Bob Bafundo, Director of Franchise Development & Operations

With more than 30 years in the restaurant industry, Bob Bafundo is a senior operations executive with extensive experience in all aspects of quick service restaurant management.

Bafundo began his career as a restaurant manager and quickly moved up through the operations ranks into positions such as senior vice president of franchising/development, as well as senior vice president of operations for Rax Restaurants, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. He also served as senior director of operations for KFC National Management Company in Atlanta, Ga., and  later as senior vice president of operations for Back Yard Burgers, Inc. in Nashville, Tenn.

A franchisee himself for several years in Georgia, Bafundo’s broad experience in restaurant ownership, management, operations and franchising made him well positioned for joining the Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill family in August 2009 as director of franchise development and operations.

Bafundo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio. A true foodie, Bafundo enjoys creating new recipes at home with his wife and spending quality time with his three children and two grandchildren.