Catering, Event Management: April Restaurant Industry Funding
Photo Credit: Midwest chain Schlotzsky's uses EzCater to manage its catering business. Schlotzsky's
Skift Take
Here's your cheat sheet to everyone who picked up extra cash last month to fund development and technology innovation in the industry.
Union Square Hospitality Group's relatively young private equity fund, Enlightened Hospitality Investments, has been extremely busy this month. The Danny Meyer-backed fund dropped back-to-back announcements that it would be initiating investments in Atlanta-based event management platform Gather and emerging East Coast restaurant chain Dig Inn.
The funding group is barely 18 months old but it's moving fast: Dig Inn and Gather mark Enlightened Hospitality's fifth and sixth investments, respectively.
Note: This is the latest installment of Skift Table’s monthly restaurant funding roundup. To view past lists, click here.
Gather
Amount Raised: Undisclosed
Lead Investors: Enlightened Hospitality Investments (EHI)
Skift Table Take: Along with gaining the bragging rights that come with an EHI endorsement, Gather CEO Nick Miller plans to use the cas
