Leadership &
Team
JRG is operator-led and built around execution discipline: systems, standards, and repeatable playbooks—before expansion.
Robert “Bob” Jones
Founder / CEO
Bob brings a long track record of building and managing teams, leading complex projects, and delivering customer-focused operations. His background includes community-facing leadership, business ownership and team management, and coordinating large-scale initiatives—experience that translates directly to building a phased platform designed for repeatable growth. At JRG, Bob’s focus is executing the phased strategy: building Phase 1 (the commissary platform) to prove systems and unlock disciplined expansion into Phase 2.
Culinary Operations Lead/Executive Chef
Steven S. Eaffaldano
Steven is a veteran culinary operator with deep strengths in kitchen leadership, menu development, purchasing, inventory control, and vendor quality assurance. He brings extensive hands-on experience across cafés, concessions, and catering—especially high-volume events—along with an owner/operator mindset focused on efficiency, standards, and execution. At JRG, Steven supports operational readiness: production workflows, food safety discipline, recipe/process standardization, cost controls, and scalable execution planning from Phase 1 into Phase 2.
Finance and Capital Strategy Advisor
To Be Determined
The Finance and Capital Strategy Advisor will help JRG evaluate financial projections, capital requirements, operating budgets, cash-flow planning, investment structures, and future financing options. This advisor should have experience in corporate finance, investment analysis, hospitality finance, banking, private equity, venture capital, or business development.
Real Estate and Site Development Advisor
To Be Determined
The Real Estate and Site Development Advisor will assist JRG with property evaluation, site selection, acquisition strategy, leasing, zoning considerations, and long-term development planning. The ideal advisor will have experience with commercial real estate, hospitality properties, mixed-use development, land acquisition, or development projects in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Restaurant and Culinary Advisor
To Be Determined
The Restaurant and Culinary Advisor will help JRG develop efficient, appealing, and scalable food concepts. This advisor may provide guidance on menu development, kitchen workflow, recipe standardization, food quality, production systems, purchasing, inventory controls, and the use of the commissary to support multiple restaurant concepts.
Securities and Regulatory Advisor
To Be Determined
The Securities and Regulatory Advisor will provide high-level guidance regarding JRG’s capital-raising strategy, investor communications, securities compliance, and relationships with qualified legal and financial professionals. The ideal advisor will understand Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation D Rule 506(c), investor qualification requirements, securities disclosures, blue-sky filings, and private-company governance. This advisory role does not replace JRG’s securities attorney or other licensed professionals.planning from Phase 1 into Phase 2.
Construction and Project Development Advisor
To Be Determined
The Construction and Project Development Advisor will help JRG evaluate project budgets, construction schedules, contractor proposals, building systems, procurement strategies, and development risks. The role may include reviewing cost estimates, helping identify qualified contractors and vendors, and advising JRG on how to control costs while maintaining quality and operational efficiency.
Marketing and Brand Strategy Advisor
To Be Determined
The Marketing and Brand Strategy Advisor will help JRG build a consistent public identity across its corporate brand, restaurant concepts, investor communications, digital platforms, and community outreach. The advisor may provide guidance on brand positioning, customer acquisition, social media, public relations, website strategy, advertising, loyalty programs, and launch campaigns..
Fundraising Advisor
To Be Determined
Fundraising Advisor The Fundraising Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group develop and execute a thoughtful capital-raising strategy to support the company’s phased growth plan. This advisor may provide guidance on fundraising preparation, investor targeting, outreach strategy, pitch materials, financial presentations, due diligence readiness, and relationship development with prospective investors, funding platforms, family offices, strategic partners, lenders, and other capital sources. The ideal advisor will have experience with private capital raises, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation D offerings, investor relations, hospitality financing, real estate development, or early-stage business fundraising. The Fundraising Advisor may also help JRG: Refine its investment story and value proposition. Prepare for investor meetings and presentations. Identify appropriate funding sources for each development phase. Review investor communications and outreach materials. Build relationships with accredited investors and strategic partners. Improve fundraising timelines, follow-up procedures, and investor tracking. Coordinate with JRG’s securities attorney, accountants, platform representatives, and financial professionals. This role is advisory and does not authorize the advisor to offer or sell securities, provide legal advice, or act as a broker-dealer unless the advisor is properly licensed and separately engaged for those services.
