He Took Over His Dad's Restaurant Empire. Now He Runs 18 Locations Without Losing the Family Feel.

Podcast: Make Restaurants Profitable · Foodie Coaches

Opublikowano: 2026-06-16

How a second-generation restaurant owner took over a 25-year family business with 18 venues across Sydney and refuses to let it go corporate. Daniel Drakopoulos on running SRG Hospitality, scaling without losing the heart, and what most family businesses get wrong. Daniel Drakopoulos didn't choose hospitality. He was born into it. He was polishing cutlery at 13 in the family's first restaurant — Aqua Dining at Milsons Point — opened by his parents Bill and Kathleen in 2000. 26 years later, he's just stepped up as co-Managing Director of SRG Hospitality alongside his brother Perry, with his dad finally easing back after a qu...