Adam Fleischman
Umami Burger - ChocoChicken - 800 Degrees Pizza - Smoke Oli Salt - Fat Noodle - Chop Daddy's

LA Chocolate Festival

Adam Fleischman is a self-taught food innovator and entrepreneur. He is widely regarded as an influential tastemaker and culinary personality (including appearances on Iron Chef), is on Fast Company's list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business, and National Restaurant News' "Power List of the 50 most powerful people in foodservice."

In 2009, Adam founded Umami Burger (and soon afterward, the Umami Restaurant Group), and co-founded 800 Degrees Pizza, also multi-unit innovative concepts.

Now Adam is putting his tastemaker abilities to use as co-founder and Managing Director of AdVantage Restaurant Partners, creating and sourcing what we believe will be the next wave of culinary brands.