Technology / POS Advisor
To Be Determined
The Technology and POS Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group select, integrate, and manage the technology systems needed to support its restaurants, commissary, food trucks, catering operations, event spaces, and future locations. This advisor may provide guidance on point-of-sale systems, kitchen display systems, online ordering, drive-through technology, inventory management, labor scheduling, loyalty programs, customer data, payment processing, cybersecurity, and multi-location reporting. The ideal advisor will have experience with restaurant technology, hospitality systems, POS implementation, systems integration, or multi-unit operations. The Technology and POS Advisor may also help JRG: Evaluate and compare POS platforms and technology vendors. Develop system requirements for each phase of growth. Connect restaurant, commissary, catering, event, and food-truck operations. Improve order flow between the POS, kitchen, pickup, and drive-through. Review payment-processing costs and contract terms. Support inventory, purchasing, scheduling, and reporting integration. Plan for mobile ordering, loyalty programs, gift cards, and customer communications. Establish data security, user-access, backup, and cybersecurity practices. Coordinate technology installation, testing, employee training, and launch support. Ensure systems can scale across multiple concepts and future locations. This role is advisory and does not replace qualified technology vendors, cybersecurity professionals, payment processors, or implementation specialists.
Sustainability, Solar, and EV Infrastructure Advisor
To Be Determined
The Sustainability Advisor will help JRG evaluate solar-energy systems, parking canopies, electric-vehicle charging, energy efficiency, utility costs, available incentives, and sustainable facility-development practices. The ideal advisor will have experience with solar development, EV infrastructure, commercial energy systems, financing programs, or sustainable construction.
Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance Advisor
To Be Determined
The Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance Advisor will provide guidance on food-safety programs, health-department requirements, HACCP planning, employee training, sanitation, commissary production, food transportation, and operational compliance. The ideal advisor will have experience with commercial kitchens, large-scale food production, health inspections, regulatory agencies, or food-safety certification.transactions unless separately authorized in writing.
Culinary Operations Lead/Executive Chef
Steven S. Eaffaldano
Steven is a veteran culinary operator with deep strengths in kitchen leadership, menu development, purchasing, inventory control, and vendor quality assurance. He brings extensive hands-on experience across cafés, concessions, and catering—especially high-volume events—along with an owner/operator mindset focused on efficiency, standards, and execution. At JRG, Steven supports operational readiness: production workflows, food safety discipline, recipe/process standardization, cost controls, and scalable execution planning from Phase 1 into Phase 2.
Real Estate Advisor
The Real Estate and Site Development Advisor will assist JRG with property evaluation, site selection, acquisition strategy, leasing, zoning considerations, and long-term development planning.
The ideal advisor will have experience with commercial real estate, hospitality properties, mixed-use development, land acquisition, or development projects in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Finance and Capital Strategy Advisor
To Be Determined
The Finance and Capital Strategy Advisor will help JRG evaluate financial projections, capital requirements, operating budgets, cash-flow planning, investment structures, and future financing options. This advisor should have experience in corporate finance, investment analysis, hospitality finance, banking, private equity, venture capital, or business development.
Restaurant and Culinary Advisor
To Be Determined
The Restaurant and Culinary Advisor will help JRG develop efficient, appealing, and scalable food concepts. This advisor may provide guidance on menu development, kitchen workflow, recipe standardization, food quality, production systems, purchasing, inventory controls, and the use of the commissary to support multiple restaurant concepts.
