Accounting and Finance

AOC SF

www.aocsf.com

info@aocsf.com

AOC provides accounting and financial services to independent restaurants and bars to help owners run sustainable long-term businesses. AOC acts as a virtual finance department and provides your business with a well-trained, dedicated and knowledgeable team of professionals.

AOC’s industry focus expanded in early 2020 to include food wholesalers and groceries and other selected small businesses.

For all clients, we believe in providing actionable, timely and accurate financial information that provide management teams with the intelligence they need to achieve their financial goals.

Architecture

Cass Calder Smith
 
 
We are an award-winning multidisciplinary firm dedicated to design excellence. We were founded in 1992 by Architect Cass Calder Smith and are now comprised of four principals that include Barbara Vickroy, Taylor Lawson, and Tim Quayle. We practice design with studios in San Francisco and New York with a talented and skilled staff of twenty.

We work on projects in the United States and Internationally for people to dine, live, shop, vacation, work, exhibit, and create in. Our extensive experience and depth of knowledge allows us to provide comprehensive or separate architecture and interior design services on any scale of building from ground-up to renovations to interior buildouts. We have successfully worked for individuals, businesses, and non-profits to deliver creative solutions through a process that is guided by leadership, listening, innovation, and collaboration.
 

Autonomous Ride Share

Zoox
 
 
Zoox is an autonomous vehicle company that will bring a ride-hailing service to dense urban environments. We’ve created our own purpose-built robotaxi designed for AI to drive and riders to enjoy.
 
We are transforming mobility-as-a-service by developing a fully-autonomous purpose-built fleet designed for A.I. to drive and humans to enjoy. We aim to improve the safety, mobility, and sustainability outcomes of transportation in dense, urban environments. 

Compost, Recycling, & Landfill Collection

While other companies try to sell you things with the promise of a better life, The Junkluggers makes life easier by decluttering your home with eco-friendly junk removal.

After we sort through your unwanted items, we repurpose and donate as much as we can. We even haul unsalvageable items to the appropriate recycling facilities for you.

Who knew junk removal could help save the planet?

IT FEELS GOOD TO DO GOOD
The Junkluggers appreciates and values your willingness to give back. That is why we try our absolute best to ensure the items that were once dear to you may still be enjoyed by others. With The Junkluggers on your side, you won't even have to lift a finger!

 
The Recology mission represents a fundamental shift from traditional waste management to resource recovery. We seek to eliminate waste by developing and discovering sustainable resource recovery practices that can be implemented globally.
 

This begins by creating a resource ecosystem – one that both protects the environment and sustains the local community. It’s a ‘closed loop’ ecosystem that makes it possible for the communities Recology serves to achieve high landfill diversion and meet sustainability goals.

  • Collection – Identify the needs of the community and propose and implement programs to collect and process materials.
  • Recovery – Design sorting strategies, deploy a three-bin system, and establish outreach and education programs.
  • Processing – Build infrastructure that includes machinery and technologies to extract and sort raw materials.
  • Marketing & Commodities – Ensure that recycled commodities are sold to manufacturers that will create further recyclable consumer goods.

Construction

Build Group

www.buildgc.com

Build Group is a general contractor, construction manager, and design-builder focused on providing the highest level of service. Over 80% of our work is for repeat clients. At Build Group, client relationships are everything and are driven by trust and integrity which are the core values our company was built upon. 

Energy

Commercial Energy

www.commercialenergy.net

Contact Commercial Energy

Commercial Energy provides energy management solutions.

Manage Price and Usage Volatility:

Whether it's natural gas, electricity or fleet fuels, we're able to mitigate risk and stabilize your rate so you can focus on your business.

Reach Your Sustainability Goals:

Our Energy Efficiency team provides visibility into your operating environment and insight into optimum methods to improve system reliability and process efficiency.

Utility Delivery Cost Analysis:

Many businesses do not realize that much more than HALF of their entire utility bill is just for the delivery of the energy, not the energy itself. Because our client is your business, our team is solely focused on mitigating those delivery charges, whether for electricity or natural gas.

Expense Management

Savor Ops

www.savorops.com

Savor helps restaurants create more profit by automatically uncovering new savings opportunities. We automatically analyze your expenses, compare performance across locations, and benchmark your supply prices across the market.
 

