Menu Development
3-4 months pre-openingReach restaurants while they're choosing suppliers
Chefs finalize menus and supplier relationships months before opening. We aggregate permits and filings into a single feed so you can find new restaurants during menu development—when supplier decisions are still being made.
Opening Timeline
Lease Signed6-8 mo
Menu Planning4-5 mo
Supplier Selection3-4 mo
Buildout1-3 mo
Soft Open
Why It Matters
Chefs build recipes around their suppliers. Once a menu is locked in with specific ingredients and portion specs, switching distributors means rewriting the playbook.
Without early data
Switching suppliers is painful once habits form
Referral networks miss new concepts
Need more at-bats to hit quota
Data Sources
Health Permits · ABC Licenses · Business Filings · Building Permits · Instagram · Food Blogs
Use Cases
New Account Prospecting
Route Planning
Concept Filtering
ROI Breakdown
MonthlyAnnually
$30K-$80K+
First-year purchases
15-25%
Typical margin
$25K-$100K+
Lifetime value
$79/mo
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