STRATEGIC PARTNERS
The funding comes from food and hospitality veterans, David Swinghamer, who is a founding partner at Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality and served as CEO of Shake Shack.
January 12, 2016
Sweetfin Poke, a healthful, chef-driven poke concept that uses local produce, sustainable fish and ingredients, has received a major round of funding for future expansion plans in 2016, according to a company press release.
The funding comes from food and hospitality veteran, David Swinghamer, who is a founding partner at Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality and served as CEO of Shake Shack. Swinghamer is also serving as one of Sweetfin's strategic advisers, according to the release.
Sweetfin Founders Alan Nathan, Seth Cohen, and Brett Nestadt have also enlisted hospitality veteran Larry Mindel, who was a founding partner at Il Fornaio and Ken Fox, managing partner of Stripes Group, to join its advisory and investment team.
The concept will open five units this year in Southern California with Chef Dakota Weiss creating the brand's menu that re-imagines Hawaii's original soul food of fresh, sliced, raw Ahi tuna into a variety of signature bowls with house-made sauces.
Chef Dakota took the familiar flavors of sushi and updated them with a modern Californian twist. Some of her Signature Bowls include a Spicy Tuna with creamy togarashi, hijiki seaweed, and avocado; a Kale Snapper with Napa cabbage and red onions; and a Mango Ginger Albacore with macadamia nuts, according to the release.
