Welcome to Onset Hospitality
Experienced Food Hall Developer and Operator
At Onset Hospitality, our award-winning team takes the stress and guesswork out of developing, launching, and operating food halls of all sizes and for all audiences. We bring unparalleled experience, insight, and precision to every step of your journey, ensuring your vision flawlessly comes to life and remains profitable and relevant for years to come.
The Competitive World Food Halls
Crafting an exceptional food hall experience is no small feat.
In today’s fast-paced world, many owners and developers struggle to find the time and expertise to create captivating, on-trend multi-vendor dining experiences that stand out. Without the right vision, launching a subpar dining concept can cost you more than just money—it can impact your entire business. Without the right guidance, your business could face:
The loss of discerning, food-savvy customers
Expensive r etrofits due to overlooked infrastructure
Diluting revenue with competing concepts
Underserved day-parts and price points
Inefficient designs and layouts
High tenant/vendor turnover, vacancies and loss of revenue
High-Powered Solutions
At Onset Hospitality, we leverage decades of food service expertise to create intelligent, profitable, and captivating dining and entertainment experiences for projects of every scale and complexity. Enter the market with confidence, knowing you have a world-class food and beverage program designed to maximize your success. Our services include:
FAQ
For more than 30 years, the team at Onset has worked with the best in the industry to create memorable food hall, hospitality and dining experiences. Our clients and partners include:
The Onset Advantage
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Our team at Onset uses decades of industry expertise to support developers and property owners from concept and design to ongoing operations - taking the guesswork and risk out of every stage of the development process. We use our proprietary data and analytics to deliver highly efficient, financially viable and emotionally engaging communal dining spaces.
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Food Halls vary widely in price depending on size of the space and the quality of the finishes chosen by the developer. The primary cost of a food hall lies in the kitchen equipment and MEP required for the multiple kitchens. Kitchen costs run at about $450 PSF. A high-level estimate for the fit-out of a food hall (excluding building construction costs) is between $375 - $550 PSF, depending on the style and finishes chosen.
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While there are many factors that contribute to a food hall’s success, population size and density are the most critical metrics. An average food hall needs a minimum of 750 - 1500 transactions per day to survive. If the available trading area doesn’t support this volume, the chances of success are minimal.
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Like any construction project, a food hall build-out, from design to launch, can take anywhere from 12 to 18 months. Curation and operational setup can take 9 to 14 months, depending on the project's complexity.
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A food court is generally made up of individually leased fast food chains that operate independently within a high-turnover environment. A Food Hall is a fully managed venue featuring celebrated local food vendors hand-selected by the operator. Food Halls feature a consistent, high-quality design, full service bars and an ongoing roster of activities and entertainment.