Published 24 Jul 2026
Meet the White Spot Culinary Team
White Spot is excited to welcome new Executive Chef, Jason Koningen to the Culinary team for the perfect balance of experience, creativity, and collaboration that will help shape the next chapter of White Spot’s menu.
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Great food has always been at the heart of the White Spot experience, and behind every guest favourite is a passionate team dedicated to bringing fresh flavours to the table.
Leading the team is White Spot’s new Executive Chef, Jason Koningen, who brings more than 30 years of culinary experience with leading restaurant brands across Canada and California. Throughout his career, Jason has built a reputation for creating memorable menus, leading high-performing culinary teams, and mentoring the next generation of chefs.
Supporting Jason is a talented team helping bring new menu ideas to life. Training & Development Chef Dillon Penman leads White Spot’s in-house Red Seal Chef Apprenticeship Program, reflecting their commitment to developing culinary talent from within. Culinary Development Manager Arlana Alkema works closely with chefs, operations teams, and suppliers to turn creative ideas into recipes that can be consistently enjoyed in every White Spot restaurant.
Together, Jason, Dillon, and Arlana bring a perfect balance of experience, creativity, and collaboration that will help shape the next chapter of White Spot’s menu. Just as importantly, they work hand-in-hand with the talented chefs and kitchen teams in White Spot restaurants across B.C., who bring these dishes to life every day and create the memorable dining experiences guests know and love.
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Triple O’s Restaurants is a division of White Spot Hospitality, Canada’s longest-running restaurant chain founded by Nat Bailey in 1928. The company operates the White Spot brand of 55 family casual full-service dining restaurants in British Columbia, and the Triple O’s brand with 64 premium quick service restaurants throughout British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Asia, along with 5 mobile Triple O’s ‘On the Go’ food trucks. Triple O’s guests can enjoy signature 100% fresh Canadian beef burgers served with its iconic pickle on top and delicious Secret Triple “O”TM Sauce, fresh-cut Kennebec fries and hand-scooped milkshakes. Triple O’s restaurants offer a casual and authentic West Coast dining experience at gas stations, freestanding restaurants, sports arenas, and university and college campuses. White Spot Hospitality is proud to be recognized with the platinum status designation as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, is one of Canada’s top 150 iconic brands as awarded by Interbrand Canada, has been awarded a gold medal for excellence in franchising by the Canadian Franchise Association and is one of B.C.’s Most Loved Brands as recognized by Ipsos.
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