Three Brands.
One Shared Standard.
Three Brands.
One Shared Standard.
What guests experience is the result of everything that comes before it: the people, preparation, and standards behind the service.
KinOra brings together Acquire Hospitality, the Academy for Hospitality Arts, and HMG+, connecting distinct areas of hospitality expertise under one shared vision.
Our Approach
We Consult. Then We Deliver.
We Consult. Then We Deliver.
KinOra brings a consultative approach to hospitality, backed by the specialized expertise to put ideas into action. Through our family of brands, we bring together recruitment, training, and staffing to create thoughtful solutions that strengthen teams, company culture, and the guest experience.
Our Origin
A Tradition Of Hospitality.
Our Origin
A Tradition Of Hospitality.
Long before KinOra, hospitality was already a
DiPeri family tradition.
Long before KinOra, hospitality was already a DiPeri family tradition.
Michael J. DiPeri was born into a family with deep roots in hospitality. His grandparents and father operated DiPeri’s Italian-American Restaurant & Bar, carrying forward traditions rooted in the family’s Sicilian heritage. Open 22 hours a day, seven days a week, the restaurant became part of a family legacy built on hard work, dedication to the craft, treating your team like family, and making every occasion feel meaningful—no matter the size.
Those values were passed down to Michael as he grew up, shaping his own understanding of hospitality and the way it should be delivered.
In 1997, Michael and his wife, Karen DiPeri, carried that legacy into a new chapter with the founding of Yipeee. They set out to build a community of like-minded individuals who shared a genuine commitment to great hospitality, bringing the discipline, organization, and attention of the culinary operation to the front of house.
What began generations earlier around a family restaurant continued to take new forms. Through Yipeee, the businesses that followed, and now KinOra, the DiPeri family’s relationship with hospitality has continued to evolve.
Four generations later, the form may have changed, but the belief behind it has not: hospitality is something to take pride in, something to share, and something worth carrying forward.
The Meaning of KinOra
Legacy, Carried Forward.
Legacy, Carried Forward.
Kin
Represents family, connection, and lineage, the foundation the company was built on and the community it has grown into.
Kin
Represents family, connection, and lineage, the foundation the company was built on and the community it has grown into.
Ora
The Italian word for time, representing growth, evolution, and the way people and businesses continue to develop over time.
Ora
The Italian word for time, representing growth, evolution, and the way people and businesses continue to develop over time.
Built On Experience
More Than Three Decades In The Making.
More Than Three Decades In The Making.
For more than three decades, Michael J. DiPeri and Karen DiPeri have worked across the many sides of hospitality, building teams, developing people, strengthening service, and responding to the needs of an industry that never stands still. Over time, that breadth of experience has grown into distinct areas of expertise, each created to meet a different need within hospitality and connected by the standards that have guided the business from the beginning.
The KinOra Ecosystem
Built To Work Together.
Built To Work Together.
Different hospitality needs call for different expertise. KinOra brings together three specialized brands, each with a distinct role and a shared focus on strengthening teams, cultivating company culture, and elevating the guest experience.
Shared Philosophy
Hospitality Starts Within.
Hospitality Starts Within.
The experience a guest receives is a reflection of what exists behind it: the culture of the team, the confidence of the individuals within it, and the standards they are empowered to uphold.
When individuals are supported, challenged to grow, and given the tools to succeed, the impact reaches beyond the team. It can be felt in the way hospitality is delivered and the experience guests ultimately receive.
We invest in the individuals behind hospitality because stronger teams create stronger cultures—and stronger cultures shape the guest experience. Across every KinOra brand, that means building the skills, confidence, and standards that allow individuals to grow, teams to thrive, and exceptional hospitality to follow.
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We Operate.
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