About us
The Karali Group is a family-owned business with a four-decade plus track record in the QSR and Hospitality Space across leading brands. Most recently, Karali, through its experienced leadership team and incorporating culture built on pillars of trust and integrity grew to be the largest independent UK Burger King franchisee, exiting this portfolio of assets in 2022, being accredited as “Deal of the Year” at the prestigious Asian Business Awards. The Group also has a host of own-brand concepts. Karali has since expanded into the North American market via the acquisition of 32 Burger King’s in Ohio and Pennsylvania, taking the Karali Family global.
Mission Statement
To grow a multi-geography, diversified consumer and real estate portfolio, through empowering our Karali family built on pillars of trust, integrity and philanthropy.
Leadership
Salim Janmohamed
Chairman
CEO
Salim is the Chairman and Founder of Karali, with over four decades of experience in the fast-food, causal dining and hospitality business. His expertise is in the turnaround of operations, sales and profitability of businesses and he is consulted by established, new and potential entrants to the UK and US markets in the franchise business.
He is a senior volunteer in his Ismaili community and plays an active part in the local communities where his businesses operate. Salim is a keen philanthropist and has been listed as one of the Kindness and Leadership 50 Leading Lights for his contributions to Business, The Economy and Society.
Karim Janmohamed
Co-CEO Karali NA
Group Head of Investments and Strategy
Karim Janmohamed serves as Co-CEO of Karali North America LLC, a vehicle concentrated on the Group’s North American Investments. As part of this, Karim led the acquisition of a portfolio of Burger King restaurants across Ohio and Pennsylvania; he is also Head of Investments & Strategy for the Karali Group.
Karim joined Karali from a career in Investment Banking (M&A) at Evercore, where he advised on high-profile public, private and cross-border buy-side, sell-side, capital raising and merger mandates, with a focus on the Consumer & Retail space.
Karim is a graduate of the London School of Economics (BA First Class Honours, MSc w/ Distinction) and the University of Cambridge (MPhil First Class).
Noreen Smith
Group Head of Operations
Noreen heads up the Group Operations and has over 30 years of experience in growing and developing successful teams in the QSR sector, having consistently delivered excellent results and fostering a culture incorporating Karali’s core values.
David Pratt
Operations Lead Karali NA
David is Operations Lead for Karali’s North American Burger King portfolio with over 20 years of experience and a keen eye on delivering best in class operations.