Dean McPhail is the CEO and co-founder of a group of companies that include Coffee Partners Hawaii and Café del Caribe, the exclusive licensees of Starbucks Coffee for Hawaii and Puerto Rico, respectively, as well as JJC Hawaii, LLC and JJC Florida, LLC, the exclusive licensees of Jamba Juice for Hawaii and Florida, respectively.

In 1996, Dean formed Coffee Partners Hawaii in Honolulu with his friend Greg Meier and brother Scott McPhail.  After three years of rapid Starbucks growth, the three partners became the exclusive licensees of Jamba Juice in Hawaii, opening their first store in June 1999.  Less than one year later, the group secured the rights for Jamba Juice for the state of Florida. As a result, Dean relocated to South Florida, and opened the first Jamba Juice Florida store in June 2000.  The move to Florida lead to the group’s expansion of Starbucks in Puerto Rico in 2002.

Prior to establishing Coffee Partners Hawaii, Mr. McPhail was the president and CEO of Pacific Video Entertainment Corp., the Blockbuster Video franchisee in Hawaii and Guam.  Pacific Video Entertainment Corp. owned and operated 16 Blockbuster Video stores in Hawaii and 2 in Guam and was sold to Viacom in March 1996.

Before joining Pacific Video Entertainment Corp. in January 1989, Mr. McPhail was involved in the management of fine dining restaurants in South Florida.  He worked with the C.A. Muer Corp. in several locations including Palm Beach, Sarasota and on the opening team at their location in Ft. Lauderdale.  Other restaurant management positions also include The Pollo Grille in North Palm Beach and Joe Muer’s Seafood in Boca Raton.

Dean holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Regis College in Denver, Colorado.

Greg Meier is the President and co-founder of a group of companies that include Coffee Partners Hawaii and Café del Caribe, the exclusive licensees of Starbucks Coffee for Hawaii and Puerto Rico, respectively, as well as JJC Hawaii, LLC and JJC Florida, LLC, the exclusive licensees of Jamba Juice for Hawaii and Florida, respectively.

In 1996, Greg formed Coffee Partners Hawaii in Honolulu with his friends Dean McPhail and Scott McPhail.  After three years of rapid Starbucks growth, the three partners became the exclusive licensees of Jamba Juice in Hawaii, opening their first store in June 1999.  Less than one year later, the group secured the rights for Jamba Juice for the state of Florida.   The move into Florida lead to the group’s expansion of Starbucks in Puerto Rico in 2002.

Greg resides in Honolulu and oversees the development and daily operations of Coffee Partners Hawaii and JJC Hawaii, LLC, while also providing support and direction to the Florida and Puerto Rico companies

Prior to establishing Coffee Partners Hawaii, Mr. Meier was the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Pacific Video Entertainment Corp., the Blockbuster Video franchisee in Hawaii and Guam.  Pacific Video Entertainment Corp. owned and operated 16 Blockbuster Video stores in Hawaii and 2 in Guam and was sold to Viacom in March 1996.

Greg joined Pacific Video Entertainment Corp. in April 1994 after spending over 8 years in the audit division of Arthur Andersen & Co. in their San Francisco, Orange County and Hawaii offices. 

Greg holds a degree in Business/Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.  He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the AICPA and the Hawaii Society of CPA’s.

Greg serves as a director on the boards of P&C Insurance, and Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii.

Bob Crowley is the Director of Operations for P.F. Chang’s Hawaii.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in business management and a Masters Degree in guidance counseling from Radford University.  He is also a member of the Hawaii Restaurant Association. 

In 1998, Bob began his experience with P.F. Chang’s began as a Market Partner responsible for opening and overseeing eight restaurants in the Midwest.  Prior to joining P.F. Chang’s, Bob was the Owner/President of STARS restaurant and developed the concept from design to operations.  His restaurant experience includes General Manager positions with Grady’s and Bennigan’s.

Bob resides in Honolulu to oversee all aspects of developing the Hawaii market for the P.F. Chang’s brand, including day-to-day operations, hiring, training, new restaurant openings and customer service.