Atlanta-based GCI was formed specifically to operate food and beverage concessions in major transportation hubs across the United States. With remarkable success, innovative leadership and unprecedented demand, expansion beyond the runway and airport concourses followed, changing the company model and raising its profile to include unique, award-winning, stand-alone restaurants.
What sets us apart? The breadth of our profile. Our passion and creativity have led us to develop distinctive, wide-ranging dining experiences from quick service, partnering with well-respected and loved brands – IHOP Express, Ben & Jerry’s, Great Wraps, Nathan’s Famous, Shane’s Rib Shack, Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips, Coffee Beanery, Teriyaki Experience and FRESH - Healthy Café – to innovative concepts that include the popular Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint, Jekyll Island Seafood Company, Purple Leaf Café, Sojourner’s Café and One Flew South, a creative idea resulting from a joint venture. Each offers an amazing ambience, where great food and modern, beautiful design create a culinary experience that is both memorable and unmatched.
Our Mission
Our mission is simple: to enrich the lives of our guests and our employees. We do this through superior quality food and beverages, award-winning customer service, sales growth and cost controls. We strongly believe that our most important resource is our people; therefore, we have created a rewarding work environment and provided unprecedented benefits to retain an outstanding staff capable of delivering an exceptional dining experience to every customer, every time.
Our management group works diligently with our employees to exceed customer expectations and continually strive to realize our motto of “Setting the standard for excellence in customer service.” As a result, our restaurants are critically acclaimed, and our team has received awards and recognition from industry peers and institutions, including the prestigious James Beard nomination. They also have appeared on Zagat’s lists, received countless “best of” awards and been featured by numerous media outlets.
