Complete List of International Food

Chains in Pakistan

FunFact: Recently it has been revealed that the fast-food industry is the
second biggest industry in Pakistan nowadays, providing 17% of the total
employment in the manufacturing sector of Pakistan.

INTERNATIONAL FOOD CHAINS THAT

HAVE THEIR FRANCHISES IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan is no stranger to global food chains. Many of the biggest and
renowned names have already integrated themselves well within the local
market. Many eateries have their outlets in various cities across the country,
and people have grown accustomed to these food outlets.

↓ 22 – Fatburger
Origin: It is an American fast-food chain that was founded in 1947.
Best Known For: Burgers

↓ 21 – Butlers Chocolate Cafe

Origin: Founded in 1932 by Marion Bailey and BiBi Chagla in Dublin,
Ireland, Butler’s Chocolate Cafe is known for its tempting confectionery
products.
Best Known For: Chocolate Desserts

↓ 20 – Cinnabon
Origin: Founded in 1985 by Rich Komen and Greg Komen in the USA is
popular for its world-class Cinnamon rolls. They proudly call themselves the
sweetest brand on earth.
Best Known For: Cinnamon rolls

↓ 19 – Texas Chicken
Origin: An American chain of fast-food restaurants founded by the Church’s
Fried Chicken in 1952 in Texas. The name Church’s Chicken is replaced with
Texas Chicken due to concerns over its association with religion.
Best Known For: Fried Chicken items and Burgers

↓ 18 – CP Five Star
Origin: CP is one of the most significant producers of poultry from all around
the world. It is the food chain that originated in Bangkok in 1921.
Best Known For: Burgers
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↓ 17 – Pepe’s Piri Piri

Origin: The UK based food restaurant spread its wings in Pakistan a couple of
years ago. It is loved by even vegetarians too because they offer an equally
tempting veg menu as well. Their famous tagline is Love Fresh; Love Tasty;
Love Pepe’s!
Best Known For: Grilled Chicken Dishes

↓ 16 – Uncle Tetsu
Origin: Uncle Tetsu was started as a small bakery store in Japan in 1990. The
Japanese eatery is now successfully being operated in the USA, Australia,
Thailand, and Canada.
Best Known For: Japanese Cheesecakes
↓ 15 – P.F. Chang’s
Origin: Founded in Scottsdale, Arizona by Paul Fleming and Philip Chiang,
P.F Chang is one of the food chains which is getting popular in people of every
age bracket due to their versatile dishes.
Best Known For: Gluten Free Menu and Hand-rolled Sushi

↓ 14 – Gloria Jeans
Origin: In a small town just north of Chicago, USA, Gloria Jeans was born.
With increasing admiration from coffee fans, the concept became a success
and Gloria Jean’s Coffees outlets opened around the USA. Today, Gloria
Jean’s Coffees has opened 1050 coffeehouses in 48 markets all over the world.
Best Known For: Wide variety of coffee choices.

↓ 13 – The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf

Origin: Born in Southern California but now opened in Pakistan as well has
taken pride in serving customers all around the world.
Best Known For: Cakes and Coffee

↓ 12 – McDonald’s
Origin: The famous American fast-food company McDonald’s was started by
Richard and Maurice McDonald in 1940, in San Bernardino, California, United
States. It is one of the leading fast-food chains in the world, which is still
expanding rapidly.
Best Known For: Happy Meals and Mc Flurry
Where to Go? Mc Donald’s has several outlets all over Pakistan, with the first
outlet launched in Lahore in 1988. and it soon opened an outlet in Karachi a
week later. McDonald’s opened 53 branches in several cities of Pakistan.
↓ 11 – BURGER KING
Origin: It is an American multinational chain of fast food, particularly burgers.
The company was founded in 1953, previously known as Insta Burger King.
However, after Insta Burger King ran into financial crisis in 1954, the company
was purchased by its two Miami based franchises named David Edgerton and
James McLamore, who renamed it a burger king. Burger King first opened its
branches in Pakistan in October 2013, and since then, it is rapidly growing all
around the country at a fast pace.
Best Known For: Wide range of Burgers

