Pizza Hut celebrates the opening of its 11th branch in Dubai

Pizza Hut, the largest pizza chain in the world with Yem International, celebrated yesterday the opening of its 11,000th international restaurant in Dubai, alongside the franchise partner Americana.

The new Pizza Hut restaurant is located at the water's edge on the shores of the famous Dubai Creek, which will provide catering and delivery services to all pizzas lovers of the city. Guests at Pizza Hut will be able to see the pizza, prepared in front of them with the open kitchen, and enjoy their meals with the breathtaking views of the new Dubai Creek project.

"Our goal is to provide our customers with the easiest, fastest and most delicious pizza experience," said Vibol Chawla, director of Pizza Hut International. We have an excellent partner in Americana who has realized our vision of the United Arab Emirates with the opening of the 11 000th Pizza Hut International in a unique place. "

"We are fortunate to be part of this important event for this leading brand in the United Arab Emirates and Middle East," said Ammarpall Sando, head of restaurant operations at Americana. We have come a long way since the opening of the first store in Abu Dhabi, 30 years ago, and the best way to celebrate this holiday is to open our 11,000 restaurants in the bustling neighborhood Dubai, which is a turning point and a highlight of Pizza Hut. "

The Americana Group is one of the most successful groups in the Middle East and North Africa region, with potential including manufacturing, distribution and restaurant management. Americana has introduced the concept of fast food restaurants in the region since the 1960s. Today, Americana operates 1,900 restaurants and over 40,000 employees in 13 markets in the region. There are 112 Pizza Hut restaurants in the UAE alone.

Dubai has the largest number of restaurants and cafes in the emirate: at the end of 2011, the number of restaurants and cafes in the emirate rose to 1,813 restaurants and cafes, an increase of 1,109 in 2018, 641 restaurants and 410 cafes, with a growth rate of 9.7% over 2017. According to a report released by the Business Registration and Licensing Department of the Department of Economic Development from Dubai, this growth is attributed to Dubai's sophisticated infrastructure and an ideal environment for doing business.

The report highlighted the distribution of restaurants and cafés in the main areas of Dubai, with Bur Dubai accounting for the largest share of the 7312 licenses, the Deira region with 4,457 licenses and the Hatta region with 44 licenses.

The number of restaurants in the Bur Dubai region has reached 4785 restaurants and 2527 cafes, while the number of restaurants in the Deira region has reached 2,780 restaurants and 1,677 cafes, while in the Hatta district, 29 restaurants and 15 coffees.

The distribution of restaurants and cafes in the top ten subregions of Dubai was as follows: Khalifa Tower (590), Ayal Nbader (405), Al Murar (363), Jumeirah First (356), Al Karama (349). 256), Al-Muraqqabat (205), Naif (200) and Al-Garhoud (169).

The report indicates that the 10 nationalities that dominate the licensing of restaurants and cafes in Dubai include India, Pakistan, Egypt, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia and the United States, as well as the total number of workers in restaurants and cafes in Dubai. For 151 127 workers.

The fastest growing segment of restaurants and cafes in the region, particularly in Dubai, is the growing population, the strong growth of tourism, the growing number of visitors from around the world, the constant development of tourism and facilities. services in the emirate, as well as the modern lifestyle that supports restaurants and cafes of all kinds.