Dave Douglas
Dave Douglas has spent the last 25 years delivering technology solutions to the Restaurant and Hospitality industries. Mr. Douglas has launched several successful restaurant technology companies and has delivered a variety of different technologies to virtually all types and sizes of restaurants, restaurant chains, and other hospitality providers. In 1983, Mr. Douglas founded ReMACS (Restaurant Management And Control Systems) and served as President and CEO. ReMACS was a pioneer provider for back office management software solutions for the food service industry and became the largest provider of restaurant management systems with over 15,000 installations worldwide.
Mr. Douglas sold ReMACS to Radiant Systems, Inc. in 1997 and became Radiant’s first President for their then new hospitality division. During his employment contract with Radiant, Mr. Douglas was responsible for launching and growing the Hospitality Division and he also played a key role in the acquisition and integration of three other restaurant technology companies.
In June of 1999, Mr. Douglas was recruited by the founders of priceline.com to launch a new suggestive selling restaurant technology business called RetailDNA. Mr. Douglas became President and COO of RetailDNA and was chartered with planning, launching, and growing the business. During his two-year contract with RetailDNA, Mr. Douglas recruited a top management team, hired more than 100 employees, helped raise two rounds of capital, secured alliances with all the major POS providers, and successfully penetrated the QSR industry’s major restaurant chains.
David Goronkin
David Goronkin was named as President, CEO and a Director of Bennigan’s Franchising Company in April, 2009. Bennigan’s Franchising Company operates and franchises over 100 casual dining restaurants in the United States and 11 other countries.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Goronkin was appointed a director of Redstone American Grill, Inc. on February 7, 2006 and was elected Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary on January 7, 2008 and served in those capacities through October 2008. Mr. Goronkin had served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. from August 2003 through December 2007. Prior to joining Famous Dave’s, he was an executive officer of Buffets, Inc., operator of the HomeTown Buffet and Old Country Buffet chains, serving as its Chief Operating Officer since August 2000 and Executive Vice President of Operations since October 1996. Mr. Goronkin had also served as a director of Buffets, Inc. from October 2000. From 1994 through 1996, he held several operations and franchise related positions with HomeTown Buffet, Inc.
Mr. Goronkin currently serves as a Board Advisor to ONOSYS, Inc. an online ordering system technology company. Mr. Goronkin is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, as well as a director of the National Restaurant Association. Mr. Goronkin has been awarded numerous industry honors, which include the 2006 Foodservice Operator of the Year Silver Plate Award in the Chain Full Service Category and the 2006 Ally Award from the Minneapolis St Paul Business Journal.
Mr. Goronkin has led several organizations through significant change, portfolio rationalization, brand repositioning, realignment of G & A, and growth. In addition, Goronkin has significant franchise expertise, both on the franchisor as well as franchisee side of the business. Goronkin is a high energy, focused and disciplined executive with a leadership style that gets sustaining results.
Goronkin is a frequently called upon speaker at general industry events, finance conferences, private equity conferences as well as leadership development forums.