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PETER KREUZIGER In 1976 Peter W. Kreuziger, from Austria and Karl Riedl, from Germany founnded Bon Appétit Group, formerly operating under Advantus Leisure Management Services. Peter W. Kreuziger was born in Vienna, Austria and received his early training in the industry there. He completed his apprenticeship and earned his hotel school diploma at the Park Hotel Mirabell (Sound of Music Hotel) and the Hotel School of Schloss Klessheim in Salzburg, Austria. At the age of 20 he came to the United States where he graduated from Cornell Universityís School of Hotel Administration. Following graduation, Peter opened and managed hotels and restaurants from Bermuda to San Francisco, starting his own company in 1976. Fun Fact: Back in 1976, Downtown Dunedin was nothing like what it is today. Hard to imagine now, but there were empty storefronts and no other restaurants until countryside! And 580 was just a two lane road. Peter is president of the Bon Appétit GroupSM which operates restaurants and state park concessions in Florida. Mr. Kreuziger taught classes at Cornellís Society of Hotelmen and was an Associate Professor at Schiller International University. He is also a member of the American Committee on Foreign Relations. In 2005, he graduated from the Citizenís Academy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and he is a civilian Ambassador to the FBI.
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“It is still fun, we still enjoy coming to work. We always put our best foot forward. We pay attention to the details; being sensitive to the temperature, the noise level, ambiance and lighting. To this day, we are constantly changing and adjusting. We try to stay flexible because the most important thing is to make sure people are having a good time and are taken care of” - Peter W Kreuziger
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Mr. Kreuziger is also deeply involved with the community, as he is a founding member of the Dunedin Merchantís Association. He is also the founding president of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Memorial Foundation. Its mission was to build a million dollar memorial at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, to honor those quiet professionals who have paid the price of Special Operations Services with their lives during times of war and peace.