Representative engagements across capital, strategy, and operations.

Situation

A new airport terminal required a multi-concept food-and-beverage program, won competitively, financed, built, and opened against a fixed construction deadline.

Role

Managing Director. Led the competitive bid, secured the construction and tenant-improvement facility, and directed licensing, vendor and systems contracts, pre-opening, and staffing across all concepts.

Outcome

A 14-outlet program with the operating contract, financing, and infrastructure in place and advancing to opening.

Situation

Golden Corral Corporation engaged MKM to lead its long-term strategic growth initiative, a multi-year plan the board would adopt and the leadership team could execute.

Role

Lead strategic advisor. Facilitated the executive planning process and built the planning framework and implementation tracker.

Outcome

A board-adopted growth plan the leadership team is executing.

Situation

A sponsor needed rapid operational and financial diligence on a multi-brand restaurant platform under consideration.

Role

Led operational diligence and gap analysis, including site visits and management assessment.

Outcome

A clear-eyed read on earnings quality, underperforming units, and a rationalization path, delivered as an executive briefing that informed the sponsor's decision.

Situation

A multi-unit fine-dining group faced an existential revenue interruption and needed both structural change and immediate liquidity.

Role

Chief Executive. Restructured operations and systems while pursuing every available avenue of federal relief funding across the portfolio.

Outcome

The group secured its full slate of available relief capital and emerged with a rebuilt operating structure.

Situation

The Diriyah development required a food and beverage portfolio spanning more than 200 outlets.

Role

Planned the venue mix, concept typology, sizing, and operator strategy across the master plan.

Outcome

A planned and programmed 200+ outlet portfolio across one of the largest development projects in the Middle East.

Situation

Private equity ownership needed North American operations led through a transition.

Role

Chief Operating Officer. Led North American operations through the transition.

Outcome

Stabilized the business and built the operating infrastructure for expansion.