Facility & Project Management

Off My Plate

https://offmyplate.com/

Inquiries 

Off My Plate understands that you have a restaurant or bar to provide great: food, beverage, and service to your guests. And our goal is to free up more of your time so it can be spent focused on operations, in the restaurant visiting with guests, and interacting with your team. 

We work as a hands-on, outsourced manager/consultant to tackle that ever-growing to-do list and facilitate the projects, maintenance, and repairs a property needs. How many times have you thought, "I'd like to get something off my plate"? Whether it's: Ansul, HVAC, Refrigeration, Janitorial, Plumbing, Hood/Flue, Kitchen Equipment, Ice Machine, Phones, Internet, POS, Music, Security Systems, etc. you can count on us to: source, schedule, monitor, and follow up with reliable and trusted vendors. 

Food Distribution

BiRite Foodservice Distributors

www.birite.com

Contact: getinfo@birite.com

For over 50 years, BiRite has been delivering unsurpassed service, quality, selection, and value to local bay area restaurants, hotels, schools, caterers, and more.

GreenLeaf

greenleafsf.com

Contact: info@greenleafsf.com

1-415-647-2991

GreenLeaf delivers produce, dairy, cheese & specialty items to the best restaurants in Northern CA. We source locally grown, seasonal items of the highest quality and provide best-in-class service.

Leverage Buying Group

leveragebuyinggroup.com

Contact: joel@leveragebuyinggroup.com

(707) 303-6086

Leverage Buying Group is rewriting the narrative for buying groups in the food industry. Our commitment to saving Leverage members time and money is unwavering and grows with each business that joins. As our collective purchasing power grows, so does the impact to your bottomline. Since 2008 we have continued to build strong relationships with top service providers throughout the industry and pass the immediate savings on to our members.

We proudly serve Northern California, where our group started, and have grown to offer exciting programs nationally.

Our members join for free and can immediately enjoy vast savings on everyday operating materials – we also offer hands on support and guidance. Join us and leverage the power of membership!

Vesta Foodservice

www.vestafoodservice.com

Contact: customer.service@vestafoodservice.com

(510) 952-8495

Founded in 1985 as LA Specialty Produce Co., our high touch service, great quality, and on-time deliveries helped us grow a strong customer base. Thanks to those customers and their growth into other geographic regions, we quickly grew in products, services, and coverage area.

Healthcare

Boon Group
 
 
 

Boon provides custom benefit solutions and administrative services to companies with employees working in the City of San Francisco as well as to companies with federal and state government contracts.

Our proprietary benefit solutions are designed to meet the unique needs of employers with hourly employees and offers a range of alternative benefit plan solutions that satisfies the State of California Minimum Essential Coverage mandate and the requirements of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SFHCSO).

 

RokketMed
 
 
At RokketMed we believe removing friction is the key to Next Generation Healthcare. We believe there are three main areas of friction that we are tackling head-on.
  • Friction in Payments
  • Friction in Access
  • Friction in Education

Our prepaid Medcard is the first step in breaking down these key friction points. We’ve demonstrated that with employer funds on various prepaid HRA vehicles we can improve the way employees get real value from the benefits their employer provides.

Our onsite COVID testing program has demonstrated that we can improve access to care by delivering certain healthcare services when and while employees are working. This approach is efficient, affordable, and builds trust and education directly to a worker that is otherwise difficult to engage with.

HR, Payroll, & Hiring Platforms

Workstream

workstream.us

John Guldner
john.guldner@workstream.is
801-209-5348

Zu Dziewiecka
zu.dziewiecka@workstream.is
650-680-7041

Workstream is the leading HR, Payroll, and Hiring platform for the hourly workforce. Its smart technology streamlines HR tasks so franchise and business owners can move fast, reduce labor costs, and simplify operations—all in one place.

Insurance

Boon Group
 
 
 

Boon provides custom benefit solutions and administrative services to companies with employees working in the City of San Francisco as well as to companies with federal and state government contracts.

Our proprietary benefit solutions are designed to meet the unique needs of employers with hourly employees andoffers a range of alternative benefit plan solutions that satisfies the State of California Minimum Essential Coverage mandate and the requirements of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (SFHCSO).

