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Branded Hospitality Ventures and Results Thru Strategy Announce Partnership

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Friday, November 10, 2023

NEW YORK and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Results Thru Strategy (RTS), strategic advisor to restaurant brands, technology companies, and investment firms, and Branded Hospitality Ventures (Branded), the leading investment and solutions platform dedicated to the hospitality and foodservice industry, today announced they had reached a partnership agreement.

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  • NEW YORK and CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Results Thru Strategy (RTS), strategic advisor to restaurant brands, technology companies, and investment firms, and Branded Hospitality Ventures (Branded), the leading investment and solutions platform dedicated to the hospitality and foodservice industry, today announced they had reached a partnership agreement.
  • Through this partnership, RTS will provide culinary, supply chain, and branding advising and consulting across operations, technology, marketing, and go-to-market strategy to Branded clients, partners and connections, which include emerging and growing restaurant brands and technology companies.
  • "We're excited to bring complementary resources to support the growth of emerging and growing restaurant and technology brands through this partnership with our highly respected peers at Branded," said Fred LeFranc, Chaos Strategist and CEO at Results Thru Strategy.
  • "Results Thru Strategy's business acumen and technology background make them a great partner to augment Branded's industry connections along with our deep bench in innovation and capital," said Michael "Schatzy" Schatzberg, Founder & Managing Partner, Branded Hospitality Ventures.

Branding Agency General Idea Acquires Technology Studio, Reference NYC

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- General Idea, a brand agency at the intersection of creativity, culture, and technology, today announced the acquisition of Reference NYC, a technology arts studio that provides dynamic branding, creative direction, spatial communication, and motion design. This news comes on the heels of General Idea launching SPA (Special Production Agency), a firm specializing in premium production, including photo and film shoots, and digital content creation. The three agencies now form General Idea Group, a next-generation creative collective reinventing modern branding through technology and storytelling.

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  • The Acquisition Creates the General Idea Group, an End-to-End Creative Collective That Takes Brands From Idea to Execution Across Multiple Disciplines
    NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- General Idea , a brand agency at the intersection of creativity, culture, and technology, today announced the acquisition of Reference NYC, a technology arts studio that provides dynamic branding, creative direction, spatial communication, and motion design.
  • The three agencies now form General Idea Group, a next-generation creative collective reinventing modern branding through technology and storytelling.
  • The General Idea Group is a next-generation creative collective that provides premium brands with end-to-end solutions across technology, branding, design, and storytelling.
  • The collective is composed of General Idea, Reference NYC, and SPA (Special Production Agency) and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in the United Kingdom.

Branded Strategic Hospitality Invests in Galley Solutions, the New Standard in Food Data

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Galley finds the best ways to produce food using real-time data and is intuitively designed for cooks and kitchens not just back offices.

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  • Galley finds the best ways to produce food using real-time data and is intuitively designed for cooks and kitchens not just back offices.
  • For more information, questions, or to set up an interview with the Branded, please reach out to Julie Zucker, Chief Marketing Officer, Branded Strategic Hospitality at [email protected] .
  • Founded in 2017, Branded Strategic Hospitality is a New York City-based investment and advisory firm focused on early- and growth-stage technology in the restaurant and hospitality industries.
  • Branded also operates the Branded Hospitality Marketplace, a digital e-commerce platform providing best-in-class technology, innovation, professional services, and suppliers for the food and beverage segment.

Branded Strategic Hospitality Adds 3 New Technology Companies to Portfolio Investing in Robotics, Sustainability and Mobile Payments

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Monday, September 27, 2021

The additions bring Branded's portfolio to 25 investments and marks the company's entry into the robotics and sustainability space, with continued growth in the mobile payments category.

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  • The additions bring Branded's portfolio to 25 investments and marks the company's entry into the robotics and sustainability space, with continued growth in the mobile payments category.
  • All options can be completed through GoTab's easy-to-use mobile point-of-sale (POS), contactless ordering and payment features, and kitchen management systems (KMS).
  • In addition to capital, Branded will work with all three companiesto sign new operators and build strategic partnerships with other technology companies with shared interests.
  • Founded in 2018, Branded Strategic Hospitality is a New York City-based investment and advisory firm focused on early- and growth-stage technology in the restaurant and hospitality industries.