab provides the gift card platform for Soigné Hospitality, enabling digital gift card sales for Spoon and Stable, Demi, and Bellecour.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• One Off Hospitality: Chicago-based chef-driven multi-concept fine dining group (Alinea, The Aviary, Next, Roister, The Publican). Most directly comparable to Soigné: a portfolio of acclaimed chef-led concepts with shared sourcing and operations leadership, and Soigné's Director of Accounting came from One Off's Publican-branded restaurants.
• Major Food Group: New York fine dining and hospitality portfolio (Carbone, Torrisi, Sadelle's, The Grill, The Lobster Club). Comparable as a chef-led group operating multiple premium concepts across formats (fine dining, bistro, hotel-embedded), with similar per-cover pricing and brand-led growth.
• Thomas Keller Restaurant Group: Operator of The French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon, and surface-level hospitality projects. Directly comparable as a chef-founder-led fine dining group with bistro/casual adjacencies and national brand recognition through the chef's name.
• Boka Restaurant Group: Chicago fine dining and hospitality operator (Boka, Alinea successor operations, Bellemore, Swift & Sons). Comparable as a chef-driven Midwestern multi-concept group with Michelin-recognized fine dining anchors.
• Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises: Chicago multi-concept independent restaurant group operating 60+ restaurants across casual, upscale, and fine dining (Aventine, RPM, Intro, etc.). Comparable as a portfolio operator running differentiated concepts at varied price points in a Midwestern market.
• The Dinex Group (Daniel Boulud): Daniel Boulud's restaurant group (Daniel, Café Boulud, DB Bistro Moderne, etc.). Boulud was the inaugural Synergy Series guest chef and Soigné's founder Kaysen cooked under him at Café Boulud; the group's multi-format French-rooted fine dining model is structurally similar.
• José Andrés Group (ThinkFoodGroup): Chef José Andrés's restaurant and hospitality portfolio (minibar, Jaleo, Bazaar, etc.). Comparable as a globally recognized chef-founder-led group spanning fine dining and casual concepts with a strong media and philanthropy overlay (World Central Kitchen).

Broad incumbents

• Union Square Hospitality Group: Danny Meyer's hospitality group (Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Maialino, Shake Shack parent until spin-off). Comparable as a high-end chef-driven restaurant group that has scaled via brand and concept diversification while remaining founder-led.

Regional players

• Beckon / The Wolf's Tailor: Denver fine dining concepts where Soigné's Head Sommelier Zachary Byers previously served as Wine Director. Comparable as a chef-driven tasting-menu and tasting-format operation in a secondary market with a similar sommelier-driven beverage program.
• The Bachelor Farmer / Marvel Bar: Twin Cities hospitality operations previously directed by Soigné's current Director of Communications. Directly comparable as a Minneapolis fine dining and bar concept with overlapping customer base, brand identity, and local culinary press footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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