Restaurant Partners, Inc. (RPI) is a Restaurant Operations and Consulting Company based in the hospitality capital of the world, Orlando, Florida. Founded in 1992, RPI operates four divisions including Consulting, Food and Beverage Management, Procurement and Restaurant Ownership. As a two-time winner of the prestigious Inc. 500 Growth Award, RPI has become one of the premier boutique consulting and operations companies in the United States. Founded by former Darden Restaurant executive, David Manuchia, RPI has grown to own and operate multiple units throughout the southeast. RPI has worked with The Walt Disney Company, Darden Restaurants, Krispy Kreme, ConAgra, Paramount Entertainment, The City of Orlando, Orange County (FL.), The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority and IBM on key projects like business planning, expansion programs, space planning and recipe research. Restaurant Partners, Inc. also owns and operates its own restaurants throughout the southeastern United States including Grille 29 located in Huntsville and Birmingham Alabama and Sloppy Joe's Bar located in Daytona Beach.