This article showcases our top picks for the best North Carolina 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 North Carolina Restaurants Startups
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GreenPlaces
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GreenPlaces all-in-one platform takes the complexity out of becoming a sustainable business
SWIPEBY
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SWIPEBY enables restaurants in suburban markets to drive loyalty and sales with fully automate curbside service.
Waev
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Waev develops digital solutions to actively engage visitors in bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues.
Barvecue
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Barvecue is a food company that offers barbecues for vegetarians.
ChowCall
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ChowCall provides food delivery services to military and civilian customers on and near military bases.
French Broad Chocolates
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Chocolate specialist using carefully sourced beans to create truffles, bars & other sweets.
Allbridge
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Allbridge, formerly Bulk TV & Internet, DCI Design Communications, and EthoStream delivers data, video, and voice solutions to businesses.
Xenial
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Xenial is a technology platform that offers restaurant and foodservice management solutions and customer engagement tools.
Bojangles’
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Bojangles’ offers chicken, biscuits, fixin’s and tea.
NovaDine
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NovaDine provides enterprise-class POS integrated digital ordering solutions to multi-unit restaurant chains.
Resistor Brews
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Resistor Brews is a provider of unique flavors distributed in grocery stores, coffee shops, and restaurants.
Tuee
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Tuee is a tablet-based guest relationship management (GRM) tool for service-based businesses like restaurants
House Autry Mills
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House-Autry Mills is a leading supplier to restaurant chain groups and independent operators in most states across the country.
Beanstalk Data
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Beanstalk Data is the CRM Marketing Master for Consumer facing companies.
Viva Chicken
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Viva Chicken is an operator of a chain of food that specializes in Peruvian Rotisserie Chicken.
Friday POS
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cloud based restaurant management system, restaurant POS, Restaurant inventory management Software
Takeout Central
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Takeout Central is bringing restaurant delivery to the masses.
Asheville Tea Company
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Asheville Tea Company blend craft teas featuring farm to teacup botanicals, highlighting the full flavors of Southern Appalachia.
Cook Out
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Cook Out is a restaurant chain that offers a variety of foods, beverages and provides employment services.
Muddy Creek Café & Music Hall
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Muddy Creek Cafe has a simple, yet delicious menu of sandwiches and salads.
ScheduleFly
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ScheduleFly is a provider of scheduling products and services for the restaurant industry.
PEPPER DINING, INC.
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PEPPER DINING, INC is a Chili’s franchisee that operates 103 restaurants on the East Coast.
Wings To Go
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Wings To Go is an online food store that specializes in chicken wings and buffalo wing sauces.
Just Fresh Restaurants (JF Restaurants)
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JF Restaurants owns and operates restaurants.
Hwy 55
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Hwy 55 is an open-grill diners chain that delivers a wide range of snacks and cuisines.
Watch-Sites
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The words “Watch Site” is a frequently used and easily recognizable phrase used to describe a sports bar.
American Burger Co.
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American Burger Co. operates burger restaurant.
Sagebrush Steakhouse
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Sagebrush Steakhouse is a restaurant that provides dine in, take out, full service bar, and custom catering services.
Brookwood Farms
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Brookwood Farms is a manufacturer of smoked meats and barbeque food products.
Urban Food Group
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Urban Food Group is a Food & drink company.
FSR Magazine
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FSR magazine is a print publication for the restaurant industry.
Kay Chemical Company
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Kay Chemical is a specializes in delivering customized programs to meet the unique food safety & sanitation of the QSR/Food Retail markets.
EHungry
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EHungry is a digital portal that helps to order food and beverages from a wide range of restaurants.
Southern Coastal Solutions
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Southern Coastal Solutions offers POS systems and software solutions to restaurants, bars, stadiums, and nightclubs.
Fulenwider Enterprises
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Fulenwider Enterprises is a restaurant chain.
Texas Steakhouse
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Texas Steakhouse is a casual dining Steakhouse with a full service bar.
Capitol Coffee
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Capital Coffee provides high-quality, customized coffee, beverage, and food solutions.
ESP Systems
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ESP Systems develops and commercializes guest customized service systems for the restaurant industry in the United States.
Ruth’s Chris Steak House
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Ruth’s Chris Steak House is a restaurant that offers a broad selection of steaks and other traditional food items.
Kravin Kitchen
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Kravin Kitchen connect food cravers with local personal chefs to curate customized meals.
Tailored Smoke
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Tailored Smoke is a premier cigar, cocktail, and whiskey bar providing a cigar experience for each customer at each location and event.
Union Street Bistro
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Union Street Bistro is a restaurant that offers catering and event services.
Hawthorne’s NY Pizza & Bar
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Hawthorne’s NY Pizza & Bar is a restaurant chain that offers pizzas, appetizers, salads, desserts, sandwiches, strombolis and entrees.
K&W Cafeterias
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K&W Cafeteria provides online food ordering and delivery services.
Magic Murals
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Magic Murals provides custom printed wall murals and wall art for homes and businesses.
Restaurant Activity Report
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Restaurant Activity Report provides research data about new restaurants.
Amergent Hospitality Group
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Amergent Hospitality Group is a fast-casual and full-service restaurant brand owner, operator, and franchisor.
Carolina Classics Catfish
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Carolina Classics Catfish is an aquaculture company and supplier of food products.
Print Works Bistro
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Print Works Bistro is a restaurant that offers dessert, wine, cocktails, and beer.
