THE COLONY, Texas, Dec. 3, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZI) today announced the scheduled opening of the first of 20 multiunit development agreements in Kuwait with Raja Company W.I.I. The store, located in Al Rai, Kuwait, offers traditional delivery, dine-in and carry out services.
The Raja Group of Companies (formerly known as Raja Trading Est.), located in Kuwait City, Kuwait, is owned and operated by chairman Waleed Adulla Al Ayoub, Managing Director Rohit Mirchandani and Director Mohit Mirchandani. Established in 1962, the Raja Company specializes in the region's petroleum, construction and energy industries in addition to marketing, logistics and food and beverage services.
"We are eager to see our first store open with the Raja Company in Kuwait," states Charlie Morrison, President and CEO for Pizza Inn. "This opening marks the first of two openings scheduled to happen by year end. We are excited for Rohit and his team as they embark on a great opportunity with the Pizza Inn brand."
"Customers love the variety and quality our Pizza Inn brings to Al Rai," states Rohit Mirchandani. "We are achieving our goal of taking the brand to new heights throughout Kuwait as we plan on opening our second location in early December of this year."
The partnership with the Raja Company also utilizes the valuable support services of United Food Company, Pizza Inn's master licensee for Saudi Arabia and Qatar. United Food Company (UFC) serves as training hub for Pizza Inn restaurants in the MENA region and throughout Asia.
"This opening would not have happened without the outstanding support of UFC to our franchisees in the Middle East. By combining UFC's development, training and operational support with the ability to provide food and supplies through our NORCO Restaurant Services division, we have developed and implemented an infrastructure vital to continued international success," stated Morrison. United Food Company, a division of the A. Abunayyan Group, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, reaches thousands of customers in more than 50 owner-restaurants in Saudi Arabia and Qatar alone.
The news follows the chain's recent announcements of sixth straight quarter of positive domestic Buffet Restaurant same store sales growth.
Pizza Inn, Inc. (http://www.pizzainn.com) is headquartered in The Colony, Texas, along with its distribution division, Norco Restaurant Services Company. The Company is a franchisor and food and supply distributor to a system of franchised and company owned restaurants operating both domestically and internationally under the trade name "Pizza Inn."
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