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Gordon Food Service

1300 Gezon Parkway SW, Wyoming, MI, 49509, United States

Overview

Gordon Food Service are food service operations such as restaurants, both big and small, as well as organizations like schools, universities, and hospitals. From best-in-class products to helping with menu design, they give them their best—so they can serve just that to their own customers. Want to join their family? Become a customer.

Total investments
3
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
3

Sector focus

  • Food and Beverage
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Investment portfolio

  • 86 Repairs

    Participated · Series A · Jul 2022

    86 Repairs provides a repair and maintenance management platform built for the restaurant industry. It offers restaurants and other commercial kitchen operators 24/7/365 support for on-demand repair management, preventative maintenance programs, and data-driven insights on repair and maintenance spend. The company manages the repair and maintenance process for more than 2,000 restaurant operators across the U.S. and Canada, from upscale full-service restaurants to quick-service franchised brands. Notable customers include Boka Restaurant Group, Castellucci Hospitality Group, 4 Rivers Smokehouse, and quick-service brands such as McDonald’s, Jimmy John’s, Sonic Drive-Ins, and Taco Bell. Led by co-founder and CEO Daniel Estrada, 86 Repairs intends to use new funding for product innovation and expansion of the business. The company raised a $15.2M Series A to support growth and product development. 86 Repairs provides a platform that automates the end-to-end repair and maintenance process for restaurants, offering actionable insights to improve back-of-house operations. Led by co-founder and CEO Daniel Estrada, the company's solutions are used by multi-unit groups such as Castellucci Hospitality Group, 4 Rivers Smokehouse, and Peas and Carrots Hospitality, and by brands including McDonald’s, Jimmy John’s, Sonic Drive-Ins, and Famous Dave’s. The product focuses on streamlining repairs and maintenance workflows to reduce downtime and operational friction in kitchens. The company plans to use new funding to scale product innovations and accelerate growth. Financially, 86 Repairs has raised $8.8M to date after the latest $5.3M financing that brought the current round to $7.3M. Investors in the recent financing include TDF Ventures, Gordon Food Service, MATH Venture Partners, Revolution, and Cleveland Avenue. 86 Repairs operates a subscription service that manages the entire end-to-end repair process for restaurant equipment. The platform aggregates repair data and provides actionable insights into which equipment is breaking, expected repair costs, and the cost of labor and parts. Its solution is used to improve back-of-house operations for multi-unit restaurant groups and large brand operators. Since launching in 2018, the company has partnered with more than 700 restaurant locations. 86 Repairs was founded by Joe Gallagher and Daniel Estrada and is based in Chicago, IL. The company plans to use new funding to accelerate growth and product development. 86 Repairs provides a subscription service that manages the entire repair and maintenance process for restaurant groups. Its offering includes 24/7 support from an expert team, actionable insights to improve back-of-house operations, and end-to-end management of service work. The company is building a proprietary software platform to coordinate repairs and track performance. 86 Repairs plans to use newly raised funds to accelerate sales and marketing and to continue developing its software platform. It intends to expand operations in Detroit and Chicago. The company secured $1.5M in funding to support these initiatives.

Team

  • Rich Wolowski

    Chief Executive Officer

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  • Eric Fine

    Independent Food Service Business Developer

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  • Jeff Maddox

    Chief Financial Officer

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