Hawaiian Bros

Island-Inspired Flavors, Aloha Spirit.

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Min Investment
$356
Offering Date
June 01, 2023
Expected Close Date
September 02, 2023
Target Raise
$25.00K
No. Investors
850
Valuation
$100,000,000

Company Description

Hawaiian Bros opened its first restaurant in 2018 and offers island-inspired food with broad consumer appeal. The company’s 2022 revenue was $99.6 million.

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

, Scott FordPresident, Co-Chief Executive Officer, DirectorMr. Scott Ford has served as the Company’s President since January 2020 and its Co-Chief Executive Officer since January 2021. Prior to becoming President of Hawaiian Bros, he worked with the Company as a consultant from October 2019 to January 2020, identifying operational best practices designed to help the company grow. Mr. Ford is responsible for People Development, restaurant operations, marketing and supply chain management.

Mr. Ford previously worked for Goodcents Franchise Systems, Inc. (“Goodcents”) from January 2010 to May 2018, serving as chief operating officer from January 2016 to May 2018 and as president from January 2017 to May 2018, where he led the company’s strategic vision for franchise growth and the customer experience and was responsible for implementing a new digital consumer interaction and ordering strategy, up-to-the-minute reporting technology for franchisees and an e-learning platform for employee training. 

Prior to joining Goodcents, Mr. Ford held various leadership positions at Applebee’s International, Inc, where he assisted in the launch of the Applebee’s Carside To-Go platform, and at Boston Market Corporation. In addition to expanding national restaurant brands, he has also built four of his own companies, including DKA Services, LLC, a management consulting business specializing in supply chain management, and PRIME Catered Events, a Kansas City-based catering company, from the ground up. We believe that Mr. Ford’s more than 36 years of experience in restaurant operations, franchising, brand strategy and development make him well qualified to serve on our Board.
Cameron McNieCo-Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the BoardMr. Cameron McNie serves as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Mr. McNie has served as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and director since co-founding Hawaiian Bros in July 2017. In addition to leading the Board and directing the Company’s strategy, Mr. McNie is responsible for financial, fundraising and information technology matters. Mr. McNie also served as Chairman of the Board of First Baptist Church of Eugene, Oregon from September 2016 to August 2020. Prior to founding Hawaiian Bros, Mr. McNie spent fourteen years operating his family’s Hawaiian plate lunch restaurant business in Oregon. We believe that Mr. McNie’s experience managing and growing Hawaiian plate lunch restaurants makes him well qualified to serve on our Board.
Tyler McNieCo-Chief Executive Officer, DirectorMr. Tyler McNie serves as the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer and director, roles he has held since co-founding the Company in July 2017. Mr. McNie is responsible for culinary planning, real estate development and restaurant architecture and design. Prior to founding Hawaiian Bros, Mr. McNie spent 14 years managing his family’s Hawaiian Plate Lunch restaurant business in Oregon. We believe Mr. McNie’s experience managing and growing Hawaiian plate lunch restaurants makes him well qualified to serve on our Board.
Joel WorcesterDirectorMr. Joel Worcester has served on the Company’s Board since co-founding the Company in July 2017. Mr. Worcester has been a managing partner of Worcester Investments, a real estate investment company with 4,000 multifamily units under management, since he co-founded it with two of his brothers in 2006. He is responsible for creating and communicating the Worcester Investments’ vision and long-term growth strategy. We believe that Mr. Worcester’s extensive management experience makes him well qualified to serve on our Board.
Carey MalloyChief Development OfficerCarey Malloy has served as the Company’s Chief Development Officer since March 2022. Prior to joining Hawaiian Bros, Ms. Malloy worked for Edible Arrangements, LLC from May 2019 to March 2022, serving successively as senior director of financial planning and analysis, vice president of finance and accounting and chief financial officer. During her tenure, the company reported $635 million in annual system-wide sales and $200 million in annual revenue from its 915 retail stores. From July 2017 to November 2018, Ms. Malloy served as director of finance for global markets at ConAgra Brands, Inc. (“ConAgra”), where she drove the annual strategic planning process of ConAgra’s international business segment. Before joining ConAgra, she worked for McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) from December 1995 to October 2017. She held a number of roles during her time at McDonald’s, including, from October 2016 to July 2017, Director of U.S. Financial Planning and Analysis. In this role, Ms. Malloy led the financial planning and projection process for McDonald’s U.S. business, its largest business segment.
Breck TempletonChief Financial OfficerBreck Templeton joined the Company in March 2022 and began serving as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer in May 2022. Prior to joining Hawaiian Bros, Mr. Templeton served as chief financial officer of SPB Hospitality, a multi-concept restaurant company which operates 246 company restaurants and 61 franchise restaurants, from December 2020 to March 2022. From July 2013 to December 2020, Mr. Templeton served as chief financial officer of Fogarty & Klein, Inc. dba 9thWonder Agency, where he led the acquisition of five advertising agencies. He served as chief financial officer of Smith Dairy Queens, Ltd., a Dairy Queen franchisee operating 41 locations, from July 2009 to July 2013. From October 2006 to February 2008, he served as chief financial officer of JCS Holdings, Inc., owner of Joe’s Crab Shack, following the company’s sale by Landry’s Restaurants, Inc (“Landry’s”). Prior to joining JCS Holdings, Inc., Mr. Templeton held a number of roles at Landry’s from March 1995 to October 2006, including vice president of operations and strategic planning and vice president of operations analysis. During his tenure at Landry’s, he played a key role in the acquisition and integration of a number of concepts, including Rainforest Café and Saltgrass Steakhouse, and he oversaw the growth of Joe’s Crab Shack from three locations to over 120 locations.
Amount Raised : $1,432,409
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