The Little Beet
Dining · 10+ locations · NYC, Washington DC, Jersey City NJ
The Little Beet is a healthy fast-casual chain where both founders left years ago. It's now PE-owned, part of Eldridge Industries' growing restaurant roll-up alongside Le Pain Quotidien and California Pizza Kitchen.
The Big Picture
The Little Beet was founded in 2014 with a genuine mission around clean sourcing and gluten-free fast casual — but both founders left years ago and the brand is now fully owned by Eldridge Industries, a PE firm that also controls Le Pain Quotidien and California Pizza Kitchen. Becky Mulligan, a career Starbucks executive, has run it since 2018. The sourcing commitments are real; who The Little Beet answers to is not the founders or the community, but an expanding PE platform with a growing portfolio of restaurant brands.
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Company data last updated July 2026
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