Pizza Hut to Launch in Zim

Updated on January 16, 2018

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American restaurant chain and international franchise Pizza Hut is set to open its doors in Harare, Zimbabwe in February 2018.

According to a Fin24 report, the new launch is in partnership with local Zimbabwean company Silicoade Capital which owns the franchise for Pizza Hut and Ster-Kinekor Zim.

Responding to Fin24, Pizza Hut Zimbabwe said “it was motivated to open shop by the country’s potential for growth”.

“Pizza Hut and its parent company Yum! Brands see Zimbabwe as a strategically integral market to its expansion across Africa.

“The Zimbabwean market has displayed large potential for growth despite economic challenges,” the company said.

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