4Top Hospitality Group is an employee-owned, multi-concept independent restaurant group with 16 locations across the Southeast. Since its inception in 2009, the group has grown by over 300%, expanding to six distinct brands across multiple markets with a diverse guest base.

The original restaurant concepts, casual neighborhood Italian restaurant Amerigo and upscale steakhouse Char, span the Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi markets. These flagship restaurants are accompanied by seafood restaurant Saltine in Jackson, Miss., showcased on Bon Appetit’s list of Top 50 Best New Restaurants. In Nashville, they’ve added etch and etc., fine dining restaurants from renowned, award-winning chef Deb Paquette, as well as Jasper’s, a casual eatery and market.

In January 2022, 4Top became an employee-owned company. Through the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), employees are granted part ownership of the business through a company-funded benefit plan that provides individuals a stake in the success of the restaurant group.

Each year, shares are allocated to individual ESOP accounts to accumulate toward retirement savings. The longer an employee works with 4Top, the longer their account value can grow without any financial contributions from the employee.

At 4Top, you’re more than just an employee; you’re an employee owner.

This fosters an ownership mentality; when the team works together to provide memorable experiences for guests, the reputation and success of 4Top Hospitality increases, positively impacting stock value, and ultimately, the employee ESOP accounts.

4Top is proud to offer this company-funded program to its team of loyal employees.