This article showcases our top picks for the best Florida based Restaurants companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Restaurants industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Florida Restaurants Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Papa John’s
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Papa John’s Pizza is an American restaurant company that runs the third largest take-out and pizza delivery restaurant.
Omnivore
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Omnivore offers a point-of-sale integration API allowing uniform access to the POS systems.
Virtual Dining Concepts
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Virtual Dining Concepts is the leader in celebrity restaurant brands.
Burger King
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Burger King is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants.
eatOS – Restaurant Management Made Simple
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All-in-one Point of Sale technology ecosystem built exclusively for restaurants.
Pincho
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Pincho is a fast casual restaurant chain located in Miami FL. We serve Latin inspired Burgers + Kebabs in an elevated setting.
Hazlnut
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Hazlnut works seamlessly with most PoS systems; and integrates mobile ordering, loyalty and push marketing for small-medium restaurants
Uptown Network
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Uptown Network is a provider of plug-and-play hospitality solutions and iPad menus.
Rgand
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Global e-commerce direct-trade wholesale marketplace for foodservice industry
VEL
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A premium utopian /technologically forward/ work cafe for the 21st Century to usher the world’s transition to a new flexible era of work.
Fresh Kitchen
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Fresh Kitchen is a restaurant chain known for its focus on fast service and healthy foods.
Checkers Drive-In Restaurants
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Checkers Drive-In Restaurants owns and operates a drive thru restaurant chain.
GigWrks
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We are working in all industries, B2B, B2C, and C2C TM,,,, Matchmaker for the Gig Economy
RiceApp
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RiceApp is an app for diners to book, order, divide the check, and pay at the table of the restaurant without waiting for the waitress.
ARC Group, Inc
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ARC Group, Inc is a restaurant holding company of Dick’s Wings & Grill, Tilted Kilt and Fat Patty’s.
Gemstone Foods
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Gemstone Foods provides value-added food service and wholesale poultry market with products that exceed the customers’ expectations.
dinely
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Mobile restuarant reservation application with time-based discounts.
GoGrab
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GoGrab is a shopping marketplace for on-demand stores and subscription services.
GRUBBRR
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GRUBBRR offer a full ecosystem of products that sync in real-time, connected by a simple to use backend dashboard.
KitchenRestock.com
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Restaurant Supplies, eCommerce, Food Service Equipment, Wholesale & Distribution
Posto
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posto is an iPhone application that allows its users to share their favorite restaurants, hotels, and nightlife venues with friends.
DriveKindness
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DriveKindness is an Online food delivery platform, that makes meal delivery more affordable and reliable for restaurant owners and customers
Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts
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Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts is one of the world’s leading performing arts organizations and venues
Harry’s Holdings, LLC
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Miami, FL-based operator of pizza concept locations
Sugar Works Distillery
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Craft distillery creating field to flask premium spirits from regionally sourced ingredients.
theGOapp and GO SMART WiFi
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Smart data and re-targeting platform for the hospitality and the beverage industry
BBX Capital Corporation
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BBX Capital Corporation is involved in the acquisition, management, joint ventures and investments in real estate.
Tudor Ice Company
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Tudor Ice Company manufactures and sells pre-packaged premium ice cubes.
Delivery Dudes
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Delivery Dudes is a food delivery service that helps you get the food you want from the places you love.
Firehouse Subs
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Firehouse Subs is a restaurant chain built upon a family of franchise operators founded by former firefighters.
Bloomin’ Brands, Inc
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Brands is one of the world’s largest casual dining companies with approximately 91,000 domestic Team Members and more than.
Bolay Enterprises
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Bolay is a fast-casual restaurant that focuses on gluten-free clean food.
Olive Garden
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Olive Garden is a chain of over 800 restaurants in the Italian casual dining segment that offers a variety of Italian specialties.
CAKE
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CAKE, a Mad Mobile company, offers an integrated restaurant platform and combines Silicon Valley innovation with restaurant expertise.
Darden Restaurants
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Darden Restaurants, Inc. is a full service restaurant company.
Margaritaville
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Official site for Jimmy Buffett Tour Dates and Margaritaville Restaurants, Hotels, Casinos, Resorts, Vacation Club and Products.
GratSee
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We make it easy for restaurants and workers to find each other by listing experienced workers instead of job openings.
Welbilt
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Welbilt provides commercial food service restaurant equipment.
OrderOut
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OrderOut integrates food delivery platforms directly to a restaurant’s POS
Restaurant Magic Software
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A restaurant software company located in Tampa, Florida .
Bahama Breeze
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Bahama Breeze is an American restaurant chain owned by Darden Restaurants.
Just Ryt Foods
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Just Ryt Foods (Giusto Sapore) is a food and beverage company that specializes in imported Italian fine foods and goods.
Hawkers Asian Street Fare
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Hawkers Asian Street Fare offers a menu full of small plates that includes the most popular street foods from regions across Asia.
LongHorn Steakhouse
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LongHorn Steakhouse is an American casual dining restaurant chain.
Hooters, Inc.
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Hooters, Inc. owns and operates restaurants.
Earl Enterprises
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Earl Enterprises builds on its past successes in defining ambitious goals for the future.
Combo Kitchen
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Combo Kitchen is the world’s first ghost kitchen franchise system
Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza
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Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza menu includes traditional and specialty pizzas with dough made daily and stretched to order.
Groot Hospitality
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Groot Hospitality is a hospitality company and a collective of restaurants, nightclubs & hotels.