Securities and Regulatory Advisor
To Be Determined
The Securities and Regulatory Advisor will provide high-level guidance regarding JRG’s capital-raising strategy, investor communications, securities compliance, and relationships with qualified legal and financial professionals. The ideal advisor will understand Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation D Rule 506(c), investor qualification requirements, securities disclosures, blue-sky filings, and private-company governance. This advisory role does not replace JRG’s securities attorney or other licensed professionals.planning from Phase 1 into Phase 2.
Construction and Project Development Advisor
To Be Determined
The Construction and Project Development Advisor will help JRG evaluate project budgets, construction schedules, contractor proposals, building systems, procurement strategies, and development risks. The role may include reviewing cost estimates, helping identify qualified contractors and vendors, and advising JRG on how to control costs while maintaining quality and operational efficiency.
Marketing and Brand Strategy Advisor
To Be Determined
The Marketing and Brand Strategy Advisor will help JRG build a consistent public identity across its corporate brand, restaurant concepts, investor communications, digital platforms, and community outreach. The advisor may provide guidance on brand positioning, customer acquisition, social media, public relations, website strategy, advertising, loyalty programs, and launch campaigns..
Fundraising Advisor
To Be Determined
Fundraising Advisor The Fundraising Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group develop and execute a thoughtful capital-raising strategy to support the company’s phased growth plan. This advisor may provide guidance on fundraising preparation, investor targeting, outreach strategy, pitch materials, financial presentations, due diligence readiness, and relationship development with prospective investors, funding platforms, family offices, strategic partners, lenders, and other capital sources. The ideal advisor will have experience with private capital raises, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation D offerings, investor relations, hospitality financing, real estate development, or early-stage business fundraising. The Fundraising Advisor may also help JRG: Refine its investment story and value proposition. Prepare for investor meetings and presentations. Identify appropriate funding sources for each development phase. Review investor communications and outreach materials. Build relationships with accredited investors and strategic partners. Improve fundraising timelines, follow-up procedures, and investor tracking. Coordinate with JRG’s securities attorney, accountants, platform representatives, and financial professionals. This role is advisory and does not authorize the advisor to offer or sell securities, provide legal advice, or act as a broker-dealer unless the advisor is properly licensed and separately engaged for those services.
Technology / POS Advisor
To Be Determined
The Technology and POS Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group select, integrate, and manage the technology systems needed to support its restaurants, commissary, food trucks, catering operations, event spaces, and future locations. This advisor may provide guidance on point-of-sale systems, kitchen display systems, online ordering, drive-through technology, inventory management, labor scheduling, loyalty programs, customer data, payment processing, cybersecurity, and multi-location reporting. The ideal advisor will have experience with restaurant technology, hospitality systems, POS implementation, systems integration, or multi-unit operations. The Technology and POS Advisor may also help JRG: Evaluate and compare POS platforms and technology vendors. Develop system requirements for each phase of growth. Connect restaurant, commissary, catering, event, and food-truck operations. Improve order flow between the POS, kitchen, pickup, and drive-through. Review payment-processing costs and contract terms. Support inventory, purchasing, scheduling, and reporting integration. Plan for mobile ordering, loyalty programs, gift cards, and customer communications. Establish data security, user-access, backup, and cybersecurity practices. Coordinate technology installation, testing, employee training, and launch support. Ensure systems can scale across multiple concepts and future locations. This role is advisory and does not replace qualified technology vendors, cybersecurity professionals, payment processors, or implementation specialists.
Sustainability, Solar, and EV Infrastructure Advisor
To Be Determined
The Sustainability Advisor will help JRG evaluate solar-energy systems, parking canopies, electric-vehicle charging, energy efficiency, utility costs, available incentives, and sustainable facility-development practices. The ideal advisor will have experience with solar development, EV infrastructure, commercial energy systems, financing programs, or sustainable construction.
