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title: "German Doner Kebab announces Saudi expansion plans"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/07ec2a7a-0f6f-4d5a-93c2-3278894e9f25
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/german-doner-kebab-announces-saudi-expansion-plans
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2019-04-01T11:49:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.717Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# German Doner Kebab announces Saudi expansion plans

**TL;DR:** German Doner Kebab has signed The Ajlan Company as its master franchisee for Saudi Arabia, planning to open 100 outlets over the next 10 years. The expansion strengthens German Doner Kebab's presence in the Middle East, where it already has stores in the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, the UK, and Sweden.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2019-04-01. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/german-doner-kebab-announces-saudi-expansion-plans).*

## Story

The Scottish headquartered chain has signed up The Ajlan Company as the master franchisee for Saudi Arabia. Plans are in place to open 100 outlets over the next 10 years, with the first store scheduled to open its doors in Riyadh by August this year

The expansion into Saudi Arabia further strengthens German Doner Kebab’s presence in the Middle East, where it already has 19 stores in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman. GDK also has stores in the UK and Sweden.

German Doner Kebab is part of the Hero Brands fast food portfolio and is owned by the Glasgow-based Sarwar family.

Global CEO, Imran Sayeed (pictured), says: “We are very excited to be announcing our ambitions for Saudi Arabia as our growth plans for the Middle East gather further momentum.“Our idea of a gourmet kebab that is healthy and nutritionally balanced has resonated with consumers in the region, disrupting and opening up a new area of the fast food marketplace. The Ajlan Company shares our vision and offers great synergies for German Doner Kebab in Saudi Arabia, bringing an experienced infrastructure and a commitment to rapid growth.”

## Entities

- Restaurants (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- James Fell (person)
- qsr industry (topic)
- Saudi Arabia (location)
- German Doner Kebab (company)
- master franchisee (topic)
- middle east expansion (topic)
- Imran Sayeed (person)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/german-doner-kebab-announces-saudi-expansion-plans). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/07ec2a7a-0f6f-4d5a-93c2-3278894e9f25).