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Sam Mustafa is a Charleston-based business owner and entrepreneur. He has invested himself in the area, and every effort he makes is geared towards improving the community. Over the course of just a few years, he has bought several empty buildings in the area. He quickly turns these vacant buildings into award winning restaurants. It is hard to travel the streets of downtown Charleston and not see one of his restaurants.
Before he became a success in South Carolina, Sam Mustafa began in Kuwait. He was born there and grew up with his five brothers. He came to America to pursue an education. He enrolled at the University of Illinois to earn a degree in engineering. After a short time in school, his grades were slipping. His father pointed out that he should try an alternative career. He began taking jobs at any and every restaurant he could find.
Within just a few months he had worked at several restaurants and corporate food services such as Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. He enjoyed the food industry, but Sam Mustafa did not like working for other people. He realized that if was going to get anywhere, he would need to start his own food service endeavor. He earned enough money from his menagerie of jobs to rent a commercial space on campus. Sam’s café became the beginning of his promising business career.
Eventually he managed to get his degree in engineering. But by now Sam Mustafa had become fully devoted to his business. His profits allowed him to buy more space, add to his savings, and send money back home in Kuwait. With all his success he decided to take a vacation to none other than Charleston, SC. Here is where he realized he could flourish.
Today, Sam Mustafa is the CEO of Charleston Hospitality Group. He has constructed a business that is good for employers, employees, residents and visitors of Charleston. His efforts increase the area’s value day by day.
- A Year of Full Bellies and Full Hearts
Charleston Hospitality Group and Sam Mustafa Celebrate the One-year Anniversary of their Charitable Initiative: Full Belly, Full Hearts. Founding Full Belly, Full Hearts at the height of the COVID-19 Health Crisis - Leadership through the pandemic
Since last year, we have created and executed a successful, national charitable organization called Full Belly, Full Hearts. With the support of local companies such as First Reliance Bank, Domino’s, Limehouse Produce Co, Middleton Place Restaurant, and Costco Wholesale, we were able to serve over 10,000 meals to those who were left jobless due to the shutdowns. - Charleston Restaurateur, Sam Mustafa, Hires Omar Caton as Vice President of Operations and Training at TOAST! All Day
CHARLESTON, S.C., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Last week, Charleston Hospitality Group (CHG) hired Omar Caton to serve as TOAST! All Day’s Vice President of Operations and Training. Caton will help TOAST! All Day achieve its goals […] - Charleston restaurateur Sam Mustafa hires Joe Gillie as TOAST’s CFO! All day | News
CHARLESTON, SC, March 4, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Charleston Hospitality Group and Sam Mustafa have joined their board for the first time since 2016 with the new hire of […] - Charleston Restaurateur, Sam Mustafa, Hires Omar Caton as Vice President of Operations and Training at TOAST! All DayCHARLESTON, S.C., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Last week, Charleston Hospitality Group (CHG) hired Omar Caton to serve as TOAST! All Day’s Vice President of Operations and Training. Caton will help TOAST! All Day achieve its goals […]
- Businesses prepare for late nights as ‘Last Call’ order lifted
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Starting Monday night, bars and restaurants in the state will be able to serve alcohol after 11 p.m. Gov. Henry McMaster has lifted the “Last Call” […] - VIDEO: Charleston businesses optimistic for tourist season
- Sam Mustafa Charleston names to the most influential restaurant CEOs in the country
Sam Mustafa, CEO, and Founder, Charleston Hospitality Group was named as one of the most influential restaurant CEOs in the country, according to Nation’s Restaurant Newsreaders. - Listen to CEO of Charleston Hospitality Group Sam Mustafa’s Forbes Podcast Uncertain Times
Episode Information What is life like in the restaurant and hospitality industry 9 months into the pandemic? In an update of episode 5 of the podcast, Joe is joined once […] - Charleston Hospitality Group, Sam Mustafa CEO on resuming indoor dining
Sam Mustafa, CEO of Charleston Hospitality Group, was featured on “Squawk on the Street” to discuss the company’s process of reopening its restaurants to indoor dining.