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The Colonel comes to Cambodia |
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Cambodia will get its first international fast food outlet this
year when a Malaysian firm opens fried chicken chain KFC in Phnom
Penh, local press reported Friday.
With an initial investment of three million dollars, Malaysia's
QSR Brands will open four outlets of the chicken giant in the
capital and plans to branch out to Siem Reap, near the famous
Angkor temple complex.
"We want to have presence at the Angkor Wat site in Siem Reap as
it is a tourist destination," Malaysia's Bernama news agency
quoted QSR chairman Muhammad Ali Hashim as saying.
It said QSR Brands then plans to roll out about two KFC
restaurants every year -- including in the seaside town of
Sihanoukville -- and would consider bringing in other chains such
as Pizza Hut.
Impoverished Cambodia has seen a handful of Western-style
restaurants open in recent years, catering to an emerging middle
class in the capital.
QSR Brands posted an 8.1 percent rise on pre-tax profits late
Thursday, up to 31.9 million ringgit (9.12 million dollars) in the
first half of 2007, Bernama said.
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