 

Broad Spectrum Insurance Services, Inc

www.BroadSpectrumInc.com

Dmitriy@calinsurancepro.com

650-259-8000 - Office
415-852-7422 - Direct dial 
 
Empowering through insight, safeguarding through trust. We're not just insurance brokers, we're your strategic partners
 

FCE Benefit Administrators

fcebenefits.com

Contact Chris Porter: cporter@fcebenefit.com

(650) 291-4202

FCE is a full-service third-party administrator providing health benefit solutions that are compliant under the San Francisco Healthcare Security Ordinance. FCE offers health benefits that are compliant with the San Francisco Healthcare Security Ordinance. Their portfolio of health plans and coverages ensure each covered employer is providing their covered employees with the best insurance options and staying compliant with the Healthcare Security Ordinance.

Heffernan Insurance Brokers

www.heffins.com

AmyV@HeffINS.com

415-808-1342

Heffernan has nationwide presence offering comprehensive business insurance, personal insurance, employee benefits and financial services products to a wide range of businesses and individuals.

 

NFP - CA Insurance Services, Inc

www.nfp.com

Contact Jenna Johnson: jenna.johnson@nfp.com

NFP is a full service brokerage firm and can provide any assistance regarding insurance, benefits, HCSO and compliance consulting, assistance in obtaining individual insurance coverage, up to date COVID information: latest-insights.nfp.com

Interior Design

Rose Design Co.

www.rose-design.co

Rose Design brings commercial and residential experiences to life by elevating and enriching your environment. We combine flexible, functional and forward-thinking design that's authentically YOU.

We believe in the golden ratio and the golden rule. We craft with consistent quality and communication leveraging our network of artisans and artists balancing passion and logistics to deliver results that inspire.

Let’s collaborate to celebrate your space!

Kitchen Facilities

CloudKitchens

CloudKitchens is the world’s largest provider of ghost kitchens with over 5,000 kitchens actively cooking in 400 facilities across 30 countries. Located in dense urban cores, our facilities are optimized for off-premises sales (delivery, takeout, walkup) with built-out commercial kitchens for franchisees and corporate operators.

Established and emerging brands alike are leveraging CloudKitchens to fast track development of whitespace opportunities in existing and new markets, especially where real estate is cost or regulatory challenging and/or prohibitive. Brands can also offload delivery volumes from capacity-constrained existing units or supplement commissary needs such as training, R&D and catering.

CloudKitchens units are outperforming traditional formats, with total upfront investment of just $100-200K, AUV of $1.2M and return on invested capital 2-3x higher than traditional brick & mortar.

Legal

Fisher Phillips

www.fisherphillips.com

Contact Jennifer Barry-Smith: jbarry-smith@fisherphillips.com

415-490-9017

With more than 500 attorneys in 37 offices across the United States, Fisher Phillips is a national labor and employment firm providing practical business solutions for employers’ workplace legal problems. Labor and employment law is all the firm does, offering deep and broad knowledge and experience in the area of law the attorneys know best. Fisher Phillips attorneys help clients avoid legal problems, are dedicated to providing exceptional client service, and are there when you need them.

GE Law Group (Georgopoulos & Economidis, LLP)

www.gelawgroup.com

Contact Roberta Economidis – reconomidis@gelawgroup.com

415-986-4000

GE provides legal counsel in a wide array of areas including corporate and business formation, business transactions, private equity and debt financings, food & beverage industry issues, real estate transactions and commercial leasing, alcoholic beverage licensing, and trademark and trade name protection.  

GE specializes in the hospitality industry and has facilitated countless transactions involving restaurants, breweries, bars, hotels and entertainment venues of all sizes. Because of GE’s extensive experience in the hospitality arena, it often provides business consulting in the industry in addition to acting as outside general counsel.

Gordon & Rees

www.gordonrees.com

Contact Marie Trimble Holvick – mholvick@grsm.com

Gordon & Rees is a full service law firm. They have a team of more than 35 employment attorneys in the Bay Area, as well as offices in nearly every state and 900 attorneys nationwide.

Marie Trimble Holvick is an experienced employment attorney. She provides counseling advice and handles litigation involving claims such as sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour violations, and ADA claims. Marie also drafts employee handbooks and policies, provides workplace trainings, and conducts workplace investigations.

Marie provides discounted rates and also offers free consultation for GGRA members.