Dressler’s Restaurant
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Dressler’s Restaurant provides appetizers, soups, salads, and wines.
PFS Sales Company
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PFS Sales Company is a distributor specializing in janitorial supplies, bar amenities, disposable paper, and plastic products.
Sabor Latin Street Grill
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Sabor Latin Street Grill focuses on authentic menu offers from countries such as El Salvador, Venezuela, Mexico & Colombia, Dominican Rep.
DEI Equipment
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We carry a complete line of restaurant and catering equipment to help you succeed in your business
Beach Bagels
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Beach Bagels is a restaurant that provides baked bagels, espresso drinks, and breakfast.
The George on the Riverwalk
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The George on the Riverwalk is a restaurant that provides dining, catering, sea food, and beverage items.
Nakato
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Nakato Japanese Restaurant is an authentic Japanese family-owned restaurant serving dinner-both traditional and hibachi/teppanyaki style.
Menuish
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Menuish is an app which is a local guide to Eateries.
Mac’s Speed Shop
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Mac’s Speed Shop is a barbecue restaurant that specializes in barbecue-style cuisine and dishes along with organizing events.
Oggi
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Oggi is a restaurant that provides chef daily soup, bruschetta, and beef carpaccio.
Sunset Slush
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Sunset Slush is a dessert shop in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina.
Lonesome Valley
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Lonesome Valley is a residential mountain farm community that provides rock climbing and fine dining services.
Harry’s Grille and Tavern
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Harry’s Grille and Tavern is a restaurant that provides sandwiches, salads, cocktails, and craft beer products.
Food Masters
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Food Masters is a restaurant management company that offers people, payroll, and management services.
Raleigh Beer Garden
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Raleigh Beer Garden sells wines, burgers, and sandwiches.
Stomp, Chomp, & Roll
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Stomp, Chomp, & Roll is a restaurant group that offers a full range of catering services for all types of events.
Kingfish Bay Development
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Kingfish Bay Development is a real estate property development company that offers houses, restaurants, and riverfront parks.
Freirich Foods
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Freirich Foods provides corned beef and meat products.
Ruckus
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Ruckus is a restaurant that serves pizza, snacks, pasta, and beverages.
Death & Taxes
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Death & Taxes is a restaurant that offers delicious food cooked via wood fire and made of southern ingredients as well as beverages.
Burke Hospitality Group
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Burke Hospitality Group is a restaurant that offers food in outstanding settings.
Roaring River Vineyards
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Roaring River Vineyards specialize in the winery, restaurant, RV parks, and event-hosting services.
Stacks Kitchen
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Stacks Kitchen is a restaurant that provides break-fast, lunch, and comfort foods as well as catering services.
Oak City Group
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Oak City Group is a bar and nightlife venue that provides a unique event space for entertainment, events, and restaurant group.
MACHETE
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This is not a restaurant, this is our home; you are not our customer, you are our guest.
Simply Southern Kitchen
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Simply Southern Kitchen is a restaurant that provides a variety of food, beverages, alcohol, snacks, online order, and catering services.
Natty Greene’s Brewing
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Natty Greeene’s Brewing serves beers, food, and hosts events every week.
The Market Place Restaurant
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The Market Place Restaurant provides handcrafted cuisine, cocktails and spirits, beers, desserts, and private dining services.
Beyu Caffe
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Beyu Caffe is a coffee shop that provides chai latte totes, hot chocolate totes, and mini scones.
World Tavern Entertainment
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World Tavern Entertainment is a company that provides a bar poker league for customers.
Papa’s Pizza To-Go
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Papa’s Pizza To-Go is a restaurant that provides pizza, breadsticks, hot and cold subs, chicken, salads, pasta, and desserts.
Protagonist Beer
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Protagonist Beer is a brewing company that offers a wide variety of beers to its customers.
Undercurrent Restaurant
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Undercurrent Restaurant is a dining restaurant that offers lunch, dinner, and sunday brunch services.
Something Classic
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Something Classic is a restaurant that provides catering services.
Agni Indian Kitchen and Bar
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Agni Kitchen and Bar is Serving Indian Food and Royal Delicacies.
Bridge Tender
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Bridge Tender is a waterfront restaurant that provides seafood and angus beef steaks.
The Daily Planet Cafe
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The Daily Planet Cafe is a food store that offers breakfast, lunch, dishes, beer, wine catering, and boxed lunches for customers.
Salud Beer Shop
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Salud Beer Shop is a distribution company that specializes in supplying a comprehensive range of beer products along with an offline store.
Angry Troll Brewing
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Angry Troll Brewing is a craft brewery, taproom, and restaurant that provides food and beverages.
Southern Village
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Southern Village is a historical place that provides restaurants, coffee shops, and movie theaters for people.
Andia’s
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Andias is a producer of ice cream that provides double dark chocolate, mint chip, and peanut butter.
Chai Pani Restaurant Group
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Chai Pani Restaurant Group is a Restaurant.
Rock Barn Country Club & Spa
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Rock Barn Country Club & Spa is a full-service family-oriented private club for members and residents to play, relax, dine, and live.
Chapel Hill Restaurant
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Chapel Hill Restaurant is a catering department to serve the needs of the community.
Noble Smoke
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Noble Smoke is a barbecue restaurant that serves pork, beef, and poultry meat barbecue prepared in custom-built smokers.