Chunara Group of Companies

Market: Atlanta

  • Jay Shah

    Senior Director of Operations for Zain Veerani’s Dunkin’ portfolio.

  • Zain Veerani

    Runs 15 Dunkin’ locations and multiple BurgerFi restaurants. Actively places refugee families in stable employment across his stores — a personal commitment to social mobility.

  • Hiten (Harry) Patel

    Senior Director of Operations for Shamsu Charania’s Dunkin’ portfolio.

  • Shamsu Charania

    Operates 17 Dunkin’ locations, 4 Twin Peaks restaurants, and 20+ Checkers locations. University of Arizona graduate.

  • Barkat (Bert) Colabawala

    Longtime multi-brand partner and the operational lead on the CML manufacturing facility.

  • Shams (Sam) Charania

    Runs approximately 20 Dunkin’ locations and serves as one of the leads on the $15M Coffee Café Bakery (CML) manufacturing facility. Joined the network as an hourly employee more than a decade ago and worked his way up to operating partner.

  • Raul Mar

    Operates the Church’s Chicken and Checkers portfolio under Mar Food Group. Partner since 2018.

  • Mohmedali (AK) Kassam

    Originally a Popeyes operator, AK now runs the high-traffic Dunkin’ & Jimmy John’s combination location at Georgia Tech.

  • Barkat Samnani

    Long-time operating partner running the foundational Checkers portfolio. Partner since Ali Chunara’s first major Checkers acquisition in 2004.

  • Beth Hilscher

    Ensuring regulatory compliance and structural integrity across all corporate entities, Beth brings extensive legal expertise in franchise law, providing the group with solid foundations for every partnership.