Marketing & Public Relations

af&co.

www.afandco.com

We are an innovative lifestyle marketing and media relations firm, headquartered in San Francisco with clients across the country. We have developed and launched concepts for over 100 restaurants and hotels and provided ongoing marketing, public relations, and operations consulting for over 200 others. We have created unique culinary events of all sizes from intimate dinners to food and wine festivals drawing over 10,000 consumers. We do whatever it takes to help our clients achieve their goals. We focus on what we are passionate about: hotels, restaurants, food, wine, spirits and travel.

 

Point of Sale Systems & Payment Processing

SpotOn

www.spoton.com

Contact Scott Scott Youkilis at syoukilis@spoton.com

877-814-4102

SpotOn gives restaurants everything they need to drive profit, from an intuitive point-of-sale with online ordering, reservations, & labor management to hardware to improve employee efficiency & service speed.

You deserve to do business with someone you can look in the eye, with a proven track record of helping other local businesses. SpotOn has a dedicated, local team of professionals at your service, backed by 24/7 technical support only a phone call away.

As a GGRA Member, you can choose how you want to save with SpotOn. Either get a credit starting at $500 towards your first POS station or receive a free consultation, set up, and trial of SpotOn Reserve or SpotOn labor management solution.

 

Toast

pos.toasttab.com

Toast is a restaurant point of sale and management system that helps restaurants improve operations, increase sales and create a better guest experience.

Oil Filtration Services

Filta

gofilta.com

Keep your commercial kitchen running smoothly and safely with Filta. Our cooking oil filtration process extends the life of your cooking oil, and when it’s time for an oil change, our cooking oil recycling process safely removes your used oil to turn into eco-friendly biodiesel. 

Private Event Management Software

Perfect Venue

www.perfectvenue.com

Private event management software that's easy-to-use, affordable, and built to help local restaurants compete with big chains.

Foregather.io

foregather.io 

Foregather.io is your go-to corporate technology partner for events and private dining, designed to help you maximize your profit margins. 
 
We're currently operating in stealth mode, so if you'd like to learn more, please visit our website at foregather.io and sign up!

Recruiting Services

Willow Tree Recruiting

www.willowtreerecruiting.com

Willow Tree Recruiting is a specialty Executive Search Firm specializing in the hospitality sector. We’ve built our reputation doing one thing: connecting leading hospitality professionals with the companies and organizations that need them. This specialized approach has enabled us to develop extensive industry knowledge and an unrivaled external network — allowing our team of placement experts to identify, evaluate and deliver the right person for the right job, every time.

Tax Services

Withum

www.withum.com

A little bit about Withum: the Withum Way
We believe that knowing who you are comes from knowing what you stand for. At Withum, we
stand for doing things The Withum Way. This unique philosophy and culture, built on integrity,
trust and transparency, give us the strength to create immense opportunities for our clients,
team members and communities.
We’re not your regular advisory, tax and accounting firm. Growth and success come from taking
the time to understand your business, where you want to go and what you want to achieve. We
put our clients at the forefront of the modern business environment through collaboration, an
entrepreneurial lens and a technology-forward mindset.


https://www.withum.com/industries/consumer-products/restaurants/

Third Party Delivery

Doordash 

get.doordash.com

Contact a sales rep

DoorDash (NASDAQ: DASH) is a technology company that connects consumers with their favorite local businesses in more than 30 countries across the globe. Founded in 2013, DoorDash builds products and services to help businesses innovate, grow, and reach more customers. DoorDash is your door to more: the local commerce platform dedicated to enabling merchants to thrive in the convenience economy, giving consumers access to more of their communities, and providing work that empowers.

 

Reservation Software

OpenTable

restaurant.opentable.com

(866) 951-7154

Get more covers and increase revenue when you access the world’s largest diner network of guests.

Resy

https://resy.com/resyos/

The restaurant technology partner that helps you earn more, and do more. With 250+ years of restaurant experience, 24/7 support, a growing network of highly-engaged diners, and the powerful backing of American Express.

Maître D AI 

nevermiss@maitre-d.ai

650.793.2057

maitre-d.ai

Maitre D AI is a customer experience platform designed specifically for restaurants, made by former operators, and powered by advanced AI technology. We streamline communication by centralizing calls, texts, and emails in one easy-to-use platform. Maitre D AI also automates reservation management and takeout orders, allowing restaurants to focus on creating exceptional guest experiences, while saving valuable time on routine inquiries.

Water Treatment

ECOLAB

www.ecolab.com

Ecolab is a global sustainability leader offering water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and the resources vital to life. Building on a century of innovation, we deliver comprehensive science-based solutions, data-driven insights and world-class service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies for customers around the world.

