Bringing us All Together
Providing in-depth foodie adventures!
Bringing us All Together
Providing in-depth foodie adventures!
HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT
What We Do...
What We Do...
What We Do...
Mercado Food Group is a Food and Beverage Management Firm with special focus on Food Halls, Hotel Food and Beverage Platforms and Fast-Casual concept development and management. Offering an eclectic dining experience, The Mercado Team is the most experienced and awarded team in the Food Hall industry, with 4 “best restaurant awards” (in
Mercado Food Group is a Food and Beverage Management Firm with special focus on Food Halls, Hotel Food and Beverage Platforms and Fast-Casual concept development and management. Offering an eclectic dining experience, The Mercado Team is the most experienced and awarded team in the Food Hall industry, with 4 “best restaurant awards” (including the first ever given to a Food Hall), 3 James Beard nominations, and countless other awards for food, design, and quality,
Management
What We Do...
What We Do...
We offer a full suite of services including but not limited to initial financial analysis, local market due-diligence, chef procurement, and final deal structuring, all the way to day-to-day operations. Once open, our team can take the headache out of F & B operations and provide management services that will optimize operations and cre
We offer a full suite of services including but not limited to initial financial analysis, local market due-diligence, chef procurement, and final deal structuring, all the way to day-to-day operations. Once open, our team can take the headache out of F & B operations and provide management services that will optimize operations and create sustainable performance through managing marketing, finance, operations, vendor relationships and human resources. We manage our client assets with the same passion, attention to detail and focus as we would our own.
Consulting
What We Do...
Development
From conceptualization and planning to deal structuring and vendor sourcing, our team has been tapped by property owners/developers worldwide to create and execute successful food and beverage operating models. Having opened and operated some of the most awarded Food Halls in the country – our team can take you through Design, Equipment
From conceptualization and planning to deal structuring and vendor sourcing, our team has been tapped by property owners/developers worldwide to create and execute successful food and beverage operating models. Having opened and operated some of the most awarded Food Halls in the country – our team can take you through Design, Equipment Selection, Budgeting, Vendor Sourcing, Self-operated Concept Development, SOP’s, POS Selection and Employee Training.
Development
What We Do...
Development
We are always looking to work with developers to provide an award-winning amenity to mixed-use properties, shopping centers, office compounds, universities – or any other venue that could benefit from a unique, well-designed, well- curated and well-executed dining experience. Capable of curating the best vendor line ups in the industry,
We are always looking to work with developers to provide an award-winning amenity to mixed-use properties, shopping centers, office compounds, universities – or any other venue that could benefit from a unique, well-designed, well- curated and well-executed dining experience. Capable of curating the best vendor line ups in the industry, we have the capacity to implement our own exclusive brands in any model of food business.
LEADERSHIP
Peter Rounce CEO
Kenzie Motai COO
Kenzie Motai COO
Over his 30-year career, Peter has developed more than 35 Food and Beverage Concepts in multiple platforms including Hotels, Airports, Free Standing Concepts and Food Halls. He has managed more than $60M in Food and Beverage Development Budgets and is responsible for the expansion of several companies both nationally and internationally.
Kenzie Motai COO
Kenzie Motai COO
Kenzie Motai COO
A Miami transplant by way of New York and Tokyo, Kenzie has been working with the best of the hospitality industry for the last 10 years. Beginning in Japan with renowned hospitality group Plan Do
See’s inaugural Corporate Management Program, it was there he learned the Japanese principal of Omotenashi- “selfless service with a spirit of warmth and respect.”
