RIRAFIUL ISLAM
Business · Hospitality · Property
Business leadership & entrepreneurship

Turning operational experience into business growth.

Multi-unit director, franchisee and hospitality entrepreneur. Leading Subway franchise operations across Kent and Surrey, while bringing a new independent café — Bite & Brew Co — to Dartford.

CORE CAPABILITIESBusiness leadership / 2026
01Business developmentGrowth planning & new ventures
02Multi-site operationsStandards, performance & delivery
03Franchise managementFranchise operations & oversight
04Team leadershipRecruitment, development & people
05Hospitality managementService quality & guest experience
06Property developmentProperty sector knowledge
01 / Current businesses

Where the focus is today.

Established franchise operations and a new café venture, brought together by a practical approach to hospitality and customer experience.

Franchise operations

Subway franchise operations.

Multi-Unit Director of Operations / Franchisee, overseeing franchise operations across Kent and Surrey. Focused on operational standards, teams and the customer experience.

01 — Multi-unit leadership
Newly launched · Dartford

A new place to pause.

Recently launched in Dartford, Bite & Brew Co is a café concept built around good coffee, approachable hospitality and a welcoming customer experience.

02 — Café & hospitality
02 / Business approach

People. Performance. Progress.

Strong businesses are built through consistent standards and the people behind them.

Rafiul’s experience spans food service, hotels, recruitment and franchise operations. His career has developed from frontline and supervisory roles into store management, hotel general management and senior operational responsibility.

Alongside established franchise operations, Bite & Brew Co represents a continued interest in hospitality entrepreneurship and creating customer-facing businesses with their own identity.

01Operational leadership

Day-to-day management, clear standards and consistent execution across service environments.

02People & teams

Experience across recruitment, supervision and leading teams in customer-focused businesses.

03Business development

Ongoing interest in franchise operations, hospitality concepts and property development.

03 / Career history

Experience & progression.

A broad operational background across hospitality, retail and recruitment.

Mar 2026 — Present

Director

Bite & Brew Co. · Dartford

Leading the development and day-to-day direction of a newly launched café business.

Apr 2020 — Present

Multi-Unit Director of Operations / Franchisee

Subway · Kent and Surrey

Multi-unit franchise operations and leadership.

Sep 2024 — Aug 2025

Recruitment Partner

Additional Resources
Mar 2021 — Sep 2022

Multilingual Recruitment Lead

Just Eat Takeaway.com
Jan 2020 — Apr 2020

Operations Manager

Best Western Hotels & Resorts · Cambridgeshire
Jan 2019 — Jan 2020

Hotel General Manager

Best Western Hotels & Resorts
Aug 2017 — Jan 2019

Store Manager

SSP Group Plc. · London Bridge
04 / Professional development

Qualification.

BSc Business Management

Bath Spa University

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Real Estate & Property Development Advanced Diploma

Studyhub UK · CPD Accredited
Issued August 2025 · Property Management

05 / Contact

Let’s connect.

For business enquiries, professional connections and conversations around hospitality, franchise operations or property development.