Fs Food Group, Llc

What Fs Food Group, Llc does

FS Food Group, LLC is a privately held, founder-owned multi-concept restaurant operator headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, founded in 1992 by Frank Scibelli. The company operates seven distinct dining concepts — Mama Ricotta's (traditional Italian since 1992), Little Mama's Italian (Italian-American), Midwood Smokehouse (barbecue), YAFO Kitchen (Middle Eastern/Mediterranean fast-casual), Paco's Tacos & Tequila (Tex-Mex), Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria (Latin American), and Plate Perfect Catering — through approximately 17 physical restaurant and catering locations across North Carolina and South Carolina.

The group's underlying "technology" is its culinary development pipeline, in which the founder and a CIA-trained director personally curate authentic menus partnering with consulting chefs and specialty purveyors. Operations run on standard restaurant industry SaaS — ToastTab for management and private dining booking, Workstream for HR/hiring, QuickGifts and Valutec for gift card fulfillment — with no proprietary AI/ML systems disclosed.

The business model is direct-to-consumer full-service and fast-casual dining across multiple cuisines, augmented by a full-service catering arm (Plate Perfect) and private dining rooms for corporate and personal events. Revenue streams include dine-in transaction revenue at each location, professional-services catering revenue, and gift card sales through QuickGifts. Pricing is set independently per concept and location and is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments span individual casual diners, families, corporate clients (events, client dinners), and private event hosts (weddings, birthdays, corporate celebrations), distributed across the Carolinas with no single anchor account concentration evident. The company has grown organically with no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or institutional investor participation.

Name

Fs Food Group, Llc

Legal name

FS Food Group, LLC

Website

https://fsfoodgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

FS Food Group, LLC is a privately held Charlotte-based multi-concept restaurant operator founded in 1992, running seven casual dining concepts (Italian, BBQ, Tex-Mex, Latin, Middle Eastern) across roughly 17 locations in North and South Carolina, plus full-service catering and private dining for corporate and personal events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Caterers (722320), Limited-Service Restaurants (722513)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Family-Style Restaurants (THAFACAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Full-Service Catering (Off-Premise) (HSACAGAA), Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Fast Casual (THAFABAD), Exclusive Dining Access & Chef’s Table Reservations (HSACAMAJ)

Keywords

• Casual dining restaurants
• Italian cuisine restaurants
• Barbecue restaurants
• Catering services
• Latin american cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dine-In Sales: Revenue generated from customers dining at physical restaurant locations across all concepts. Each restaurant concept operates independently with its own menu, pricing, and dining experience.
2. Catering Services: Plate Perfect Catering provides full-service and delivery-style catering for events, corporate gatherings, and private celebrations. The catering team represents all five FS Food Group concepts and can modify menus for any event.
3. Gift Cards: Gift cards are sold through QuickGifts for all restaurant concepts, providing one-time purchase revenue and encouraging future customer visits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FS Food Group operates a portfolio of seven distinct casual dining restaurant concepts and one catering brand across 17 locations in North Carolina and South Carolina. Offerings include Italian (Mama Ricotta's, Little Mama's Italian), barbecue (Midwood Smokehouse), Tex-Mex (Paco's Tacos & Tequila), Latin American (Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria), Middle Eastern street food (YAFO Kitchen), and full-service event catering through Plate Perfect Catering.

Product overview

FS Food Group operates a portfolio of seven distinct restaurant concepts under one restaurant group umbrella, spanning casual dining, fast-casual, and catering services across the Carolinas. The portfolio includes Italian cuisine (Mama Ricotta's and Little Mama's Italian), barbecue (Midwood Smokehouse), Tex-Mex (Paco's Tacos & Tequila), Latin American (Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria), Middle Eastern (YAFO Kitchen), and full-service catering (Plate Perfect Catering). Each concept operates independently with its own brand identity and menu while sharing centralized corporate support and operational infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria: Latin American restaurant inspired by Cuban and Peruvian neighborhoods in Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, featuring ceviches, rum drinks, sandwiches, and plantains.
• Little Mama's Italian
• YAFO Kitchen
• Midwood Smokehouse
• Paco's Tacos & Tequila
• Mama Ricotta's
• Plate Perfect Catering

