Outlet located on King Fahd Highway is the 65th BURGER KING® restaurant in the Kingdom
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Continuing the rapid expansion of its restaurant network in the Middle East, the BURGER KING® brand has opened its 65th restaurant in Saudi Arabia in the capital city of Riyadh. Located adjacent to Galleria Mall on King Fahd Highway, the new outlet is the largest BURGER KING® restaurant yet in the Kingdom.
The restaurant was officially opened last week by Samer Khawashki, Vice President of Olayan Financing Company, whose subsidiary - Hana International Company Ltd. - is the master developer for BURGER KING® restaurants in the Middle East and North Africa.
Diners at the new restaurant, which accommodates 120 seated guests, can enjoy the world-famous fire-grilled BURGER KING® burgers in an elegantly casual ambience. The brand's HAVE IT YOUR WAYTM promise ensures that customers at the restaurant can have their meal choices personalised to suit their individual tastes and preferences.
"Saudi Arabia is a key growth market for the BURGER KING® brand in the Arabian Gulf - a region where we have managed to expand our presence significantly in recent years. The Kingdom and the wider Gulf region will continue to be a focal point of our investment strategy in the Middle East," Samer Khawashki said.
The Olayan Group opened the first BURGER KING® restaurant in the Middle East 20 years ago in Riyadh, and has been steadily adding restaurants and new markets to its portfolio ever since. Till date, Hana International has developed more than 270 restaurants in the Middle East and North Africa region, with Olayan directly operating over 170 restaurants across 5 markets, including 65 restaurants in Saudi Arabia and 60 in the UAE.
"North Africa is also high on the agenda of Olayan," said Khawashki. "There are today 22 BURGER KING® restaurants in Egypt alone and early this year we expanded our operations into Morocco."
"Thanks to the continuous expansion of the Olayan Group and the local network of franchise partners in Middle East and North Africa, the BURGER KING® brand has emerged as one of the fastest growing Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) chains in the region, in the process bringing significant investment and employment to the local communities in which it operates," added Khawashki.
About the BURGER KING® Brand in the Middle East and North Africa
The BURGER KING® brand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is managed by HANA International Company Ltd., a subsidiary of Olayan Financing Company, which operates more than 250 restaurants around the region through local franchisees who are committed to serving their guests great tasting flame-grilled WHOPPER® sandwiches. In the MENA region, all BURGER KING® beef and chicken patties are 100% Halal and the vegetables used in BURGER KING® products are fresh and mostly locally sourced.
To learn more about BURGER KING® restaurants in the MENA region, please visit us at www.burgerking-me.com
About Burger King Corporation
Founded in 1954, BURGER KING® is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The original HOME OF THE WHOPPER®, the BURGER KING® system operates in over 12,500 locations serving over 11 million guests daily in 81 countries and territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING® restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. Burger King Corp. is privately-held by 3G Capital, a multi-billion dollar, global investment firm focused on long-term value creation. For more information on 3G Capital, please go to http://3g-capital.com. To learn more about Burger King Corp., please visit the company's website at www.bk.com or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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