Strategic Growth Advisor
To Be Determined
Strategic Growth Advisor The Strategic Growth Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group evaluate and prioritize opportunities that support the company’s long-term expansion, financial strength, and market position. This advisor may provide guidance on business strategy, phased development, market expansion, strategic partnerships, new revenue opportunities, organizational planning, and the systems required to grow from a single-site operation into a scalable multi-location hospitality platform. The ideal advisor will have experience in corporate strategy, hospitality growth, multi-unit operations, business development, franchising, private-company expansion, or scaling early-stage companies. The Strategic Growth Advisor may also help JRG: Refine short-term and long-term growth priorities. Evaluate new markets, locations, concepts, and revenue streams. Review the financial and operational readiness of each expansion phase. Identify strategic partnerships and joint-venture opportunities. Develop measurable growth goals and performance benchmarks. Assess risks associated with rapid expansion. Strengthen management structure and decision-making processes. Coordinate growth plans across operations, finance, real estate, technology, and marketing. Help determine when JRG is ready to replicate or expand its concepts. Support the development of a disciplined and sustainable expansion strategy. This role is advisory and does not include authority to make management decisions or commit JRG to partnerships, investments, or transactions unless separately authorized in writing.
Strategic Growth Advisor
To Be Determined
Strategic Growth Advisor The Strategic Growth Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group evaluate and prioritize opportunities that support the company’s long-term expansion, financial strength, and market position. This advisor may provide guidance on business strategy, phased development, market expansion, strategic partnerships, new revenue opportunities, organizational planning, and the systems required to grow from a single-site operation into a scalable multi-location hospitality platform. The ideal advisor will have experience in corporate strategy, hospitality growth, multi-unit operations, business development, franchising, private-company expansion, or scaling early-stage companies. The Strategic Growth Advisor may also help JRG: Refine short-term and long-term growth priorities. Evaluate new markets, locations, concepts, and revenue streams. Review the financial and operational readiness of each expansion phase. Identify strategic partnerships and joint-venture opportunities. Develop measurable growth goals and performance benchmarks. Assess risks associated with rapid expansion. Strengthen management structure and decision-making processes. Coordinate growth plans across operations, finance, real estate, technology, and marketing. Help determine when JRG is ready to replicate or expand its concepts. Support the development of a disciplined and sustainable expansion strategy. This role is advisory and does not include authority to make management decisions or commit JRG to partnerships, investments, or transactions unless separately authorized in writing.
Human Resources and Workforce Development Advisor
To Be Determined
The Human Resources and Workforce Development Advisor will help JRG develop recruiting, onboarding, employee training, leadership development, compensation, benefits, workplace policies, and retention programs. The advisor should understand the staffing challenges faced by restaurants and hospitality companies and help JRG create a strong workplace culture and advancement opportunities.
Culinary Operations Lead/Executive Chef
Steven S. Eaffaldano
Steven is a veteran culinary operator with deep strengths in kitchen leadership, menu development, purchasing, inventory control, and vendor quality assurance. He brings extensive hands-on experience across cafés, concessions, and catering—especially high-volume events—along with an owner/operator mindset focused on efficiency, standards, and execution. At JRG, Steven supports operational readiness: production workflows, food safety discipline, recipe/process standardization, cost controls, and scalable execution planning from Phase 1 into Phase 2.
Real Estate Advisor
The Real Estate and Site Development Advisor will assist JRG with property evaluation, site selection, acquisition strategy, leasing, zoning considerations, and long-term development planning.
The ideal advisor will have experience with commercial real estate, hospitality properties, mixed-use development, land acquisition, or development projects in Pennsylvania and the surrounding region.
Finance and Capital Strategy Advisor
To Be Determined
The Finance and Capital Strategy Advisor will help JRG evaluate financial projections, capital requirements, operating budgets, cash-flow planning, investment structures, and future financing options. This advisor should have experience in corporate finance, investment analysis, hospitality finance, banking, private equity, venture capital, or business development.
Restaurant and Culinary Advisor
To Be Determined
The Restaurant and Culinary Advisor will help JRG develop efficient, appealing, and scalable food concepts. This advisor may provide guidance on menu development, kitchen workflow, recipe standardization, food quality, production systems, purchasing, inventory controls, and the use of the commissary to support multiple restaurant concepts.
