FSR February 2023

T hompson Hospi tality is the larg est privately held, Black owned foodservice company in the U.S., and diversity and inclu sion are core tenets of its culture. The company has a variety of brands, rang ing from quick service to fine dining, and includ ing such multiunit con cepts as Wiseguy Pizza, Velocity Wings, and Matchbox. It plans to grow its 63 units to 75 by the end of the year and hit triple digits by the end of 2024. Thompson Hos pitality is focused on organic and sustainable expansion in the D.C. metro region, as well as key external markets like South Florida and Columbus, Ohio. This growth will be fueled by existing brands, and some undisclosed launches and acquisi tions. It’s also aiming to create a coffee concept and new bar/pub res taurant. On the accommoda tions side, Thompson Hospitality also owns

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Homewood Suites, a Hilton property in its homebase of Reston, Virginia. It provides F&B services to post-sec ondary schools, many of which are historically Black colleges and uni versities, as well as cor porations like Capi tal One and American

etrate,” says Michael Katigbak, vice president of marketing. “This stra tegic partnership has also created exceptional economies of scale and pricing efficiencies a company of our size wouldn’t otherwise have access to.”

Express, often through a partnership with man agement contractor Compass Group. “Our partnership with Compass Group has allowed us to grow and expand to markets we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to pen

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