MunchEm, Inc
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Plug and play delivery logistics and online ordering for local businesses
Menuat
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Menuat is a SaaS company that focuses on custom digital menu boards.
Buca di Beppo
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BUCA owns and operates 78 full service, dinner-only restaurants under the name BUCA di BEPPO.
Foodie Order
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Foodie Order is an easy to use online ordering system for restaurants.
OrderEm
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Customized online ordering with delivery logistics. Build your website and custom app to take your customers to place orders to boost sales.
Fresh Cheq
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FreshCheq is providing digital food safety and restaurant operations to expedite temp logs and track waste.
Sonny’s BBQ
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Sonny’s BBQ is a most popular barbecue restaurant chain based in Gainesville, Florida.
Hurricane Grill and Wings
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Hurricane Grill and Wings offers jumbo, fresh wings paired with over 35 signature sauces, rubs, and glazes.
Flanigan’s Enterprises
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Flanigan’s is a laidback family-run restaurant that committed to exceptional food and drink, warm hospitality, great value, and good fun.
ShortStaf
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On-Demand Staff for Restaurants, Hotels, and Private Events • Proud Allied Member of the National Restaurant Association and the FRLA
Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
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Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar is an American steakhouse restaurant chain.
DiningEdge
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DiningEdge is a user friendly Internet-based restaurant inventory software that specialize in providing food and beverage for their patrons.
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s
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Beef ‘O’ Brady’s is a family sports restaurant.
Fresh Kitchen
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Fresh, delicious and healthy food and juice bar in Boca Raton. KEEP IT FRESH!
The Capital Grille
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The Capital Grille is a dining restaurant & steakhouse.
Feed the Future
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Reducing Food Waste While Feeding the Hungry and make a profit at the same time
One Fat Frog
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Nation’s largest Foodtruck & Trailer Manufacturer
Mojo
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Mojo is a restaurant company that offers a range of food and beverage with full-service catering for special events and weddings.
The Glass Knife
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Restaurant, Cake Shop, Donuts, Cafe, Coffee, Brunch, Dessert, Lunch
Orlando Informer
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Orlando Informer has been the leading resource helping guests plan the perfect visit to Universal Orlando Resort,.
International Restaurant Management Group
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International Restaurant Management Group provides people with unique and exciting restaurant concepts.
MenuPad
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MenuPad stays abreast of the lasted technological trends in offering digital menu solutions for the food and restaurant industries.
Pura Vida Miami
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Pura Vida Miami is a cafe chain that offers a range of healthy food options like smoothies, salad bowls, juices, wraps, coffee, and snacks.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill
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Carrabba’s Italian Grill operates restaurants and offers catering services.
Phelan Family Brands
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Phelan Family Brands owns chains of restaurants that is specializes in the supply of seafood.
Grandview Public Market
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Grandview Public Market is home to the best food hall in West Palm Beach.
Time Out Market
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Time Out Market is a food and cultural market that has restaurants, bars, shops and music venue all under one roof.
Shift Agent Labs
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Helping businesses save money and make incredible employee schedules fast.
B&B Joint
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B&B Joint is a best sports bar & grill for mouth-watering gourmet burgers, a huge selection of beer, & amazing adult shake.
onePOS
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onePOS provides restaurant hospitality software solutions for the full service, quick service, bar/night club, and resort market places.
Three Birds Tavern
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Three Birds Tavern offers the quintessential St Pete experience.
Cleva Technologies
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Cleva Technologies designs and develops products for business activities that enable key participants in the wireless value chain.
Chima Steakhouse
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Chima Steakhouse is a provider of hospitality services.
Seasons 52
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Seasons 52 is a fresh grill and wine bar developed in 2003.
CNL Hotels and Resorts
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CNL Hotels and Resorts is a premium hotel in orlando area.
CanUStart
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LinkedIn for Restaurant Industry with Focus on auto Job Matching
Kisses From Italy
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Kisses From Italy is a US based food restaurant chain focused on fast casual and traditional Italian delicacies.
Capital Tacos
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Capital Tacos is a Tex-Mex taco restaurant chain that offers Tex-Mex flavored food like tacos, chips, queso, as well as catering services.
One&Only Resorts Inc
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One&Only Resorts and Private Homes are havens of outstanding style & service that place one in the heart of every fascinating environment.
Woodys Bar B Q
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Woodys Bar B Q is a restaurant that specializes to serve grilled food and offers online food delivery as well as franchise services.
RA Sushi Bar Restaurant
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RA Sushi Bar Restaurant is a high-energy restaurant that offers a wide variety of sushi, Japanese cuisine and innovative cocktails.
PDQ
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PDQ is a fast food restaurant and offers crafts delicious sandwiches, salads, and fresh hand-spun milkshakes.
Tony Roma’s
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Tony Roma’s is an American casual dining chain restaurant.
Caspers Service Company
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Caspers Service Company deals in construction & renovation, kitchen equipment repairs, HVAC & refrigeration maintenance for restaurants.
Amechef – Restaurant Equipment
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Amechef is a restaurant equipment supply store in Miami, FL.
Stonewood Grill & Tavern
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Stonewood Grill & Tavern is a restaurant that offers a wide range of holiday, beverage, and family bundles in various locations.
RP Procurement
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Restaurant Partners is a Consulting Company specializing in the full service, casual dining segment of restaurants.
Slackers Bar & Grill
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Slackers Bar & Grill is a largest Green Bay Packers bar located in Fort Lauderdale.
The Starboard Group
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The Starboard Group operates restaurant and restaurant management services.