LMK Investment Group

One group. Everything we build and operate.

A privately held investment group building and operating across commercial real estate, food & beverage, consulting, and software — on the East Coast, the West Coast, and in the Middle East. We own the stack, and we build proof before scale.

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What LMK is

LMK Investment Group is the parent that houses everything we do — the brands we operate, the software we build, and the companies beneath them.

We are operators first. Over fifty years we have built and sold dozens of restaurants and concepts across the East Coast, the West Coast, and the Middle East. Growth has been self-funded and deliberate: prove the model in a real business, own the systems that make it work, then scale from evidence rather than optimism.

Today that reach spans commercial real estate, a food & beverage portfolio, consulting, and software — one standard of honesty, ownership, and durability, applied whether we're pouring coffee, working a property, or shipping code.

LMK Investment Group
the group that does everything we do
LMK Management
F&B portfolio
LMK Dev
software
Operating Companies
Backyard Brew + brands
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The divisions

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LMK Management

The food & beverage portfolio — a group of specialty brands operated to one standard of quality and hospitality.

Backyard Brew · Galaxteas · Juicy Burger
Med Wraps · Rosiburger · Vera Al Forno
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LMK Dev

The software division — building durable products and the operating systems that run our own businesses, stack owned end to end.

Operating systems · Applications
Internal AI & automation
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Operating Companies

The businesses in market today — led by Backyard Brew, our flagship coffeehouse concept, with plans to grow it much larger. Proof of the model, and the ground where every system is tested.

Backyard Brew — Charlotte
Palo Alto — relaunching
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How we operate

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Own the stack

We build and own the systems that differentiate us, and rent only the rails we must. Control of the stack is control of the outcome.

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Proof before scale

Every model is proven in a real operating business before capital goes behind it. We scale from evidence, not from a deck.

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Minimize dependency

Fewer outside points of failure means more resilience. We keep the critical pieces in-house and under our standard.

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Build for durability

We build to last and to compound — positioning each venture for lasting value rather than a quick turn.

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Leadership

Two generations, one standard. Read either full profile below.

Abraham Khalil, Founder & Chairman
Founder & Chairman

Abraham Khalil

Fifty years in food & beverage — dozens of restaurants and concepts built and sold across the East Coast, the West Coast, and the Middle East. The standard of hospitality and quality that runs through every LMK company starts with him.

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Ryan Khalil, Managing Partner
Managing Partner

Ryan Khalil

Runs the group day to day alongside Abraham — leading the software direction through LMK Dev and the growth of Backyard Brew, and carrying the family standard into the next generation.

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Track record

50+
Years operating
Dozens
Restaurants & concepts built & sold
6
F&B brands
100%
Self-funded

East Coast · West Coast · Middle East

// years, build-and-sell record, regions, and self-funding confirmed by Ryan 2026-07-23 — remaining figures: OPEN-QUESTIONS Q-002

Let's talk.

Whether you're an investor or a prospective partner, the door is open. Tell us who you are and what you're building toward.

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