↓ 10 – Pizza Hut
Origin: Pizza Hut is an American pizza restaurant chain and a well-known
international franchise that was first opened in 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, by
two brothers, Dan and Frank Carney. It is one of the oldest and the first
renowned pizzerias launched in Pakistan, which remains popular to this day.
Best Known For: Tempting Pizza flavors

↓ 09 – Dunkin’ Donuts
Origin: Dunkin’ Donuts, which is often abbreviated as DD and is officially
known as merely Dunkin, is another American multinational coffee place and
donut selling company that was established by William Rosenberg in
Quincy, Massachusetts in 1950.
Best Known For: Wide range of Donuts and Shakes
Where to Go? Since the year 2000, Dunkin Donuts has been successfully
running in Pakistan and fulfilling the customer’s satisfaction with its
scrumptious delicacies. It is franchised by Phoenix Foods (Pvt) Ltd in Lahore
and Islamabad, and IFL manages Karachi operations. The first outlet of Dunkin
Donuts was established in Defence, Lahore, and from then onwards, it gained
popularity, and now the company has over 12 outlets in Lahore and Islamabad
and above ten outlets in Karachi
↓ 08 – Domino’s
Origin: Domino’s Pizza is another renowned pizzeria that was founded in
Michigan, the United States, in 1960 and was previously known as
Dominick’s.
Best Known For: Pizza

↓ 07 – KFC
Origin: KFC, also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is an American fast-
food restaurant chain that has its headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, and it
specializes in fried chicken. Measured by the sales, this is the world’s second-
largest restaurant chain after McDonald’s. KFC is known as the brand that
serves quality food with a taste all around the world since the beginning.
Best Known For: Fried Chicken
Where to Go? KFC opened its outlets in Pakistan during the year 1997 in
Karachi. It is now the second most leading fast-food chain in Pakistan

↓ 06 – Subway
Origin: Subway is a famous American privately-held restaurant franchise that
usually sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is one of the fastest-
growing franchises in the world. In Pakistan, it is a must-stop for all fast food
lovers. They have a lot going on their menu card. Their finger-licking good
food and meals have gained them a vast consumer base in Pakistan. In a short
period of time, they have made a loyal customer base in Pakistan and have
many outlets in almost all major cities of Pakistan.
Best Known For: Customized Sandwiches

↓ 05 – Baskin Robbins
Origin: Baskin Robbins is a famous American chain of ice creams and cakes.
Its parent company is Dunkin’ Brands.
Best Known For: The company is well-known for its unique idea of the “31
flavors” slogan, which represents that a customer can choose a different flavor
every day of any month.
↓ 04 – Johnny Rockets
Origin: Johnny Rockets didn’t take a long time to get familiar with the
capability of the Pakistani food industry, and simply after two decades of its
parent branch opening in the USA.
Best Known For: Johnny Rockets is not like any other conventional
restaurants. It has a cozy fun ambiance and some real ketchup art.
Where to Go? They opened their first outlet in Pakistan in 2013.

↓ 03 – Hardees
Origin: Hardees is an American fast-food restaurant chain that is operated by
CK Restaurants Holdings. Inc. (CKE) and its outlets are mostly located in the
southern and Midwestern parts of the United States. It doesn’t own as many
branches in Pakistan as KFC or McDonalds own. However, it has gained a fair
customer base in Pakistan and plans to open twenty-five outlets all around the
country within the next five years.
Best Known For: The specialty of Hardee’s is its juicy burgers, curly fries,
and onion rings.

↓ 02 – Papa John’s
Origin: Papa John’s is an American pizza chain that runs the fourth
largest pizza delivery having its headquarters in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, a
suburb of Louisville.
Best Known For: Tasty Pizzas and Pasta

↓ 01 – Nando’s
Origin: Nando’s is a prevalent South African restaurant chain that is well
known for its Portuguese food, such as peri-peri style chicken dishes. It was
established in Johannesburg in 1987. Nando’s operates over 1,000 outlets in
35 different countries around the world. Their logo is the famous Portuguese
symbol, the Rooster of Barcelos.