Website Design

Bentobox

getbento.com

Book a Demo

Get a beautifully designed website with tools to grow your hospitality business.

MenuModo

www.menumodo.com

We make it easy to create, manage and display menus online and as
contactless menus with dynamic QR code content.

Wine & Spirits Distributor

La Jolie Fleur

1-855‑877‑7374

The South of France has long captured the attention, from sunny coastal villages overlooking the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea to the majestic alpine mountains covered with fragrant wildflowers and herbs. La Jolie Fleur, meaning “the pretty flower”, captures the essence of this remarkable region with a delicate, flavorful expression of the South of France.

J Vineyards

www.jwine.com

1-888-594-6326

Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley renowned for its cool-climate vineyard sites and diverse soil types. And in more recent years, it’s known as the home of J.

Founded in 1986, J Vineyards was established to produce Traditional Method sparkling wines as well as superlative varietal wines. Each of our estate vineyards offers a subtly different combination of soil and climate.

Combined with our traditional and labor-intensive harvesting and winemaking techniques, they produce some of the most exceptional wines to be found in the region.

Junipero Gin

hello@juniperogin.com

The first of its kind, Junipero fearlessly led the birth of American craft gin in 1996.

Junípero is Spanish for juniper berry the main botanical in gin. Hell bent on elevating juniper & citrus flavors, the distilling team forged a new path by crafting each batch of Junipero in a small copper pot still, scouring the globe for the most expressive botanicals, and boldly bottling at an unfiltered 98.6 proof.

Decades later Junipero is still made by hand in San Francisco and celebrates those who break with convention to pursue an original path.

Small Vines

https://www.smallvines.com/

info@smallvines.com 

707-823-0886

Inspired by a clear understanding of the quality of Burgundian-style winemaking, Paul and Kathryn Sloan launched Small Vines in Sonoma County in 1998. With a lifelong mission to produce "Grand-Cru" quality wines of authenticity, balance, and structure, Small Vines is 100% estate-grown and regeneratively produced Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. From the beginning, Small Vines has working in harmony with nature by farming organic, biodynamic wines, eliminating the use of chemicals and using traditional methods of winemaking that are pure, transparent, and create naturally precise wines.

WhiteHaven

https://www.whitehavenwine.com/

1-866-949-4637 

Much like our founders, Greg and Sue White, Whitehaven offers a chance to experience a journey of adventure, boldness, and refreshing possibilities. In our carefully crafted wines, we capture the essence of our founders' daring expedition across the Pacific Ocean and their discovery of the stunning Marlborough region in New Zealand. Our portfolio of Sauvignon Blancs stands as an homage to this voyage, an embodiment of our commitment to Raise a Fresh Perspective with each sip.​

An elegant expression of the Marlborough region, Whitehaven Sauvignon Blanc showcases vibrant tropical notes underpinned by a crisp, herbaceous edge. Bright character meets balanced structure, with intense flavors of passionfruit, lemongrass, and white peach, leading to a long, clean finish. ​See the full tasting notes here. ​

Wild Horse Winery and Vineyards

https://www.wildhorsewinery.com/

866-577-3597

Located in historic Templeton, Wild Horse Winery was named for the wild mustangs that roamed the hills east of our vineyard estate. Their free and noble spirit are a nod to Wild Horse Winery's commitment to spirited winemaking.

The Templeton vineyard and winery location was chosen in 1981 for its low vigor soils, proven ground water table, proximity to Estero Bay and rustic vibe. Situated at a midpoint in the Central Coast, this location is ideal for sourcing fruit from vineyards north and south of the winery. Wild Horse Winery remains a champion of Central Coast winegrowing, committed to sustainable viticultural practices and creating wines that express the region's diversity.

The varieties of soil composition and microclimates that can be found within the expansive Central Coast appellation present the opportunity to cultivate the same varietal in a wide range of growing conditions. This fact forms a key philosophy for Wild Horse Winery winemaking: multi-vineyard sourcing. While estate or vineyard-designated wines are outstanding, they offer just one expression of the grapes. Growing the same varietal in different terroirs and then carefully blending the individual lots allows us a spice rack of flavors. The ability to taste vineyard-designated wines alongside these mult-vineyard sourced wines provides a true education and exploration of the varietal.