Nightclub & Bar 2016

Mark Kelnhofer
President & CEO
Return on Ingredients, LLC


Mark Kelnhofer, President and CEO of Return On Ingredients LLC, has more than 20 years of experience in bottom line-boosting accounting. After graduating from Ohio Dominican University with his undergraduate degree (1993) he immediately went into manufacturing accounting. He spent eight years in a variety of industries including plastic injection molding, lighting equipment, transit buses and tire repair products. In 2002, Mark was brought into the Bravo/Brio Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:BBRG) to implement a cost control system based principles learned from his past industry experience. After implementation, BBRG experienced five consecutive years of cost reductions resulting in millions of dollars in savings. Mark holds a Masters in Business Administration (2005) and a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Accounting and Business Administration (1993) from Ohio Dominican University in Columbus, Ohio. Mark is also a monthly contributor to Las Vegas Food & Beverage Professional magazine and has published two books, Return On Ingredients and The Culinary Pocket Resource of Yields, Weights, Densities & Measures.

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