Pizza Hut eyes Ethiopia as African presence grows

Pizza Hut is set to open three outlets in Ethiopia this year, becoming one of the first international restaurant chains to enter Africa’s second-most populous country.

The restaurants are scheduled to begin serving in the capital, Addis Ababa, by November, franchisee Aschalew Belay said.

Mr Aschalew’s company, Belayab Foods and Franchise, will run the local outlets of the Yum! Brands-owned pizzeria and will have invested $5.5m (€5.04m) in the operations by next year, according to his partner, Michael Ghebru.