
The transaction is valued at approximately US$400 million and the agreement may be signed before the end of this year at the earliest.
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Jardine Catering Group currently operates approximately 1,000 stores in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Myanmar and Vietnam, and owns Hong Kong take-out pizza brand PHD. It has a total number of employees of approximately 25,000, and its overall earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is between US$35 million and US$40 million. In the first half of this year, it was reported that Jardine Matheson Group intended to transfer the operating rights of its KFC and Pizza Hut in markets such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam.
Earlier this year, Hong Kong's Jardine Matheson Restaurant Group reported that it would sell its KFC and Pizza Hut franchise businesses in various Asian countries. According to Reuters, Taiwan's leading food retail industry leader Uni-President (1216) has entered the final stage of negotiations with Jardine Matheson. The transaction is valued at approximately US$400 million (approximately NT$13 billion), and an agreement is expected to be signed before the end of this year at the earliest. (File photo)
[Reporter Yang Yamin/Taipei Report] Earlier this year, it was reported that Hong Kong's Jardine Matheson Restaurant Group would sell its KFC and Pizza Hut franchise businesses in various Asian countries. According to Reuters, Taiwan's leading food retail industry leader Uni-President (1216) and Jardine Matheson have entered the final stage of negotiations. The transaction is valued at approximately US$400 million (approximately NT$13 billion), and an agreement is expected to be signed before the end of this year at the earliest.
Hong Kong's Jardine Matheson Restaurant Group currently operates approximately 1,000 stores in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Myanmar and Vietnam, and owns Hong Kong takeaway pizza brand PHD. It has a total number of employees of approximately 25,000, and its overall earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is between US$35 million and US$40 million.
In the first half of this year, it was reported that Jardine Matheson Group was interested in transferring the operating rights of its KFC and Pizza Hut in markets such as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam, and Uni-President Group suddenly appeared on the buyer list.
Luo Zhixian, chairman of Uni-President Group, said indifferently when faced with market rumors, "No comment." He bluntly said that with the current scale of Uni-President Group, every time there is a sale case in the market, buyers will spread rumors about Uni-President.
Uni-President Group issued a statement stating, "We are willing to carefully evaluate any possible investment opportunities and will continue to do so."
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