Helping hospitality evolve, intelligently.
Strategy, structure, and partnerships for the next generation of food & hospitality concepts. For entrepreneurs and investors building better business globally.
Mission
There’s a moment every founder reaches — when passion isn’t the problem anymore, but time and resources are.
Hospitality is full of talent, intuition, and courage. Yet too often, those ideas stay trapped: in lack of structure, people, or direction.
The truth is, everything we need already exists. It starts with people — and often, with a table. The place where ideas, food, and energy meet.
It’s just waiting to be connected, trusted, and built around people again.
Devolus was created to make that connection possible — to give shape to intuition, and structure to ideas that deserve to grow.
We want to be the framework that helps hospitality evolve, keeping its humanity at the center of every system we build.
Every project we start begins with listening — and ends with a system that lets people, ideas, and places grow together.
Emanuele Votano
Founder Devolus Inc
New York City
Hospitality is full of talent, intuition, and courage. Yet too often, those ideas stay trapped: in lack of structure, people, or direction.
The truth is, everything we need already exists. It starts with people — and often, with a table. The place where ideas, food, and energy meet.
It’s just waiting to be connected, trusted, and built around people again.
Devolus was created to make that connection possible — to give shape to intuition, and structure to ideas that deserve to grow.
We want to be the framework that helps hospitality evolve, keeping its humanity at the center of every system we build.
Every project we start begins with listening — and ends with a system that lets people, ideas, and places grow together.
Emanuele Votano
Founder Devolus Inc
New York City
Services
From field to framework — we design the structure behind successful F&B and
Hospitality businesses.
Hospitality businesses.
Strategic Growth
We help brands turn intuition into structure – defining if, where, and how growth truly makes sense,
Business Plan Market Entry Strategy Site Scouting Licensing Setup
Operational Design
We build teams, workflows, and SOPs that make excellence repeatable—without losing the human touch
SOP Design Team Setup Training Systems Cost Control Vendor Network
Venture Partnerships
We connect founders and investors to build ventures that work – financially and operationally
Investor Deck Financial Projections Term Sheet Deal Advisory Post-Deal Oversight
Our Method
Listen · Map · Build.
A simple method for complex challenges.
A simple method for complex challenges.
Listen
We start by listening to people, places, and numbers.
Map
We map what’s working and what’s missing.
Build
We build systems that make growth repeatable.
About & experience
Emanuele Votano
Built from real operations. Designed for growth.
Devolus was founded in New York City by Emanuele Votano, an Italian business developer with a background in economics from Bocconi University in Milan. After working in consulting and startups, he led the U.S. expansion of All’Antico Vinaio, managing the opening and operations of up to twelve locations across New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
He worked closely with investment partners and local operators to translate an artisanal product into a scalable business model while maintaining authenticity and consistency.
Emanuele later joined Gelateria Gentile as Director of Operations and Business Development, overseeing five stores and a central production lab dedicated to artisanal gelato and pastry.
Through these experiences, he developed Devolus as a bridge between strategy and execution — a framework designed to help hospitality brands and investors grow with structure, discipline, and human insight.
Get in touch to start your project Devolus was founded in New York City by Emanuele Votano, an Italian business developer with a background in economics from Bocconi University in Milan. After working in consulting and startups, he led the U.S. expansion of All’Antico Vinaio, managing the opening and operations of up to twelve locations across New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.
He worked closely with investment partners and local operators to translate an artisanal product into a scalable business model while maintaining authenticity and consistency.
Emanuele later joined Gelateria Gentile as Director of Operations and Business Development, overseeing five stores and a central production lab dedicated to artisanal gelato and pastry.
Through these experiences, he developed Devolus as a bridge between strategy and execution — a framework designed to help hospitality brands and investors grow with structure, discipline, and human insight.
FAQ
We partner with food, beverage, and hospitality brands, as well as product companies and F&B suppliers expanding into new markets. We also collaborate with investors and partners who share our vision for scalable, high-quality F&B concepts.
Devolus provides end-to-end growth support — from business plans and market research to brand positioning, operations, partnerships, location strategy, and go-to-market execution.
Each project starts with a listening phase to define goals and priorities. We then share a custom proposal with timeline, milestones, and deliverables — once approved, we move into execution.
We lead a network of trusted experts across strategy, design, finance, and operations — a true one-stop hub for F&B growth. We also collaborate with professionals who share our standards and vision.
Yes. We work with investors and family offices in the F&B space, providing due diligence,
strategic insights, and growth frameworks for scalable brands.
strategic insights, and growth frameworks for scalable brands.
We are based in New York City and work globally, supporting projects across major F&B
markets in North America and Europe.
markets in North America and Europe.
Timelines vary — from a few weeks for strategy work to several months for rollouts or multi-site growth. Each proposal includes a clear schedule and communication rhythm.
Every project starts with a simple conversation — no formalities needed. Share a few lines about what you’re building at info@devolusinc.com, and we’ll take it from there.
Let’s build something meaningful together.
Whether you’re growing a brand, rethinking operations, or looking for the right partner — we start by listening. Most conversations begin with a 30-minute call to understand your goals and map what’s possible.
info@devolusinc.com
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- Based in New York City,
- Operating globally.
- Mail: info@devolusinc.com