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<\/a> Americana Egypt to expand food production: <\/strong>F&B conglomerate Americana is planning to invest USD 26 mn in new food production lines in Egypt, Vice Chairman Ihab Hajjaj said during a sit-down with General Authority for Investment and Freezones (GAFI) CEO Mohamed Abdel Wahab, cabinet said<\/a> yesterday. The increased capacity would be directed to the local market and to target new markets for export, especially Gulf countries.<\/p>\n

SOUND SMART-<\/strong> Parent company Americana Group, which runs the KFC and Pizza Hut franchises across MENA, earlier this summer tapped several big-name banks to work on its planned IPO<\/a>, which could take the form of a dual listing in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi and raise as much as USD 1 bn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Americana Egypt to expand food production: F&B conglomerate Americana is planning to invest USD 26 mn in new food production lines in Egypt, Vice Chairman Ihab Hajjaj said during a sit-down with General Authority for Investment and Freezones (GAFI) CEO Mohamed Abdel Wahab, cabinet said yesterday. 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