Products and services

• Mama Ricotta's Traditional authentic Italian restaurant operating since 1992, featuring homemade mozzarella, sausage, breads, and desserts using finest and freshest ingredients; serves dine-in customers across Charlotte.
• Midwood Smokehouse Neighborhood smokehouse using Cackalacky hickory hardwood, celebrating barbecue styles from Texas, Memphis, Kansas City, and Carolina; offers brisket, ribs, burnt ends, and chopped pork.
• Paco's Tacos & Tequila Tex-Mex restaurant featuring fire grilled fajitas with homemade tortillas, cheese enchiladas with chili con carne, and an extensive tequila selection of over 195-230 varieties plus wines and beers.
• Calle Sol Latin Café & Cevicheria Latin American restaurant inspired by Cuban and Peruvian neighborhoods in Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, featuring ceviches, rum drinks, fresh pressed sandwiches, and plantains in a vibrant tropical setting.
• Little Mama's Italian Italian-American restaurant inspired by 1960s and 1970s New England classic Italian restaurants, offering pasta dishes, made mozzarella, broiled steak, and cocktails in a casual setting without pretense.
• YAFO Kitchen Fast-casual Middle Eastern/Mediterranean street food concept featuring authentic breads, spreads, juices, vegetarian/vegan options, hormone-free selections, shawarma-spiced rotisserie chicken, and homemade hummus from organic chickpeas.
• Plate Perfect Catering Full-service catering operation providing food, event planning/management, and hospitality for corporate events, client dinners, team celebrations, business meetings, and private celebrations; team includes over fifty trained chefs, event specialists, and hospitality managers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of successful restaurant operations since 1992
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The ONE Group Hospitality: Hospitality company operating a portfolio of restaurant, lounge, and rooftop concepts (STK, Benihana, Kona Grill). Comparable as a multi-concept operator building distinct brands under one corporate umbrella with centralized operations.
• Hillstone Restaurant Group: Privately-held multi-concept restaurant group (Hillstone, Houston's, Bandera, R+D Kitchen) operating upscale casual dining concepts. Comparable as a founder-led, multi-concept casual dining operator with similar brand portfolio approach.
• Specialty Restaurant Group: Multi-concept restaurant operator managing a portfolio of casual and specialty dining brands. Comparable as a multi-concept restaurant group with centralized corporate infrastructure and brand-level differentiation.
• CAVA Group: Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain serving Middle Eastern-inspired bowls, pitas, and dips—a direct comparable to Yafo Kitchen's Middle Eastern street food concept. Comparable in cuisine category, fast-casual service model, and target customer demographic.
• Lark Creek Restaurant Group: Regional multi-concept restaurant group operating casual upscale concepts in Northern California. Comparable as a founder-driven, multi-concept casual dining operator focused on regional market dominance.
• Cicchetti Hospitality Group: Hospitality group operating multiple casual dining concepts with locations in select regional markets. Comparable as a multi-concept restaurant operator building brand portfolios in a defined geographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Darden Restaurants: Large multi-concept full-service restaurant operator (Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Capital Grille, Yard House, Cheddar's) that demonstrates the scale and capital efficiency a multi-concept portfolio model can achieve. Comparable as a multi-brand casual-to-upscale dining platform.
• Brinker International: Operates Chili's Grill & Bar and Maggiano's Little Italy, demonstrating a multi-concept casual dining strategy. Comparable in concept-level brand management and casual full-service dining operations.
• Bloomin' Brands: Multi-concept casual dining operator (Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, Fleming's) with a portfolio structure similar to FS Food Group's multi-brand approach. Comparable for portfolio management and casual dining operating model.

Others

• Toast: Restaurant management and POS platform already integrated with FS Food Group for private dining bookings and event management. Comparable as a technology partner/service provider to multi-unit restaurant operators rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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