- June 15, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mercato Partners, a leading private equity firm that provides capital and guidance to brands in periods of high growth, today announced that serial innovator and well-respected restaurateur, James Park, has joined the firm’s Savory Fund Practice (“Savory”) as an operating partner.
This appointment follows the recent closing of Savory Fund II, a $100 million investment vehicle devoted to backing emerging and profitable restaurant concepts. Park will utilize his well-curated network, deep understanding of operations within the F&B industry, technology and invaluable experience to partner with the fund’s investment professionals to maximize operational implementations and margins within the Savory portfolio.
Park brings two decades of restaurant and retail operating experience – both as a franchisee owner/operator and in the C-suite – to Savory and has received multiple accolades for his…
