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Leading QSR chain operator Jubilant Foods is looking to expand its pizza chain Domino's presence to 3,000 stores and around 250 outlets of US-based Fried Chicken brand Popeyes over the next three years, its CEO and MD Sameer Khetarpal said on Thursday. The Jubilant Bhartia Group company is focusing on smaller tier III towns and entering into new markets for Domino's. For Popeyes, it will focus on metro and tier II cities. "We will be growing in both brands. I think, our focus and priority is Popeyes. We believe Popeyes will grow faster than the other brands," Khetarpal told PTI. Currently, Jubilant Foods Ltd (JFL) operates around 2,100 Domino's outlets, the second largest network of the US-based multinational pizza restaurant chain globally. For Popeyes, Khetarpal said JFL is currently operating around 60 stores and will keep on adding up to 50 stores every year and have nearly 200 to 250 stores over the three years. "We go tier I, tier II for sure like we already are present in
QSR chain operator Jubilant Foods Ltd (JFL) expects its fried chicken brand Popeyes to cross Rs 1,000 crore in sales in the next 3-4 years, its CEO and MD Sameer Khetarpal said on Wednesday. Besides, JFL, which is also a master franchisor of Domino's, is expanding its reach and is expected to have around 3,000 outlets in the medium term. The company is going to "rapidly expand across" its QSR brands, with a key focus on Domino's as India is a "very rapidly expanding market" with more discretionary income, and urbanisation led by its growing economy. When asked about its latest addition Popeyes, Khetarpal said: "We have got an outstanding response from Popeyes as a brand here." JFL, which opened its first store in Delhi on Wednesday and its 33rd store pan-India, has plans to add four more stores in the national capital region next week. "We are rapidly expanding and Popeyes will be the fastest QSR chain to get Rs 1,000 crore in sales," Khetarpal told PTI. Typically, a QSR chain ta