Expansion Opportunities Salt and Smoke is actively expanding with multiple new locations in the St. Louis area, including Kirkwood, Ellisville, and South County. This growth signals a window for vendors and service providers to secure multi-location partnerships, equipment upgrades, and consistent catering logistics as the brand scales.

Catering & Events With an established and expanding catering operation, there is strong potential to cross-sell event packages, corporate catering, and private dining experiences for business clients, schools, and community organizations, leveraging their portfolio of slow-smoked meats and bourbon offerings.

TO-GO & Counter Recent partnerships enabling first-to-go and counter service concepts through grocery partners indicate a demand for streamlined takeout solutions. This creates opportunities to supply packaging, online ordering integrations, and regional fulfillment services as demand for quick-service BBQ grows.

Brand & Digital A robust tech stack and active social presence support scalable marketing partnerships, loyalty programs, and digital advertising efforts. There is potential to provide marketing automation, CRM integration, and performance analytics to optimize location launches and promotions.

Strategic Partnerships Frequent expansion and collaborations with local markets, media, and regional retailers present openings for co-branding, pop-up events, and exclusive menu items, helping accelerate customer acquisition and drive cross-channel sales and brand visibility.