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A slice of KFC Thailand is being considered for sale by franchise owner Restaurants Development in a deal that could net $200 million.
Sourcing people with knowledge of the matter, the firm is taking advice on a potential sale of the operation – which involves roughly 200 locations and 4000 staff. There is no certainty a sale will proceed and the source said discussions remained at an early stage with no formal bid yet tabled.
Restaurants Development is backed by investors throughout Asia and operates KFC Thailand alongside Central Group (running 275 stores) and Thai Beverage – which purchased more than 240 KFC restaurants three years ago for roughly $361 million.
Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) transformed itself into a 100-per-cent franchisor business in 2018 in an effort to yield optimal efficiency across the entire business operation.
