Updated October 20, 2026

Best Fractional CFO Firms for Hospitality / restaurants

Restaurant groups and hospitality operators managing labor cost and unit economics.

Scored against our public methodology.

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1vcfo
Austin, TX
Added to reach 20 industries. Adjacent food/consumer-business proposal; hospitality operating expertise needs validation.Undisclosed
71
/ 100
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2FocusCFO
Westerville, OH
Added to reach 20 industries. Adjacent food/consumer-business proposal; hospitality operating expertise needs validation.Undisclosed
68
/ 100
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3FLG Partners
Palo Alto, CA
Added to reach 20 industries. Adjacent food/consumer-business proposal; hospitality operating expertise needs validation.Undisclosed
66
/ 100
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41CFO
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix firm founded in 2019 by Dan Emery. Published CFO range of $3,000 to $15,000 a month. He is the only person the firm names.$3k-$15k/mo
63
/ 100
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Firms on this page are ordered by the overall score in the Score column, using the public methodology. That score stays the same on every page. Rank changes because the set of firms on each page changes. The firm with the highest score on this page is first. Tied scores keep the earlier listing order.

Last verified 2026-10-07. View changelog
  • 2026-09-11Initial ranking published (editorial scoring).
  • 2026-09-23Replaced with evidence-based scoring and placements from a sourced research review (89 cited sources across 11 firms).
  • 2026-10-07Ordered the page by each firm's overall score. Existing firm scores were left unchanged.
  • 2026-10-07Restated placement notes in direct language. Scores and order were left unchanged.