Securities and Regulatory Advisor
To Be Determined
The Securities and Regulatory Advisor will provide high-level guidance regarding JRG’s capital-raising strategy, investor communications, securities compliance, and relationships with qualified legal and financial professionals. The ideal advisor will understand Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation D Rule 506(c), investor qualification requirements, securities disclosures, blue-sky filings, and private-company governance. This advisory role does not replace JRG’s securities attorney or other licensed professionals.planning from Phase 1 into Phase 2.
Construction and Project Development Advisor
To Be Determined
The Construction and Project Development Advisor will help JRG evaluate project budgets, construction schedules, contractor proposals, building systems, procurement strategies, and development risks. The role may include reviewing cost estimates, helping identify qualified contractors and vendors, and advising JRG on how to control costs while maintaining quality and operational efficiency.
Marketing and Brand Strategy Advisor
To Be Determined
The Marketing and Brand Strategy Advisor will help JRG build a consistent public identity across its corporate brand, restaurant concepts, investor communications, digital platforms, and community outreach. The advisor may provide guidance on brand positioning, customer acquisition, social media, public relations, website strategy, advertising, loyalty programs, and launch campaigns..
Fundraising Advisor
To Be Determined
Fundraising Advisor The Fundraising Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group develop and execute a thoughtful capital-raising strategy to support the company’s phased growth plan. This advisor may provide guidance on fundraising preparation, investor targeting, outreach strategy, pitch materials, financial presentations, due diligence readiness, and relationship development with prospective investors, funding platforms, family offices, strategic partners, lenders, and other capital sources. The ideal advisor will have experience with private capital raises, Regulation Crowdfunding, Regulation D offerings, investor relations, hospitality financing, real estate development, or early-stage business fundraising. The Fundraising Advisor may also help JRG: Refine its investment story and value proposition. Prepare for investor meetings and presentations. Identify appropriate funding sources for each development phase. Review investor communications and outreach materials. Build relationships with accredited investors and strategic partners. Improve fundraising timelines, follow-up procedures, and investor tracking. Coordinate with JRG’s securities attorney, accountants, platform representatives, and financial professionals. This role is advisory and does not authorize the advisor to offer or sell securities, provide legal advice, or act as a broker-dealer unless the advisor is properly licensed and separately engaged for those services.
Technology / POS Advisor
To Be Determined
The Technology and POS Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group select, integrate, and manage the technology systems needed to support its restaurants, commissary, food trucks, catering operations, event spaces, and future locations. This advisor may provide guidance on point-of-sale systems, kitchen display systems, online ordering, drive-through technology, inventory management, labor scheduling, loyalty programs, customer data, payment processing, cybersecurity, and multi-location reporting. The ideal advisor will have experience with restaurant technology, hospitality systems, POS implementation, systems integration, or multi-unit operations. The Technology and POS Advisor may also help JRG: Evaluate and compare POS platforms and technology vendors. Develop system requirements for each phase of growth. Connect restaurant, commissary, catering, event, and food-truck operations. Improve order flow between the POS, kitchen, pickup, and drive-through. Review payment-processing costs and contract terms. Support inventory, purchasing, scheduling, and reporting integration. Plan for mobile ordering, loyalty programs, gift cards, and customer communications. Establish data security, user-access, backup, and cybersecurity practices. Coordinate technology installation, testing, employee training, and launch support. Ensure systems can scale across multiple concepts and future locations. This role is advisory and does not replace qualified technology vendors, cybersecurity professionals, payment processors, or implementation specialists.
Sustainability, Solar, and EV Infrastructure Advisor
To Be Determined
The Sustainability Advisor will help JRG evaluate solar-energy systems, parking canopies, electric-vehicle charging, energy efficiency, utility costs, available incentives, and sustainable facility-development practices. The ideal advisor will have experience with solar development, EV infrastructure, commercial energy systems, financing programs, or sustainable construction.
