United States securities and exchange commission logo February 10, 2021 Steven Heyer Chief Executive Officer Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III 501 Madison Avenue, Floor 12 New York, NY 10022 Re: Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III Amendment to Draft Registration Statement of Form S-1 Filed January 25, 2021 File No. 377-03379 Dear Mr. Heyer: We have reviewed your amended draft registration statement and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this letter by providing the requested information and either submitting an amended draft registration statement or publicly filing your registration statement on EDGAR. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances or do not believe an amendment is appropriate, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing the information you provide in response to the comment and your amended draft registration statement or filed registration statement, we may have additional comments. Amendment to Draft Registration Statement of Form S-1 General 1. Please include a bullet point summary of your principal risks in the forepart of the prospectus. Refer to Item 105(b) of Regulation S-K. You may contact Eric Mcphee at 202-551-3693 or Jennifer Monick at 202-551-3295 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial statements and related matters. Please contact Maryse Mills-Apenteng at 202-551-3457 or James Lopez at 202-551-3536 with any other questions. Steven Heyer Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III February 10, 2021 Page 2 FirstName LastNameSteven Heyer Sincerely, Comapany NameHaymaker Acquisition Corp. III Division of Corporation Finance February 10, 2021 Page 2 Office of Real Estate & Construction FirstName LastName