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US fast food chain Fatburger plans to open 58 stores in the region, the company said in a statement.
"Despite
the recent downturn in the domestic economy, the international market
is on fire," said Andy Wiederhorn, Chairman of Fatburger.
"The
Middle East and Asia Pacific are becoming exciting territories for us.
Our current locations in these regions have been extremely well
received."
The LA-based chain, which is part of the Fog Cutter Capital Group,
plans to open 17 stores in Saudi Arabia and five new stores in Kuwait,
while it has also signed deals to open 30 stores in Qatar, Egypt,
Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Oman.
In 2008, Fatburger opened its first store in Dubai at the Dubai Mall and it has plans for six more in the city.
This
comes despite reports in November that McDonald’s - the largest
hamburger fast food chain in the world - saw its sales in the Middle
East, Asia/Pacific and North Africa region drop one percent, compared
to a rise of 0.7 percent globally.
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