Scott is CEO of SoDel Concepts, which owns many business operations including: coastal Delaware restaurants, brewpubs, a consulting and management company, and a catering and events division. Scott has won myriad business awards over the years including the Marvin S. Gilman Superstar in Business Award, presented by the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce, the Cornerstone Award for Lifetime Achievement presented by the Delaware Restaurant Association, and has been named Best Business Leader in Delaware by the Delaware News Journal, and among the most influential restaurant executives in the nation by Nation’s Restaurant News. After leading the hospitality industry through the pandemic as Chairman of the Delaware Restaurant Association, Scott was bestowed a board member seat on the National Restaurant Association.
In 2013, after working for many years for SoDel Concepts under mentor Matt Haley, Scott was appointed president of the company, as Matt Haley, SoDel Concepts founder, wanted to concentrate on humanitarian work both home and abroad. After Matt’s untimely and tragic death in 2014, Scott and his family, along with Alan Levin and Dan Levin, purchased SoDel Concepts from the estate of Matt Haley. Since that time the company has grown from 7 coastal concepts and two concession businesses into four divisions consisting of 22 business operations. In 2022, Scott transitioned into more of a CEO role to oversee the company’s four divisions: SoDel Concepts, Highwater Management, Surf Bagel and Southern Delaware Brewing.
Over the last 20 years, Scott Kammerer has established himself as a premier developer of restaurant companies and concepts on the East Coast. Scott is a founding partner of Highwater Management and HaleyKammerer Restaurant Consulting, and Matt's Homemade Sodas, a line of craft sodas distributed throughout Delaware.
In 2015 Scott founded SoDel Cares, a charity that raises funds for causes that benefit children, at-risk youth, adults reentering society from the prison system and the elderly who need assistance. Beneficiaries include the Rehoboth Beach Boys & Girls Club, The Harry K. Foundation and Pathways to Success. To date SoDel Concepts has given out over $900,000 in grants to local charities.
Of his accomplishments, Scott is most proud of being the second largest employer in Sussex County Delaware, and for being named by Delaware Business Times the Best Family-Owned Business in Delaware. Future plans for SoDel Concepts include expanding current business concepts into new areas and creating new businesses in Sussex County and beyond.
Scott lives in Rehoboth with his wife Lisa and their sons Griffin, Holden and Carson. Scott is also a former All-American wrestler.