About us

With over thirty years of experience in the airport food and beverage concession business, The Grove, Inc. (TGI) has successfully transitioned from its original natural snack business to become an award-winning, premier brand operator. By partnering with nationally recognized brands and operating them according to the highest standards TGI has become YOUR CONCOURSE FOOD SOURCE.

TGI – THE BRAND OPERATOR

Since TGI’s inception, as a woman owned ACDBE enterprise, TGI’s quest for excellence and boundless innovation pioneered its success in the airport concession industry. Presently, we operate over fifty locations nationwide. Our philosophy is dynamic. Our ability to adapt is continuously tested in this ever-changing concession environment. TGI’s hands-on approach ensures operational success and exceeds brand expectations. TGI’s success is deeply rooted in our executive determination, management experience, brand operating expertise and our strong business platform present in airports nationwide.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE OPERATIONS – OUR SPECIALTY

TGI is an experienced brand operator. Our brand management and exceptional guest services program, Guest-Quest, highlights our ability to exceed airport traveler expectations. TGI’s quest for excellence, in brand performance, is unsurpassed. TGI provides the best overall guest experience with premium products in visually appealing locations year after year.

TGI has attained a strong presence in airport concessions. Our brand operations span a broad range of food specialties from pizza and burgers to smoothies and candy-shops. TGI is a brand operator with the background and qualifications necessary to support the operations of a high traffic – food concept while capitalizing on revenues, maximizing marketing campaigns and providing superior guest services.

AT A GLANCE

TGI is a brand expert. The traveling consumer’s tastes are ever-changing, but TGI’s insight and expertise creates balance and a promise to explore sought after brands within each airport concession opportunity. Our proprietary brand experience with Grove Snacks and Fresh Market On The Go, enable us to manage all of our brands as though they were our own. TGI’s executive team carefully examines each concession program and determines the brand best suited. TGI is the 2011 recipient of the Airport Revenue News “ARN” Award: Best Overall – Small Food and Beverage Operator, which highlights our award winning guest services, first-class operations, outstanding partnerships and exceptional design plans. This validates not only our operational success, but our business platform. TGI employs over 500 people across more than fifty branded locations nationwide. Our extensive experience continuously elevates our daily operations, brand efficiency and guest services.

Due to the success and strength of TGI’s foodservice and quick service restaurant management experience, we operate a wide range of high-volume brand locations.
TGI has operated as many as fourteen stores in some airport locations. Our diverse concept portfolio consists of, but not limited to, the following: