ONE Group Hospitality, Inc.
ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. is a U.S.-based restaurant and hospitality company that develops, owns, operates, manages, licenses and franchises upscale and polished-casual dining concepts. Its portfolio includes STK, Benihana, Kona Grill and RA Sushi, along with ONE Hospitality food-and-beverage services for hotels, casinos and other high-end venues in North America, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2020–2025
Business
Share of revenueCompany-operated dining concepts including STK, Benihana, Kona Grill and RA Sushi.
Restaurants and venues operated under fee-based arrangements rather than direct ownership.
Turn-key food-and-beverage operations for hotels, casinos and other hospitality venues.
Customers
The company serves guests seeking destination dining experiences with premium food, cocktails and entertainment-oriented atmospheres. Its customer base also includes hotels, casinos and other hospitality owners that outsource food-and-beverage operations or use managed, licensed or franchised restaurant formats.
Customers dining at STK and similar venues for premium steaks, seafood, cocktails and social atmosphere.
Customers visiting Benihana, Kona Grill and RA Sushi for branded menu items and experiential dining.
Hotels, casinos and similar properties that buy managed F&B services, consulting and operating support.
Third parties that operate branded locations and pay fees tied to sales and profits.
Strategy
The company’s strategy centers on expanding STK and Benihana, improving same-store sales and operating efficiency, and adding venues through ownership, management, licensing and franchising. It also uses ONE Hospitality to extend its brand and operating model into hotels and casinos, where it can earn fee-based revenue with limited capital intensity.
STK and Benihana are the main growth engines and brand anchors.
Higher system scale can improve purchasing, labor and overhead leverage.
Management and franchise fees diversify revenue and reduce capital needs.
Geography
Q1/2026The company operates in major metropolitan markets across North America, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, with a large concentration of venues in the United States. Its ONE Hospitality business also serves hotels and casinos in the United States and Europe, making location quality and tourism flows important to performance.
Share of the revenue the company reports by geography.
Risks
The business is exposed to consumer spending trends, traffic volatility and the economics of premium dining, where guest demand can be sensitive to location quality and discretionary spending. Expansion also creates execution risk around site selection, construction costs, lease commitments and staffing, while the fee-based hospitality model depends on third-party venue performance and contract renewals.
- Expansion and development executionImpact: HighLikelihood: Low
New venues require site selection, construction, training and lease commitments.
Exposure: Owned restaurant openings and relocations
- Discretionary consumer spendingImpact: High
Upscale and experiential dining is sensitive to consumer confidence and traffic.
Exposure - Lease and occupancy costsImpact: High
Restaurant sites often require long-term leases and tenant improvements.
Exposure: Urban and destination locations
- Labor and input cost inflationImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
Restaurants are labor-intensive and exposed to food, beverage and wage changes.
Exposure: Owned and managed venues
- Third-party venue performanceImpact: Medium
Management and franchise fees depend on the sales and profitability of client sites.
Exposure: ONE Hospitality contracts
Accounting
Judgemental itemsRestaurant sales, management fees, franchise fees and incentive fees follow different timing and measurement rules.
Impact: Affects reported revenue mix and comparability across segments
Restaurant locations are lease-intensive and the company highlights non-cash rent in adjusted metrics.
Impact: Affects operating expense presentation and adjusted EBITDA
The company states cash flow is typically stronger in the fourth quarter.
Impact: Quarterly results may not be representative of full-year performance
New venue development requires capitalized build-out and pre-opening spending.
Impact: Can create uneven expense recognition during expansion periods
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Last updated: 24/09/2026