A Leading Brand Acceleration Partner

At CapitalSpring, we partner with emerging restaurant and franchise brands to fuel their next stage of growth. Our flexible capital solutions — from private equity to mezzanine and senior lending — are designed to meet your unique needs. With deep industry expertise and a creative, partnership-driven approach, we help growing brands scale strategically and confidently.

For emerging brands with big ambitions, CapitalSpring offers more than funding — we offer partnership. Backed by 20 years of foodservice expertise and over 90 brand investments, we help growing concepts build stronger foundations, support discipline growth, streamline operations, and scale with confidence.

“Working with Capital Spring has given us the ability and confidence to really accelerate our growth plan. Before the investment we were opening 1 location per year and now we are targeting 4-5.  We know that they are behind us 100% and have already given us countless resources to help our business in so many ways (beyond just capital). I particularly appreciate the way they’ve come into the partnership with eyes and ears open. They’ve been a patient and trusting partner who is interested in learning our business, protecting what makes us great, and understanding it as well (or better!) than we do.”

Zak Fishman, CEO, Prime Pizza

“CapitalSpring is one of the few firms out there that has over two decades of experience investing in our space across multiple segments (franchise, fast casual, quick serve, casual dining, etc). As such, they bring a “war chest” of tools, experience, and wisdom to your table.”  We considered a lot of investment groups and are so glad to have settled on CapitalSpring – they don’t just bring dollars, they bring resources and strategy.”

Richard French, Founder and CEO, The Works Bakery Cafe

“Partnering with CapitalSpring was a turning point for Bushfire Kitchen. As an emerging, family-owned brand, we needed more than just capital — we needed expertise and strategic guidance. CapitalSpring brought both. Their operational insight, especially from leaders like Jim Balis, helped us grow thoughtfully and sustainably, nearly doubling our footprint since 2022. Having their name behind us opened doors for real estate opportunities and growth that simply wouldn’t have been possible on our own.”

Oliver Barwin, CEO, Bushfire Kitchen

“Working with CapitalSpring has been incredibly inspiring. Their value-add goes far beyond capital — they’ve connected me to a network of resources and expertise I never would have had access to otherwise. From operations and restaurant design to menu engineering, supply chain management, technology, and analytics, their team has been instrumental in helping us grow smarter and faster. What truly sets CapitalSpring apart is their alignment with our values, their kindness, and their deep, hands-on experience across every facet of the business.”

Kim Boone, President & COO of Café Yumm!®