Traveling for Thanksgiving? Queue up "The Founders Table" episode we recorded at #Restaurantology. 🎙️ It’s packed with founder wisdom from Shauna K. Smith, Nicole Robison, and Aks Sethi — and a perfect reminder of why we’re so grateful for ALL the entrepreneurs in the restaurant community who put their hearts and souls into building brands people love. 🧡 LISTEN HERE (or wherever you get your podcasts!): https://lnkd.in/gnQ6NnXS Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🍁 And happy eating.
Savory Fund
Restaurants
Lehi, Utah 10,981 followers
The dish: We're one of the fastest-growing restaurant operators in the country with 150+ locations — and more to come.
About us
Operators investing in operators. Savory Fund focuses on delivering outsized returns through strategic growth and replication strategies. With more than 70 veteran restaurant operators, finance experts, and operational team members having managed 170+ restaurants in a 12-year period, Savory stands as one of the most experienced growth teams in the restaurant industry. Savory partners with high-potential restaurant concepts to deliver necessary capital, industry knowledge, and operational prowess to facilitate growth into multi-unit brands. Savory works hand in hand with brand founders to fuel growth by harnessing their passion, knowledge, and vision and merging it with the team’s proven restaurant systems. Savory specializes in taking fast casual and polished casual food and beverage concepts with between 2 and 8 locations and scales them into 30-unit+ powerhouse brands.
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https://savoryfund.com/
External link for Savory Fund
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Company size
- 5,001-10,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Lehi, Utah
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2020
- Specialties
- Restaurant Management, Investment Vehicle, Job Creator, Financial Services, restaurant, fast casual, technology, scale, momentum, management, brand growth, M&A, Disruptive, Development, Real Estate, Construction, and Careers
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1557 W Innovation Way
#150
Lehi, Utah 84043, US
Employees at Savory Fund
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Proud to be partnered with founders and brands that give back with such great impact. 👏 Learn more about South Block's incredible Fruitful Planet initiative at the link. 🍓💚 https://lnkd.in/gabfvD9b
Since forming Fruitful Planet in 2019 we have donated over 85,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables. This is all funded through purchases made at South Block “small acts can have big impacts!” - one of our core values Fruitful Planet was formed in honor of my mom, Mary Ann - who is the most fruitful person that I’ll ever know. 💕
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We love starting the week with good news — and this one’s delicious. 😎 Two Savory Fund brands were just named to the Daily Meal’s “10 Rising Restaurant Chains That Will Take Over in 2026,” and we couldn’t be more excited for these teams: 🔥 Houston TX Hot Chicken 🍕 Via 313 Pizza Not surprising to us… but always fun to see the rest of the world catch on. 😉 These teams are building category-defining brands with serious momentum, and this recognition is well-earned. At Savory, we have a front-row seat to their growth — the innovation in the kitchens, the passion from their teams, and the operational excellence that turns great ideas into scalable brands. Proud of these partners and hungry for what’s ahead. Full list here: 10 Rising Restaurant Chains That Will Take Over in 2026 — The Daily Meal https://lnkd.in/diYjFd24
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It's your party and you can pie if you want to. 🥧 🦃 ✨ Northern Utah, Bonrue Bakery is coming to you on Saturday for the Thanksgiving pie pop-up of your dreams. Details in their post! Do not miss. 😋
NORTHERN UTAH, it’s happening!! We’re coming to DRAPER for one special day only! (for now 😏) ✨ BONRUE POP-UP! ✨ 📅 SATURDAY, Nov. 22 ⏰ 9AM–1PM 📍 Cultivate Craft Kitchen 12234 S Draper Gate Dr #105 Draper, UT First come, first serve for everything — so come early!
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Future of Beverage 🤝 Swig
Swig is rewriting the beverage playbook. From local favorite to national crave, their journey shows what’s possible when passion meets purpose. In this candid conversation, Swig CEO, Alex Dunn and Savory Fund Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Andrew K. Smith explored Swig's beverage journey, uncovering their beverage strategy and what's next for this visionary brand. ✨🥤 #FutureofBeverage
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Can confirm: Greatest hot chicken brand in the world. 🔥🐓 #RFCD
Come see us at the Restaurant Finance & Development Conference this week! Stop by Booth #522 to meet our team and learn how you can franchise with the greatest hot chicken brand in the world. 🔥🐔 #hhc #houstontxhotchicken
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Savory Fund has a new home! 14761 S Future Way, Draper, Utah What an incredible building, architecture, location and lineup of neighbors. We couldn't have asked for a better outcome; the energy is palatable. Thanks to the team at Pelion Venture Partners and the Gardner Group for the invitation to stand up Savory's support office to all of our amazing portfolio brands nationwide. I would also like to thank Dave Layton (Layton Construction) and his ICS team for a perfect build process with our internal construction team. They were pros from minute one until the end. The future of Savory is here - on Future Way. Excited to be neighbors to: Pelion Venture Partners, Vector, Jump - Advisor AI, Porch Software, Redo, HB Workplaces and Aries Capital Partners
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Store No. 21 for South Block!! 💚 🎉 🍓 Congrats to our partner, Amir M., as well as Steve Heeley and the incredible SB team on another fist bump-worthy opening! 👊 Love watching this brand make people feel awesome — one block at a time.
We're still feeling those good vibes because South Block RESTON is officially open! We celebrated Block #21 last weekend with hundreds of our friends and are stoked to be bringing GOOD VIBES and AWESOME food to the Reston community. 🎉 📍 Find us at 1835 Fountain Dr. Reston, VA https://lnkd.in/eFJpeAp4 #southblock #newblock #buildingblocks
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Casual dining isn’t just surviving — it’s making a comeback. At our 2025 #Restaurantology conference, industry leaders came together to unpack what’s fueling the renaissance: culture, creativity, and connection. We were lucky to have these voices at the table: Barry McGowan, Fogo de Chão Kaleb Harrell, Hawkers Asian Street Food Christine Magrann, FB Society Jeff Chandler, Hopdoddy Burger Bar 🎧 The Casual Comeback is now live — for anyone who couldn’t make it or wants second helpings. Listen at the link or wherever you get your podcasts! https://lnkd.in/gizD4UPj P.S. The gift of Restaurantology will keep on giving! We recorded every Restaurantology session this year and will be releasing them weekly. Get hungry, operators. 🍽️
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Growth in action at Savory. 💥 Taylor DeHart has been promoted to Director, a role that reflects nearly a decade of hustle, influence, and leadership. “Taylor’s impact on Savory Fund and our brands is impossible to overstate,” said Andrew K. Smith, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Savory Fund. “His financial acumen, operational insight, and strategic thinking have been instrumental in shaping both our portfolio companies and the culture of our firm. I’m thrilled to see him step into this new role and excited for the next chapter of growth.” Congrats, Taylor! Honored to work alongside you as we continue building Savory together. 🚀 Read more at QSR Magazine → https://lnkd.in/eYbJfEUM