The Merry Cooks, Inc. (TMCI) was established in 1997 as a central kitchen and commissary for the Bravo chain of restaurants. TMCI now operates Bravo! Ristorante Italiano, offering catering and food items for convenience stores, canteens, and cafeterias. Bravo! distributes various pasta sauces, pestos, salad dressings, soups, spreads, breads, and frozen food items through distributor JMT Business Development Consultancy to restaurants, hotels, stores, and other institutional customers. Bravo! also explores franchising and international distribution opportunities.