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Former GE executive, son open $4M restaurant in Sarasota

New restaurant owners Dan Henson and Dan Henson Jr. have no direct hospitality experience. At Arts & Central in Sarasota, they plan to make up for that with passion and a heightened sense of purpose.


Dan Henson Jr. and his father Dan Henson Sr. have a team of about 60 people at Arts & Central in Sarasota.
Dan Henson Jr. and his father Dan Henson Sr. have a team of about 60 people at Arts & Central in Sarasota.
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Over the course of a long career with General Electric, Dan Henson Sr. had oversight of GE’s franchise finance business (among other roles), which had about $6 billion in its restaurant portfolio.

“I wasn’t on the [restaurant] operating side, but I learned the P&L and balance sheet side,” he says. “You could see who was doing it well and who was doing it poorly. And when you get past location and food and quality of service, which are huge, it’s not a complicated industry.”

 


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Beth Luberecki

Nokomis-based freelance writer Beth Luberecki, a Business Observer contributor, writes about business, travel and lifestyle topics for a variety of Florida and national publications. Her work has appeared in publications and on websites including Washington Post’s Express, USA Today, Florida Trend, FamilyVacationist.com and SmarterTravel.com. Learn more about her at BethLuberecki.com.

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