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Michael Van Dongen

Judge · DISC type Dc
Managing Director at Bakker Bart (Bart's Retail)
📍 Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Michael van Dongen is the Managing Director of Bakker Bart, part of the Vital Food Group. He is an experienced leader in the global QSR and hospitality sector, specializing in improving underperforming franchises and managing with a hands-on, vision-driven approach. He holds a Bachelors degree from HAN University of Applied Sciences and is known for his positive leadership style.

He has a significant track record of achieving sales and brand improvement. A recent highlight includes leading Bakker Barts major expansion with the "To Go" concept across more than a dozen major NS train stations in early 2026, a key part of the companys growth strategy.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Michael shows up

Objective Thinker
Fast But Wary
Quality Focused

They are very proud of what they do. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Priorities

Topics Michael cares about

Strategic Growth
He is leading Bakker Bart's strategic expansion, including the rollout of "Bakker Bart To Go" across major Dutch railway stations and a new partnership with Tango gas stations.
Franchise Operations
Has extensive international experience in effectively implementing new strategies to improve the performance and profitability of underperforming franchise businesses in the QSR sector.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Managing Director
Bakker Bart (Bart's Retail)
11-2021 - 9-2023
Head of Operations Netherlands & International
La Place Restaurants
10-2020 - 11-2021
Director Of Business Operations
Burger King
6-2019 - 9-2020
Head Of Business Operations
Burger King
11-2015 - 5-2019
Operations Manager
HMSHost
In the press

Media appearances

Michael van Dongen - Managing Director at Bakker Bart (Bart's Retail). Featured in TheOrg.com
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Education
2005 - 2008
Bachelor in onderwijs
HAN University of Applied Sciences
2004 - 2008
Bachelor
HAN University of Applied Sciences
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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