Arby's Opening 25 New Restaurants in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
TLANTA, GA -- Arby’s Restaurant Group, based in the Perimeter Center area of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, has announced an international franchise development agreement with Al-Kharafi Global for General Trading & Contracting Company-WLL, to open 25 new Arby’s restaurants in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over the next seven years.
This news follows a strong year of development for Arby’s in 2015 with 69 new restaurant openings globally along with agreements for 138 new restaurants announced in Q1 2016.
“We welcome Kharafi Global and their experienced restaurant development and operations team into the Arby’s family and have the utmost confidence in their success.”
“We are excited about the agreement with Kharafi Global as we turn our attention to bringing the Arby’s brand to new markets around the world.,” said Paul Brown, CEO of Arby’s. “We welcome Kharafi Global and their experienced restaurant development and operations team into the Arby’s family and have the utmost confidence in their success.”
“We are thrilled to bring the Arby’s brand to guests in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia,” said Haidar Al Naqeeb, managing director and co-founder of Kharafi Global. “With Arby’s continued strong sales performance, leadership and robust menu, we believe the future for Arby’s is incredibly bright.”
Arby’s remains on track with its goal to surpass $4 billion in total system-wide same-store sales by the end of 2018.
