Timeline
“IT ISN’T SIMPLY WHAT YOU DO IN YOUR LIFE THAT MATTERS, IT’S WHO YOU ARE.”
– FRED THOMPSON SR.
THIS WAS THE CREED OF THOMPSON PATRIARCH AND TEACHER, FRED THOMPSON SR. THIS IS HOW HIS CHILDREN – WARREN, FRED AND BENITA – HAVE CHOSEN TO LEAD THIS COMPANY SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1992. WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY IS IN SERVICE OF OUR MANY CLIENTS, CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE’RE A COMPANY WHOSE PERFORMANCE IS GUIDED BY FIVE SIMPLE STANDARDS
• PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICES
• MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY TO BETTER SERVE OUR CLIENT
• BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR ACTIONS
• CELEBRATE DIVERSITY
• GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITIES
1992
FOUNDED AS A RESTAURANT COMPANY
1993
ENTERED CONTRACT FOOD SERVICES ARENA
1997
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FORMED WITH COMPASS GROUP
2003
MADE FIRST ACQUISITION: CAMPUS CHEFS
2006
ACQUIRED AUSTIN GRILL CHAIN
2007
ENTERED FACILITIES SERVICES MARKET
2008
OPENED AN AMERICAN TAP ROOM
2010
BLACK ENTERPRISE AWARD, COMPANY OF THE YEAR
2011
LAUNCHED brb BURGER
2013
RANKED #7 ON BE LIST
2014
RANKED #8 IN FOOD MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
2015
OPENED WILLIE T’S
2016
OPENED HEN QUARTER RESTAURANTS
2017
LAUNCHED HATTIE MAE’S / HEN PENNY
2017
NAMED #1 MINORITY OWNED COMPANY
2018
Matchbox joins the family
Big Buns joins the family
The Delegate opens
2019
Recognized on the list of "Largest Independent Employer Company" by Washington Business Journal
Milk & Honey joins the family
2020
The Ridley opens
2022
Ralph Sampson's American Tap Room opens
