Full-Time

District Manager

Updated on 9/3/2026

Salted

Salted

201-500 employees

Holding company for delivery-focused ghost kitchens

Compensation Overview

$110k - $116k/yr

College Station, TX, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid-remote with travel throughout Texas, primarily Dallas, Austin, and Houston; travel may be up to 75% of the work week, including overnight travel.

Category
Food Service & Hospitality (1)
Required Skills
Financial analysis

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Requirements
  • Strong operational leadership experience in restaurants, hospitality, or food service, with experience coaching teams and developing leaders.
  • At least 5 years of restaurant or kitchen management experience.
  • At least 2 years of multi-unit leadership experience managing 4 or more locations.
  • A proven track record of achieving financial, operational, and people development goals.
  • The ability to coach, develop, and hold leaders accountable while building a strong culture of ownership.
  • Willingness and ability to travel regularly throughout Texas, including overnight travel as needed; travel may represent up to 75% of the work week.
  • A valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
  • Strong organization and self-direction, with the ability to build partnerships across a fast-moving, distributed organization.
Responsibilities
  • Partner with the Regional Director to hire, coach, and develop Kitchen Managers and other leaders.
  • Build strong teams through ongoing coaching, feedback, and development.
  • Support succession planning and talent development across assigned kitchens.
  • Oversee the daily operations and performance of multiple kitchen locations.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, food safety standards, and operational expectations.
  • Monitor execution and coach teams to maintain high standards of quality, consistency, and customer experience.
  • Conduct regular kitchen visits and operational audits to assess performance and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Partner with Kitchen Managers to analyze financial performance and identify opportunities to improve sales, labor, food cost, and profitability.
  • Review operational metrics and customer feedback to drive continuous improvement.
  • Support the successful execution of company initiatives, training programs, and operational rollouts.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in QSR, fast casual, ghost kitchen, or delivery-first operations.

Salted builds and runs a portfolio of health-focused, delivery-centric restaurant brands designed for ghost kitchens and pickup, reducing the need for traditional dine-in locations. It operates centralized, tech-enabled kitchens and uses saltedOS, a full-stack platform that coordinates supply, quality control, and marketing, while monitoring operations with data analytics and in-kitchen cameras. The brands, such as Moonbowls, Califlower Pizza, Ginger Bowls, Lulubowls, Thrive Kitchen, and the $5 Salad Company, are designed to appeal to gluten-free and plant-forward trends and are sold through major delivery apps and direct online ordering. Salted differentiates itself by managing multiple brands under one tech-enabled platform and pursuing national expansion through ghost kitchens, with a goal to scale new restaurant concepts outside traditional brick-and-mortar locations.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$44M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Food Republic reported six profitable brands and roughly $1 million annual sales per concept.
  • Salted raised $14 million in October 2023, backing expansion and technology investment.
  • The September 4, 2026 footprint spans Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Philadelphia, and New York.

What critics are saying

  • More than 90% of sales still depend on DoorDash and Uber Eats fees.
  • Ghost kitchens commoditize branding; CloudKitchens and Kitchen United control access and rents.
  • If delivery demand weakens, Salted lacks dine-in traffic to rescue unit economics.

What makes Salted unique

  • Salted runs six better-for-you brands across nine U.S. cities as of September 2026.
  • saltedOS uses kitchen cameras and data to police accuracy, speed, and presentation.
  • Xenia acquisition on December 6, 2024 extended Salted beyond bowls into Mediterranean.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Meal Benefits

Paid Sick Leave

Employee Referral Bonus

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

1%
LA Tech Watch
Oct 18th, 2023
The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 10/18/2023

Salted, a platform for developing quick service restaurant brands, has raised $14M in Series B funding from investors that include Creadev, Proof Ventures, and B. Riley Financial.

TechCrunch
Oct 17th, 2023
Salted spices up its QSR brands with $14M, new Mediterranean-style restaurant | TechCrunch

The Los Angeles-based company has created six brands since the company was founded in 2014, including moonbowls and lulubowls.

TechCrunch
Oct 29th, 2021
Creadev seasons Salted with new funding for its QSR brands | TechCrunch

Salted created six brands so far, including moonbowls, Califlower Pizza and lulubowls, and serves food from Chinese takeout to pizza to salads.