Running The Pass

A veteran hospitality operator and entrepreneur, Kevin Cox has opened more than seventy restaurants within the urban and suburban markets of New York, Los Angeles, and New Jersey. After a short stint in commercial real estate, Kevin found his home in the hospitality industry with Umami Burger. In less than three years, Kevin wore many hats as Umami grew into one of the most popular restaurant groups in Southern California with ten locations, as well as launching; LA’s first nouveau “Food Hall” Umamicatessen, multiple CPG SKUs under the Umami brand, 800 Degrees Pizza (now a nationwide chain), and the infamous Red Medicine in Beverly Hills. Invigorated by the opportunity to recreate Umami’s success, Kevin partnered with The Clarke’s Group in NYC, to expand the footprint of their flagship brand PJ Clarke’s and launch a QSR off-shoot. He led the acquisition and repositioning of the Goodburger chain into Clarke’s Standard. In recent years, Kevin has focused on his consulting business 310hospitality, working with