Dave Gronewoller Named To NCRA Board of Directors

Dave Gronewoller, President of GC Partners, Inc., a franchisee of Golden Corral Restaurants, has been named to the Board of Directors for the newly established North Carolina Restaurant Association Hospitality Educational Foundation, a non-profit 501c(3) organization that provides the resources necessary to build an educated, strong, and committed workforce for the hospitality and tourism industry in North Carolina.

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) May 23, 2004 ---- Dave Gronewoller, President of GC Partners, Inc., a franchisee of Golden Corral Restaurants, has been named to the Board of Directors for the newly established North Carolina Restaurant Association Hospitality Educational Foundation, a non-profit 501c(3) organization that provides the resources necessary to build an educated, strong, and committed workforce for the hospitality and tourism industry in North Carolina. In this position, Gronewoller, who was recently named Restaurateur of the Year, will govern the organization to ensure that it is upholding its mission to protect, promote, inform, and improve the foodservice industry in North Carolina.

The North Carolina Restaurant Association (NCRA), established in 1947, is a not-for-profit trade association comprised of 2,500 North Carolina food service businesses and their suppliers. The NCRA is a dual-membership organization associated with the National Restaurant Association, the leading business association for the restaurant industry. The Association's mission is to represent, educate and promote a rapidly growing industry that is comprised of 878,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets employing 12 million people.

GC Partners, Inc. based in Winston-Salem owns and manages 16 restaurants, including 10 Golden Corral franchises in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. With restaurants that consistently rank high in customer satisfaction and sales, GC Partners experienced average annual growth of 52 percent per year for nine of the last 10 years. For more information call (336) 767-1600.

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