Another popular fast food network is coming to Slovakia. The company AmRest Holdings, which operates several quick service restaurant brands in Central and Eastern Europe, announced signing of an agreement on a joint intention with Burger King Europe GmbH for three new markets, namely the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia. Both sides agreed to enter into negotiations that should lead to signing of franchise contracts between Burger King and AmRest, which would enable AmRest to operate Burger King restaurants in these three countries. The negotiations should include specific conditions that would suit both sides in connection with construction and operation of Burger King restaurants on the three new markets, AmRest informed on Monday.
AmRest, resided in Polish Wroclaw, is currently licensed to open and operate Burger King restaurants in Poland and Bulgaria. It runs six Burger King restaurants in Poland and two in Bulgaria at the moment. AmRest Holdings is one of the largest independent restaurant operators in Central and Eastern Europe. Since 1993, its portfolio has been extended to include such strong brands like KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King or Starbucks. It operates 260 quick service restaurants and employs over 9,000 people.
Burger King is the world's second largest quick service restaurant brand. It currently operates over 11,400 restaurants worldwide.