Columbus Business First: Kitchen Social is ready to grow

 

JUNE 3, 2026 – Dan Eaton, Senior Reporter for Columbus Business First, recently wrote a story about OnSite Retail Group client, Kitchen Social.  Eaton wrote, “The Columbus-founded restaurant brand ventured outside Ohio for the first time this spring with a new location in Sarasota, Florida.”  The company is currently preparing to open locations in Maryland, North Carolina and Indiana.  Additional states are in their sights, and another Ohio location is possible.  Dave Sheehy of Cincinnati, OH-based OnSite Retail Group represents Kitchen Social in the Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Dayton, OH markets.

 

Writing about the new Sarasota, FL location Eaton explained, “That’s restaurant No. 6 for the company, which was founded in 2019 by a group of Bravo Brio Restaurants veterans. It’s also a first step toward doubling the chain’s footprint in the next two years.”

 

Much has been said and written about the difficulties restaurant operators are currently facing.  Kitchen Social, however, is showing positive numbers on both sales and visits – without increasing prices.

 

Eaton described the company’s strategy writing, “It combats a high-cost environment with menu engineering. While U.S. restaurant prices have risen more than 30% in the past five years, Kitchen Social is up just 10% in that period. Instead of raising prices, it changes the menu.”  Click here to read the full story:  https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2026/05/15/kitchen-social-expanding-with-new-restaurants.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=me&utm_content=CO&ana=e_CO_me&j=45757228&senddate=2026-05-18&utm_term=ep10&empos=p10