Your Competitive Edge in the Restaurant Industry

"Most restaurants make foundational decisions during the architectural and planning phases. By the time construction starts, many have already selected their POS platform, key technology stack, food suppliers, and operational partners. Vendors that enter the conversation in the final 30 days before launch are often perceived as disruptive or too late to consider. Yet most supplier outreach still happens reactively—triggered by soft openings, press mentions, or grand opening announcements. By then, it’s often too late."
Jeff Zabin
Starfleet Research

Get Exclusive Preopening Restaurant Leads Before the Competition

What if you could connect with restaurant decision-makers months before they open their doors—before the buzz, before your competitors even know they exist? Since 2019, Preopening Restaurants Resource has helped hundreds of vendors across all different regions of the country and across all different categories of restaurants do exactly that. With a proven track record of success, it has become the go-to solution for restaurant technology providers, foodservice vendors, design consultants, and other suppliers looking to build relationships early and close more deals—well before the rest of the industry catches on.

Stay Ahead with Verified, Early-Stage Intelligence

Our subscription service provides twice-weekly emails with password-protected PDFs featuring restaurants under construction, preparing to open, or changing ownership in your chosen region—or nationwide. Every lead is meticulously researched and verified by a dedicated team that spends hundreds of hours each month analyzing real estate transactions, building permits & construction activity, developer news & business licenses, trade publications & industry contacts and more.

Why Early-Stage Outreach Matters

Recent research shows that 71% of restaurant operators begin selecting vendors more than 90 days before opening, and 64% finalize key supplier relationships before announcing their new location to the publicEven more revealing: 76% of operators said they are unlikely to consider new vendors within 30 days of opening, citing limited bandwidth and focus on execution. That means if you’re waiting for grand opening announcements, you’re already too late.

What’s Included in Every Lead?

We don’t just give you a restaurant name—we provide everything you need to connect:

Accurate location & contact details (address, phone, website, email)
Decision-maker name & title
Cuisine type & restaurant category
Average check size & ownership history
Comprehensive restaurant background

Easy Access & Seamless Integration

 Log in anytime to access both new and existing leads
✅ Advanced search lets you filter results by location, cuisine, check size, and more
✅ Download leads as Excel or .csv files
✅ Seamless CRM integration for effortless lead management

Why Preopening Restaurants Resource?

 Engage with decision-makers before your competition
✅ Plan ahead with months of lead time
✅ Target high-value prospects with verified data
✅ Save time—no more manual lead searching

No Contract. No Obligations. Cancel Anytime.

 No long-term commitments – Cancel anytime before your next bill date (monthly or quarterly).
 Pricing & lead volume vary based on the number of geographic regions selected.
 Full access to the most comprehensive restaurant lead database available.

Subscription Options

 Basic Subscription – Download up to 1,000 leads per month.
 Premium Subscription – Download up to 10,000 leads per month.

Free Advertising and Promotional Perks with Restaurant Technology News

Subscribers with a basic plan covering all U.S. regions or a premium plan covering 5+ regions receive:
 A large (728 x 90) banner ad featured for one month on every Restaurant Technology News article page.
 Five (5) credits per quarter for publishing and distributing press releases & bylined articles.
 Annual subscribers get two (2) banner inserts (600 x 90) in the RTN email newsletter.

Add Outbound Marketing to Your Lead Generation Toolkit

In addition to giving you verified preopening intelligence, we now offer a powerful outbound email marketing add-on that puts your brand directly in front of restaurant decision-makers—before their doors even open.

Each month, we’ll send four customized emails on your behalf to up to 15,000 verified contacts from our proprietary database. These campaigns are designed to drive real engagement—every email is about you, with your messaging, and all replies come directly to you. This program is exclusive and limited to just eight suppliers per state to avoid overlap and maximize response.

Choose from packages targeting 1,000, 3,000, or 6,000 contacts monthly—or expand to 10,000 or 15,000 for national campaigns. Every campaign includes performance reporting and is executed using proven deliverability best practices—including domain authentication, spam monitoring, and multi-domain architecture—to maximize inbox placement and results.

Let us handle the email marketing while you focus on closing deals. It’s the perfect complement to your Preopening Restaurants Resource subscription—giving you both the insights and the outreach needed to win new business before your competitors even know an opportunity exists.

"We always knew we needed to reach decision-makers earlier. This service finally made that possible. We’ve landed five new long-term contracts thanks to early access to leads before construction even started."
VP of Strategic Accounts
Kitchen equipment company

Start Building Relationships Before the Doors Open

Start your subscription today and connect with restaurant operators at the most strategic point in their journey.

Want to Test the Waters First?

No problem! Get a free sample report with the 10 most recent preopening restaurant leads tailored to your target criteria—no credit card required.

See firsthand how our verified, data-rich leads can help you connect with new restaurant operators before they open.