In 2001, Phoenix’s original wine café, Postino, opened its doors in the historic 1940’s Arcadia Post Office building. The vision was simple – to create a welcoming neighborhood spot for people to hang out and connect, and Co-Founders, Lauren Bailey, and Craig Demarco were fueled by a clear mission – make people feel good. Since its inception, the company has thrived on this people-first focus.

Fast forward just over 15 years, the company has gone on to open multiple restaurant concepts across state-lines under the parent company name Upward Projects. This momentum has expanded the company throughout the greater Phoenix, AZ metro, Denver, CO, and recently we opened in Houston, Texas!

Our concepts include Postino, Joyride Taco House, Federal Pizza, Windsor & Churn

We are a restaurant group that thrives on creating authentic and inspiring experiences for the communities we serve. Through the contributions of countless incredible people, past and present, we’re headed to the moon with a simple mission — to make people feel good.

• Be Authentic & Humble
• Act with Integrity
• Bring Good Energy
• Get Extraordinary Results
• Achieve as a Team

• A highly collaborative, people-focused culture.
• Growth; we have several new stores in the pipeline
• Influence; we provide empowerment to our team members and give you a voice
• Access to benefits; for full-time eligible team members
• Development; beverage education in wine and beer; a career path; rewards and recognition for your work; a collaborative training platform; and more is added every day.

Here at Upward Projects, we make people feel good and with this commitment, we are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate based upon, race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Please contact People & Culture Team at hr@upwardprojects.com for any assistance or accommodation due to a disability.

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