Hospitality development group scaling food, beverage, and retail concepts across properties
Simplevenue activates underutilized real estate by developing and scaling experiential F&B and retail concepts. The hiring mix is heavily operations-focused (42 ops roles vs. 3 finance and 2 marketing) with accelerating velocity, and projects cluster around new unit onboarding, accounting process standardization, and front-of-house training—revealing a company in rapid expansion mode managing complexity across multiple locations. Pain points center on accounting system fragmentation and reservation/service optimization, typical of multi-unit hospitality operators automating manual workflows.
Notable leadership hires: Head Chef
Simplevenue is a hospitality development group based in New York that partners with property owners and restaurant brands to launch and scale food, beverage, and retail concepts. The company transforms underutilized spaces into destination venues while helping culture-driven hospitality brands expand regionally. Operating across multiple locations, Simplevenue manages both the real-estate activation side (site selection, buildout, opening strategy) and brand scaling (operations, compliance, guest consistency). Current initiatives include new concept launches, front-of-house standardization programs, and accounting system integration across units.
Simplevenue uses Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Figma, Canva for design; OpenTable for reservations; Toast and Restaurant365 for restaurant operations and accounting; ADP for payroll; and Meta/Instagram/TikTok for marketing.
Current projects include new store openings and concept launches, front-of-house staff training and onboarding programs, accounting process improvements and system integration across units, and local store marketing initiatives.
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