CHRIS DIAMOND
PRESIDENT, OWNER & OPERATOR
Chris Diamond is co-owner of Crumble Inc., founded in 2000, and has also been co-owner of Diamond & Elias Restaurants, including Mark’s Restaurant in Los Angeles, since 1995. In June of 2009, he partnered with Elias in purchasing Rockwell Table & Stage. Together with Elias, they have almost doubled the sales of the restaurant even in this economy. With his hands-on daily involvement, Chris has been highly instrumental in the tremendous growth of both businesses cited above.
As a thirty-year veteran in the restaurant industry, Chris is an expert in all areas of operations and financial management. Before partnering with Elias in Crumble Inc. and Mark’s Restaurant, Chris was Director of New Store Development for the Acapulco restaurant chain where he further honed his skills in the nuts and bolts of restaurant operations. During his tenure at Acapulco, he handled the opening of three new restaurants all of which were immediately successful and profitable.
Prior to Acapulco, Chris spent six years as the General Manager of the wildly successful landmark restaurant, The Warehouse in Marina del Rey, California which, under his tenure, had annual sales of 4.7 million dollars. While at The Warehouse, Chris was in charge of all aspects of staff management, purchasing, cost & inventory control, group & banquet sales, menu planning, food production, budgeting, and bar & entertainment management.
Chris has a hands-on management style and is extraordinarily detail-oriented. His extensive restaurant experience, people skills, and talent at bringing in new business have all been significant factors in the outstanding growth and profitability of both Crumble Inc. and Diamond and Elias Restaurants Inc. over the past several years.