Strategic Growth Advisor
To Be Determined
Strategic Growth Advisor The Strategic Growth Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group evaluate and prioritize opportunities that support the company’s long-term expansion, financial strength, and market position. This advisor may provide guidance on business strategy, phased development, market expansion, strategic partnerships, new revenue opportunities, organizational planning, and the systems required to grow from a single-site operation into a scalable multi-location hospitality platform. The ideal advisor will have experience in corporate strategy, hospitality growth, multi-unit operations, business development, franchising, private-company expansion, or scaling early-stage companies. The Strategic Growth Advisor may also help JRG: Refine short-term and long-term growth priorities. Evaluate new markets, locations, concepts, and revenue streams. Review the financial and operational readiness of each expansion phase. Identify strategic partnerships and joint-venture opportunities. Develop measurable growth goals and performance benchmarks. Assess risks associated with rapid expansion. Strengthen management structure and decision-making processes. Coordinate growth plans across operations, finance, real estate, technology, and marketing. Help determine when JRG is ready to replicate or expand its concepts. Support the development of a disciplined and sustainable expansion strategy. This role is advisory and does not include authority to make management decisions or commit JRG to partnerships, investments, or transactions unless separately authorized in writing.
Architecture and Facility Planning Advisor
To Be Determined
The Architecture and Facility Planning Advisor will provide strategic input on the design of the commissary, restaurants, drive-through lanes, event spaces, corporate offices, parking areas, and future JRG facilities. This advisor should understand restaurant and hospitality design, kitchen planning, customer and delivery traffic flow, accessibility, permitting, building codes, and phased construction.
Hospitality Operations Advisor
To Be Determined
The Hospitality Operations Advisor will provide guidance on restaurant operations, commissary production, food trucks, catering, events, guest service, and multi-concept management. This advisor should have experience developing or operating restaurants, hospitality groups, food-service facilities, or multi-location concepts. The role may include reviewing operating systems, staffing models, food costs, service standards, training programs, and expansion plans.
Accounting and Tax Advisor
To Be Determined
The Accounting and Tax Advisor will assist JRG in developing appropriate financial controls, accounting procedures, reporting systems, tax strategies, and entity-level financial practices. This advisor should have experience with corporate accounting, hospitality accounting, multi-entity organizations, real estate ownership structures, payroll, sales tax, and financial reporting.
Legal and Corporate Governance Advisor
To Be Determined
The Legal and Corporate Governance Advisor will provide strategic guidance on corporate structure, contracts, board development, risk management, intellectual property, employment matters, and governance practices. This advisor may also help JRG identify when specialized legal counsel is required. The advisory position does not replace the work of JRG’s retained attorneys.
Investor Relations Advisor
To Be Determined
Strategic Growth Advisor The Strategic Growth Advisor will help Jones Restaurant Group evaluate and prioritize opportunities that support the company’s long-term expansion, financial strength, and market position. This advisor may provide guidance on business strategy, phased development, market expansion, strategic partnerships, new revenue opportunities, organizational planning, and the systems required to grow from a single-site operation into a scalable multi-location hospitality platform. The ideal advisor will have experience in corporate strategy, hospitality growth, multi-unit operations, business development, franchising, private-company expansion, or scaling early-stage companies. The Strategic Growth Advisor may also help JRG: Refine short-term and long-term growth priorities. Evaluate new markets, locations, concepts, and revenue streams. Review the financial and operational readiness of each expansion phase. Identify strategic partnerships and joint-venture opportunities. Develop measurable growth goals and performance benchmarks. Assess risks associated with rapid expansion. Strengthen management structure and decision-making processes. Coordinate growth plans across operations, finance, real estate, technology, and marketing. Help determine when JRG is ready to replicate or expand its concepts. Support the development of a disciplined and sustainable expansion strategy. This role is advisory and does not include authority to make management decisions or commit JRG to partnerships, investments, or transactions unless separately authorized in writing.