April 2/Scottsdale, Ariz./Marketwire -- Kona Grill promoted Jenny Elkins to vice president of operations and Chris Moran to vice president of food and beverage.
"Jenny and Chris have been a key part of our success and I am confident they possess the skill set required to lead our restaurant operations," said Berke Bakay, president and CEO of Kona Grill. "Over her past 10 years at Kona Grill, Jenny has played an instrumental role in building this concept through various positions at both the restaurant and corporate level. Chris has done a phenomenal job with new menu development and food cost initiatives that helped drive 8.8% same-store sales growth and significant four wall margin improvement in 2011."