We believe “The happiest bees make the best honey,” and we’re ready to hire team members with a passion to serve our community and foster the brand we love so much.
We are passionate about offering a diverse array of benefits to meet our team members’ needs throughout every age and stage of employment.
All positions begin at a Fair Start Wage of at least $15/hour. We believe every Tupelo Honey team member deserves a fair start and the opportunity to make wages that enable them to sustain an independent economic livelihood.
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We feel passionate about offering a diverse array of benefits to our team members including paid time off, medical & dental insurance, wellness & tuition reimbursements, and more!
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Profits from our biscuits go directly to our Employee Relief Fund, which helps Tupelo team members facing unexpected financial hardships.
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Lawrence first joined Tupelo in August 2016 as the Kitchen Manager at our Arlington location. Today, he is one of our Operating Partners!
Alesha began as a server in our Johnson City location in 2014. Now, she is the VP of People & Culture for all Tupelo Honey locations!
Dominique’s first role was service captain in our Sandy Springs store beginning in July 2016. She is now the Guest Services Manager in our Franklin store!
Heather started in 2015 as a server. Due to her success as general manager in Knoxville, she was made an Operating Partner in 2023!
Kevin joined Tupelo as a server at our Downtown Asheville location in June 2016. Now, he is our Sr. Director of Construction and oversees all new Tupelo locations!
Lindsey began as a server in 2015 at our Johnson City location. She was our General Manager in Boise before being promoted to Corporate Beverage Director in 2022!
We are rooted in the Mountain South and believe in delivering Southern cuisine that is honest, fresh, scratch-made, and creative. Our food and drink also reflect the New South and the culinary influence of new Southerners who are bringing their distinctive cuisines to our region.
We are committed to respectful, hospitable service to our guests, to our fellow employees and to our communities.
Being a good neighbor has always been a core tenet of Tupelo Honey’s vision. We have donated over 10,000 service hours to our team members’ volunteer efforts within their cities.
We believe great food, great people, and great workplaces not only build winning companies but also create better communities.
Tupelo Honey’s success depends on our people. Our restaurants can only prosper and provide opportunities for employment and growth when we continually improve ourselves and the work we do.
We recognize, however, that our success is not measured by sales, guest counts, and numbers alone. We are measured as much by the way in which we achieve our goals, as we are by the actual achievements themselves.
We believe that a commitment to uncompromising values and integrity should always guide our decisions and actions as we pursue our goals. The following are the core values that form the foundation of our measurement of success:
At Tupelo Honey, we feel passionate about offering a diverse array of benefits to meet our team members’ needs throughout every age and stage of employment. We have unique offerings for our part-time, full-time, and salaried team members.
We believe every Tupelo Honey team member deserves a fair start and the opportunity to make wages that enable them to sustain an independent economic livelihood. We have invested significant resources in understanding our local markets and ensuring that our wages are both competitive and sustainable.
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As one of our keys to success, we believe our team members should be valued, respected, and heard. We encourage open dialogue and collaboration between team members and management.
We are proud to fill over 60% of our management positions from within our organization. We believe in and are fully committed to meaningful training and development opportunities for our team, and to ensuring that they are positioned for advancement opportunities as they become available.
All of our profits go back into our business and help us create new opportunities for our team members. In the past two years, we’ve increased the investment in our team members’ wages and benefits by over $1 million.
It is Tupelo Honey’s policy to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all employees and guests, so they may feel respected, seen and heard. We do not tolerate, and expressly condemn, discrimination towards any employee or guest on the basis of race; age; national origin; religion; gender identity; sexual orientation; disability; genetic information; military or political affiliation; or any other protected category.
Our famous buttermilk biscuits are not only delicious – they help support our team members!
We started our Tupelo Honey Employee Relief Fund (E.R.F.) at the start of the pandemic to help provide additional support to team members facing unexpected financial hardships.
To date, we have dispersed over $500,000 to Tupelo employees in need!
We formed Project ASPIRE, our diversity and inclusion program, in the fall of 2020.
The program is designed to elevate BIPOC and female members of our management team. Members participate in open & honest panel discussions about their unique experiences working at Tupelo Honey, which helps us discover where to focus our efforts in fostering an inclusive environment for all.
In addition, those team member receive 30+ hours of additional management training throughout the year.
Our inaugural year of this program and has been a huge success, with 4 out of 6 participants already promoted.
We plan to expand this program in 2022 by adding 2 groups into the mix, affording them best in class DE&I trainings, as well as personal coaching for growth.