Bengal Government Signs MoU With KFC And Pizza Hut For More Outlets

West Bengal government said its Food Processing Industries and Horticulture Department has signed an MoU with Devyani International Ltd for setting up more KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in the state.

"This is an expansion plan of Devyani International to open four-to-five KFC restaurants and two-to-three Pizza hut restaurants every year at various locations in the state for the next five years. The total investment by the group is Rs 100 crore," a government statement said.

Devyani International Ltd, the Indian franchisee of Yum Restaurants India, represents the KFC, Pizza Hut chains in the country.

Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky in the US, Yum! Brands, Inc. is one of the world's largest restaurant chains with 44,000 restaurants globally in 135 countries. It owns the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell chains.

Initially, the locations of Kolkata, Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri have been chosen by the group to set up restaurants and about 1,400 direct and indirect employments are expected.