Leading the franchising efforts of Arooga’s Grill House & Sports Bar in Florida and Southeastern United States.Responsible for the Arooga’s concept development and growth in the states of Florida/Georgia. GH Development and Management, LLC represents the highly successful Arooga’s Grill House & Sports Bar as the master franchisee within the state. Anticipated growth is 90 units with the first very successful location currently operating in Winter Park, Fl.Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar, an innovative full-service casual dining restaurant and bar with a sports and entertainment advantage. Arooga's combines exceptional food and beverages, with unique concepts, and proprietary operational strategies. Arooga's was founded in 2008, and currently has ten corporate locations in Pennsylvania, and it opened its first franchise location in Uncasville, Connecticut adjacent to the Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino as part of a 15 location multi-unit agreement with the Mohegan Holding company. Other franchise locations are currently under development in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Long Island, New Jersey, and Chicago markets. In addition to the before-mentioned Florida & Georgia markets, Arooga's has over 100 units either open, in development, or under contract.Arooga's Grille House & Sports Bar was the winner of the "America's Next Top Restaurant Franchise"​, a national contest sponsored by the Franchise Edge and Sysco Foodservice. Arooga's was selected the winner in this national contest over 240 other entrants. In addition to this recognition, Arooga's Signature Wing Sauces have been a winner the last five years at the National Buffalo Wing Festival. To learn more about ownership opportunities with Arooga's in Florida/Georgia markets contact Robert Jarvis, Managing Director, at robertjarvis@aroogas.com, or call mobile number 813-943-6040.

An executive leader with direct responsibility for 8 Joint Venture Partner areas with 100+ restaurants over a 10 state geographic region with annualized sales in excess of $350 million. In 2009 3 JVP areas were in top 5 company highest CF rankings versus previous year. Major DMA's included NY, Boston, Hartford, Philadelphia, and Albany. Provided leadership to over 400 managers and approximately 7,000 employees. Among area of expertise and focus was traffic and sales growth, budget planning, financial goal setting/expectations, sales and profits, menu planning and development to roll out, G & A cost and planning efficiencies, customer service programming/planning/training/measuring, as well as recruitment, placement, and development of regional area partners as well as JVP intern program. Directly responsible for promotion, placement, and development of 5 area regional partners. Assisted regional leadership in area wide meetings and discussions evolving around operational commitments, goal setting, and alignment with brand strategies, plans, and goals. Responsible for overall operational performance and excellence for the superior brand within the restaurant segment of casual dining.

Area partner with 16 restaurant region among highest performing sales and financial results in OSI chain of restaurants. Highest brand unit volume at over $4.2 million per unit. First Northeastern JVP area to acheive 30% TCI. Geographic coverage consisted of NYC, Long Island, and Upstate NY DMA's. Facilitated and blended all financial budgeting, sales and profits, people recruitment/development, training, and placement at partner level, established hospitality tracking and measuring, menu planning and execution. Taught and coached P & L optimization on all levels. Implemented grassroots marketing and advertising strategies. Established operational excellence in the most competitive market in the industry. Negotiated equipment, product, beverage, and utility contracts. Developed and implemented effective Internal Health strategies and plans. Initiated and executed major community support events and programs thereby further promoting brand awareness in saturated markets. Responsible for overall operational excellence of region.