Savory Fund
Adam Barker is an experienced investment professional currently serving as an Investment Analyst at Savory Fund since January 2024. Prior to this role, Adam held positions including Investment Banking Analyst at Harrison Co. and Associate Consultant at Leavitt Partners. Adam's early career includes roles as a Venture Capital Analyst at Pelion Venture Partners and an intern focusing on People & Compensation Strategy at Pluralsight. Academic training includes a degree in Quantitative Analysis of Markets and Organizations with an Advanced Financial Analysis Minor from the University of Utah, complemented by a Chinese Minor. Adam has also developed practical skills through various positions including Equity Research Analyst and Research Analyst, and participation in a training program by Cicero Group. Educational background includes a high school diploma from Davis High School.
Savory Fund
Operators investing in operators. Savory Fund focuses on delivering outsized returns through strategic growth and replication strategies. With more than 70 veteran restaurant operators, finance experts, and operational team members having managed 170+ restaurants in a 12-year period, Savory stands as one of the most experienced growth teams in the restaurant industry. Savory partners with high-potential restaurant concepts to deliver necessary capital, industry knowledge, and operational prowess to facilitate growth into multi-unit brands. Savory works hand in hand with brand founders to fuel growth by harnessing their passion, knowledge, and vision and merging it with the team’s proven restaurant systems. Savory specializes in taking fast casual and polished casual food and beverage concepts with between 2 and 8 locations and scales them into 30-unit+ powerhouse brands.