Tareq Ahmed brings more than 30 years of hospitality leadership experience across New York, New Jersey, and Florida. Since 1990, he has built and scaled restaurant and café concepts with disciplined operational systems and strategic expansion.

He successfully grew a café and catering brand from one location to 25 units and is a founding partner of Black Iron Burger, contributing to its concept development and operational framework.

Tareq excels at identifying and cultivating exemplary and loyal employees. He is renowned in the industry for his ability to attract and retain talent at all levels.  

Tareq’s expertise spans multi-unit operations, regional franchise growth, food manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and complex regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions. His strength lies in building scalable systems, navigating compliance challenges, and positioning brands for long-term, sustainable growth.