# Butler Hospitality

> Butler Hospitality was a New York hotel foodservice operator that leased hotel kitchens, ran restaurants and delivered meals and convenience items to guests at nearby properties. Its hotel-integrated ordering and billing supported a national network before operations ceased in May 2022; B Hospitality Corp., doing business as Butler Hospitality, entered a Chapter 7 case in September 2022.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Premtim (Tim) Gjonbalic (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Managed by Butler, Room Service by Butler, Amenities and catering
- **Notable:** Selected for PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Startups 2019., Founder included in Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2021, confirmed by ERA., More than $50 million in cumulative funding announced by October 2021.

## Products & services

- **Managed by Butler** — Operated hotel restaurants and food-and-beverage departments, including staffing, procurement, logistics and in-room dining. No longer offered by the dissolved startup.
- **Room Service by Butler** — Delivered meals from nearby hotel kitchen hubs to limited- and select-service hotel guests, with phone, web and text ordering and hotel-folio billing.
- **Amenities and catering** — Delivered convenience items, welcome gifts and catering alongside foodservice.

## Achievements

- Selected for PhocusWire’s Hot 25 Startups 2019.
- Founder included in Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2021, confirmed by ERA.
- More than $50 million in cumulative funding announced by October 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — The Chapter 7 docket lists an August 6 order to pay an unclaimed check to the court; this is liquidation activity, not a service relaunch.
- **2022-09** — B Hospitality Corp., dba Butler Hospitality, Chapter 7 case 22-10888 was filed in Delaware on September 20.
- **2022-05** — Operations ceased around May 13, corroborated by former employees and hotel staff in Restaurant Dive’s June report.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bybutler.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bybutler/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/butlerhservice
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/butlerhospitality

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Last updated: 2026-10-04