BNET Industries
Market Cap:$22.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$75.8M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Kona Grill brings a taste of the islands to the landlocked parts of America. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Kona Grill Inc. (NASDAQ: KONA) owns and operates a chain of restaurants. The company has about 10 Kona Grill restaurants located in shopping malls and lifestyle and entertainment centers in 7 US states, mostly in the Southwest and Midwest. It serves seafood and American food with island themes, and a variety of sushi. It also offers drinks and happy hours. The company employs about 1,100 people and had 2005 revenue of about $36.8 million. In April 2006, it opened its tenth restaurant, in Dallas, Texas.
Chairman, President & CEOMarcus E. Jundt
Number of Employees 1,910
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Full-Service Restaurants: 722110
Recent Events
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Kona Grill says buyout offer is too low
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13D Filings
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Kona Grill CEO steps down amid stockholder pressure
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Kona Grill: CEO Resigns, Shareholders Rejoice
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Under fire, Jundt quits Kona Grill: The chief executive resigned from the money-losing chain in...
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BRIEF-Mill Road Capital offers to buy Kona Grill
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Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Kona Grill, Inc. Resigns Today
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BRIEF-Kona Grill CEO resigns
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A menu of controversy over the Kona Grill
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Kona Grill Reports First Quarter Results
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Kona narrows expected 1Q lossSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Apr. 13, 2009)
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Kona books $5.4M loss in 4QSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 10, 2009)
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Kona Grill Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
News & Analysis
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Kona Grill, Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-04-29
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you, gentlemen. Operator Instructions We’ll go first to Brad Whittington - KeyBanc Capital Markets Brad Whittington - KeyBanc Capital Markets Let me start off by checking on the markets you just talked about opening, planned openings, you said one more and might have to delay...
Kona Grill, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2009-02-10
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Yes. Thank you. Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Matthew Difrisco - Oppenheimer & Co. Matthew Difrisco - Oppenheimer & Co. Mark, I think you said, if I heard right, you had cash at the end of the year of $5.5 million, though...
Kona Grill Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha
- 2008-09-21
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Yes, thank you. Operator Instructions First up, we have a question from Matt Difrisco - Oppenheimer. Matthew Difrisco - Oppenheimer Thank you, can you hear me okay? Marcus Jundt Yes, we can Matt. Matt Difrisco - Oppenheimer Okay, just curious what...
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Seeking Alpha
- 2008-08-12
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Kona Grill, Inc. to Present at the Oppenheimer & Co. Third Annual Restaurant Conference
- 2005-10-31
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Kona Grill, Inc. (Nasdaq: KONA), today announced that the Company will present at the Oppenheimer & Co. Third Annual Restaurant Conference on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The conference will be held at the Westin Galleria, 13340 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas. A webcast...
Additional Resources
Week's top losers
- 2009-06-15
WEEK'S TOP LOSERSGOOD TIMES REST -22.5%CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP -15.5STAR BUFFET -12.9MORTON'S RESTAURANT GROUP -8.0FLANIGAN'S ENTS ...
Week's top losers
- 2009-06-08
WEEK'S TOP LOSERSMEXICAN RESTAURANTS -13.3%JAMBA -13.0J. ALEXANDER'S ...
Large Investor Tells Kona Board: Do Not Destroy Shareholder Value
- 2009-06-04
GREENWICH, Conn., June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- On Tuesday June 2, 2009, Mill Road Capital wrote to the Board of Directors of Kona Grill, Inc. and urged it to rescind the sweetheart deal that is scheduled to be finalized tomorrow afternoon in the form of a rights offering. ...
Week's top gainers
- 2009-06-01
WEEK'S TOP GAINERSKONA GRILL 82.2%AFC ENTERPRISES 24.6DIEDRICH COFFEE ...
Kona Grill suitor says chain lacks future growth capital
- 2009-05-25
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. -- After months of shareholder unrest, Kona Grill Inc. could be facing a static future, the company's second-largest shareholder said in a letter offering $27.9 million to take the company private. Following the resignation of Kona's chief executive in mid-May, Mill Road...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason J. Merritt | COO & Executive Vice President |
| Mark S. Robinow | CFO, Executive Vice President & Secretary |
| Daniel Walsh | Vice President, Development |
| Frank B. Bennett | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus E. Jundt | Chairman, President & CEO |
| C. Donald Dempsey | Board of Directors |
| Douglas G. Hipskind | Board of Directors |
| Kent D. Carlson | Board of Directors |
| Mark A. Zesbaugh | Board of Directors |
| Mark L. Batholomay | Board of Directors |
| Richard J. Hauser | Board of Directors |
| Tony Winczewski | Board of Directors |
| W. Kirk Patterson | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Chairman, President & CEO | Current |
| Jundt Funds, Inc. | Current | |
| Northwestern University | Graduate School | Former |
| CME Group, Inc. | Former | |
| Kona Grill Inc. | Chairman | Former |
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | COO & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | CFO, Executive Vice President & Secretary | Current |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | senior auditor | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Vice President, Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Caribou Coffee Company Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Kona Grill Inc. | President & CEO | Former |
| Caribou Coffee Company Inc. | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| KPMG International | Former | |
| Four Seasons Resort, Inc. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | President | Current |
| Dowling & Partners | Current | |
| Aon Re Canada Inc. | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Northbridge Financial Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Multiband Corporation | Director | Current |
| Kona Grill Inc. | Director | Current |
| Piper Jaffray Companies | Vice President | Former |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | audit committee member | Former |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | Current | |
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America | CEO | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Partners Title, LLC | Principal, President | Current |
| Commercial Partners Title, LLC | Owner | Current |
| Minnesota Land Title Association | Current | |
| Msca | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Industrial and Office Properties | Board of Directors | Current |
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| National Association of Industrial and Office Properties | Member | Current |
| Msca | Member | Current |
| Commercial Partners Title, LLC | Co-Founder | Current |
| Commercial Partners Title, LLC | Paralegal | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kona Grill Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Kona Grill says buyout offer is too low
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Kona Grill says buyout offer is too low
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Kona Grill, Inc. Responds to Expression-of-Interest
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Large Investor Tells Kona Board: Do Not Destroy Shareholder Value
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Kona Grill CEO steps down amid stockholder pressure
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Mill Road Offers $27.9 Million for Kona Grill
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Under fire, Jundt quits Kona Grill: The chief executive resigned from the money-losing chain in advance of an agitated shareholder's bid for the company.
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Under fire, Jundt quits Kona Grill
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UPDATE 1-Kona Grill shareholder offers to take company private
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Hedge Fund Makes Offer for Kona
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BRIEF-Kona Grill CEO resigns
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Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Kona Grill, Inc. Resigns Today
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Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Kona Grill, Inc. Resigns Today
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Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Kona Grill, Inc. Resigns Today
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Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Kona Grill, Inc. Resigns Today
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