Steve Salis
Steve Salis | |
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Born | Nashua, New Hampshire, USA |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Co-founder of &pizza and owner of Kramers |
Steve Salis is an American businessman, the co-founder of &pizza and owner of restaurants Ted's Bulletin, Federalist Pig[1] and Kramers in Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.[2]
Early life and education[]
Salis grew up in New Hampshire. His dad ran an Exxon gas station and his mom worked odd jobs.[3] He received a scholarship to attend and play basketball at the University of New Hampshire and studied economics at the school for two years.[3]
Career[]
He worked in New York City, where as a nightclub doorman, and consulting for bars, hotels, and restaurants.[3]
In the summer of 2011, Salis moved to Washington, D.C. to open &pizza.[3]
In June 2012, he co-founded &pizza with partner Michael Lastoria.[4] He was the CEO until 2015, when he stopped running the daily operations of the company. Salis remained as a major stakeholder until he sold his stake in 2019.[5][6]
He created Salis Holdings in 2015.[7] In 2016, he founded Federalist Pig[8] with Rob Sonderman.[9] In late 2016, Salis purchased Kramerbooks. The management team at Kramerbooks resigned after disagreements with Salis.[10]
In March 2021, he launched a special-purpose acquisition company.[11]
References[]
- ^ Carman, Tim (November 21, 2017). "&pizza co-founder Steve Salis has big plans for Ted's Bulletin, Kramerbooks and life in D.C." The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
- ^ Cooper, Rebecca (July 23, 2019). "Steve Salis looks outside Dupont for Kramerbooks 2.0". American City Business Journals.
- ^ a b c d Sidman, Jessica (January 19, 2018). "How a Nightclub Doorman/Model Became a DC Restaurateur, Real Estate Player, and Bookstore Owner". Washingtonian.
- ^ Ramanathan, Lavanya (September 16, 2014). "Chipotle wannabes find D.C. the perfect place for have-it-your-way cuisine". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
- ^ Metcalf, Andrew (May 29, 2015). "&pizza Founder Out as CEO". Bethesda Magazine.
- ^ Cooper, Rebecca (July 8, 2019). "&pizza makes leadership changes as it looks to double in size". American City Business Journals.
- ^ Kelso, Alicia (September 17, 2019). "Why Salis Holdings Is Leveraging The Restaurant Acquisitions Market". Forbes.
- ^ Sidman, Jessica (January 19, 2018). "How a Nightclub Doorman/Model Became a DC Restaurateur, Real Estate Player, and Bookstore Owner". Washingtonian.
- ^ Carman, Tim (December 5, 2016). "The District's top pitmaster is opening up a new barbecue joint on Friday". The Washington Post.
- ^ Bhattarai, Abha (February 12, 2017). "Management team at Kramerbooks quits as new owner's changes take hold". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286.
- ^ Cooper, Rebecca (March 12, 2021). "D.C. restaurateur gets into the SPAC game, targets food, real estate companies". American City Business Journals.
- 1983 births
- American restaurateurs
- Fast casual chain founders
- Living people
- University of New Hampshire people