Americana Egypt plans to invest EGP 150 mn this year in new outlets and branch development, Managing Director Mohamed Hassan said at a press conference last week. The company will spend EGP 90 mn opening 23 new branches of its food outlets — which include Hardee’s, KFC, Costa Coffee, and Pizza Hut — and a further EGP 60 mn on developing branches and upgrading management systems. The company plans to establish a branch in the new administrative capital by 2021, Hapi Journal quoted Hassan as saying.