John L. Breznikar, President

John Breznikar attended the Santa Clara University and received his B.S. degree in Business Administration and Finance in 1972. Following graduation, John purchased Commercial Food Equipment Co., which he operated through 1980 until joining East Bay Restaurant Supply, Inc.

In 1988, John became President of East Bay Restaurant Supply, Inc. He helped the company's transition from first to second generation and to become one of the prominent foodservice equipment dealerships in California.

As CEO and President of East Bay Restaurant Supply, Inc. today, John is actively transitioning the company to the third generation. He is a proud father of five children and a current member of the Executive Committee of Equipment Distributors, Inc., an industry group to which East Bay belongs.

Lou Breznikar, Vice President

Lou Breznikar started working full time at East Bay Restaurent Supply in 1972. Lou ran the Oakland showroom floor and purchasing department until 1988 when he became Vice President.

Currently Lou is known as our "Chief Knowledge Officer" and Vice President. Lou makes sure East Bay keeps up with product changes and makes sure we are price competitive.

Lou is a proud father of two daughters. Both daughters currently work for the company.

Jonathan Breznikar, Vice President Sales

Jonathan was born into the foodservice industry. During his teenage years Jonathan worked many summers in the warehouse assembling products and making deliveries. After graduating from the University of San Diego in 1992, he returned to East Bay to run the Oakland showroom.

While working at East Bay during the day, Jonathan attended San Francisco Law School at night. In 1997, Jonathan passed the California Bar Exam and after a three-year stint with the Alameda County District Attorney's Office, he decided it was time to return to the family business. Since his return he has developed one of the best construction departments in the foodservice industry.

Joseph P. Goralka, CPA, CFO

Joe Goralka manages company finances, sets accounting practices and directs strategic planning. As lead financial executive, Joe oversees the accounting and finance groups and determines policy with senior department staff to safe guard assets, to analyze operating results and to generate sustainable growth. Joe's team strives to provide accounting services, from day-to-day operations to strategic planning, with a strong customer service focus.

Joe is a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining the East Bay team, Joe held executive roles in both public accounting and private industry, including owner / stockholder of an East Bay CPA firm for thirteen years and CFO of an East Bay real estate development company for seven years.  Joe has a B.S. degree in accounting from Santa Clara University and is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. He is an active member of the American Institute of CPAs, the California Society of CPAs, Financial Executives International and the Oakland Rotary Club.

Howard Cantrell, Director of Purchasing

Howard started his foodservice career working as a warehouse person when he was 20 years old. He started with EBRS in 1997 as a floor salesperson. Howard quickly worked his way up to floor sales manager. Today he is the Director of Purchasing. He is always looking for new ideas and new products to help better serve our customers. If you would like to see us carry something we currently do not or more of something we currently do carry feel free to call him directly with your ideas.

Lauren Breznikar, Floor Sales Manager, Oakland

Lauren hopes you call her at (510) 267-4754 so she can insure your satisfaction for all of your Foodservice equipment and smallwares needs!

Debbie George, Territory Manager

Debbie started with East Bay in April of 1996.  She quickly became one of the top salespeople in the company.  Debbie went on to establish a relationship with one of East Bay's largest customers and as Territory Manager she continues to build on that relationship.

Since becoming Territory Manager in 1998, Debbie has developed one of the top sales staffs in the industry.  She requires her staff to attend factory training, monthly new product training, and they also attend yearly trade shows such as NAFEM and NRA.

Debbie's knowledge of the foodservice industry allows her to be able to work to any customer, no matter your budget, to have your tabletops look great.  When it's time to switch out your flatware, glassware, and china or you would like consultation on your new restaurant's front of the house appearance contact Debbie and her team.

David J. Garland, Chain Accounts-Manager

David Garland joined EBRS in July of 1998 as the first Southern Nevada sales representative.  After a 1 year term and a previous 9 year tenure with a local Las Vegas dealership, he felt it was time for a change.  With an opportunity for a position at the Oakland showroom, David left for the Bay Area to work within the EBRS floor sales division.

While there David quickly moved up to Assistant Floor Manager then on to a Design and Build consulting/estimating position which finally lead him to the Manager of the Chain division in 2003. David quickly realized his unmatched customer service with a much needed pro-active approach to the needs of the Chain community created the perfect partner for any size chain.  His departments continued growth and strong reputation for service has kept EBRS at the forefront of building and re-supplying hundreds of new locations year after year.

David's extensive and diverse hands-on experience is a guarantee he will dive right into your exciting concept... becoming "one with your brand"!

David is ServSafe certified, AutoQuotes trained, multiple major foodservice manufacturer schooled, authorized EBRS project manager and AutoCAD friendly.

Dave Lee, Installation/Service Manager

David Lee joined California Cooking Inc. as the General Manager in 2006, after working as an ice machine and refrigeration distributor in San Francisco. He has been supporting and servicing ice machine, walkin and remote refrigeration sales for more than 25 years.

David received a mechanical engineering degree from UC-Berkeley prior to joining his family business. After graduation, he spent 10 years as an aerospace engineer and a tool designer. He brings 25 years experience in management of small and large construction and refrigeration projects, with a business owner's prospective of keeping costs to a minimum for the customer.

With experienced staff of technicians in both Oakland and Sacramento, California Cooking Inc. has the ability to react to the customer's changing schedules and critical needs while delivering the highest quality workmanship.

David is EPA Certified Universal Refrigeration Technician and a Licensed Refrigeration Contractor.

Larry LaGrave, Design & Build Manager

As a young boy, Larry accompanied his father to East Bay Restaurant Supply many times. Little did he know that his vocation in life would be so directly linked with this fascinating store.

Having grown up in the food service industry, Larry brings a background of practical experience in every aspect of the industry, from operations to full service design. After college, Larry gain valuable business management experience working as a manufacturer representative.

In 1986, East Bay Restaurant Supply and Larry embarked on a journey that began with him helping customers on the floor, picking out everything from china to choosing the best equipment for a particular task. Soon after, he was promoted to the Design & Build Department that he now manages. His many duties include acting as a liaison between our in-house Design team and the customers, helping to create the restaurant of your dreams, and making sure it is completed on time and on budget.

If you have questions regarding the development of any food service project, please contact us. No job is too large or too small.

Carly Garland, Institutional Sales Manager

Carly started her career at East Bay in 1998. She began in our customer service division. After mastering the art of customer satisfaction, she moved up to become East Bay's school equipment sales account representative. Carly quickly increased sales in that market and has done so every year. She has more than tripled sales in her division; while maintaining the highest levels of customer satisfaction. She credits her extensive product knowledge in institutional kitchen equipment and her customer service background as the key's to her success. She has made a name for herself and for East Bay across the country in the institutional kitchen equipment sales market.

Carly is currently the manager of the Institutional Sales Division at East Bay and is responsible for the sales and marketing of the Correctional, School and Healthcare markets.

Carly is factory trained at Vulcan, Hobart, Frymaster, Crescor and Enodis University. She is Serve Safe Certified and is an active CSNA committee member.