Tyler Nelson

Savory Management, a Mercato Partners value add management company, focuses on delivering outsized returns through strategic growth and replication strategies. With over 50 veteran restaurant operators, operational team members and finance experts, and having operated over 170 restaurants over a 12-year history, Savory Management stands on its own as one of the most experienced growth teams in the restaurant industry today. Savory partners with high potential restaurant brands to deliver necessary capital, industry knowledge and operational prowess as they grow into multi-unit brands. Savory Management works hand in hand with founders, harnessing their passion, knowledge and vision in combination with the team’s proven restaurant systems to fuel growth. Specializing in fast casual and polished casual food and beverage concepts, expanding from 2-8 locations and scaling them to 30+ unit powerhouse brands.

Four Foods Group was an award-winning restaurant development, operations and growth firm with a proven twelve-year track record. With over 170 restaurant locations developed in 10 states, Four Foods Group was one of the top 100 restaurant operators in the nation and has been recognized as such for 3 consecutive years by Restaurant Monitor. Generating over $1.1B in sales over the history of the company, Four Foods Group was an Inc. Honoree 8 consecutive years from 2011 - 2018