Americana Restaurants International PLC is a diversified, pan-regional restaurant platform operator that operates iconic brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Hardee's, Krispy Kreme, and TGI Fridays, along with proprietary brands such as Wimpy and Chicken Tikka, across key consumer verticals including Quick Service Restaurant categories, fast casual, casual dining, indulgence, and coffee concepts. The company operates a chain of restaurants in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Lebanon, Morocco, North Africa, and Iraq.
The company has approximately 40,000 employees and 2,050 restaurants across 12 countries. The trailing twelve month revenue for Americana Restaurants International is $2.59 billion. In the last quarter of 2016, the Public Investment Fund and Mohamed al-Abbar, the founder of Emaar Properties, acquired a majority stake in the group's former parent company through their joint investment company, Adeptio AD Investments Ltd. The company expanded its footprint with 159 net new stores, including the acquisition of Pizza Hut Oman and exclusive 75-year rights to Malak Al Tawouk across 13 markets.
