German Doner Kebab (GDK) is to open its first restaurant in Ireland at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre at the end of November, marking the beginning of a nationwide expansion that will see the opening of up to 30 stores within the next decade. <\/p>\n
The initial impact will generate 30 roles in Liffey Valley, and up to a further five stores and 150 roles across Ireland within the next year. The group plans to open up to 30 stores and create 1,000 jobs nationwide by 2035.<\/p>\n
The company is aiming to build a \u201cGen-Z focussed\u201d brand rooted in music, sport, and popular culture. Its menu features lean meats, toasted waffle bread, and handmade signature sauces.<\/p>\n
There are over 170 GDK restaurants throughout the UK, Sweden, North America, and the Middle East. All are backed by the group\u2019s primary investor, True and Hero Brands.<\/p>\n
The Strava Group, fronted by owner Rickey Sharma, operates the Master franchise and leads the GDK growth strategy in Ireland.<\/p>\n
Simon Wallis, chief executive of German Doner Kebab, said: \u201cOur vision is to dominate the kebab category across Ireland and the world, in every neighbourhood \u2013 one kebab, done right, at a time. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe value working with franchise partners who share and believe in our purpose to elevate the kebab experience. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Strava Group is already a successful partner in England and Scotland, with a deep understanding of the business operations. We look forward to continuing to work closely with them to fulfil the potential of the brand in Ireland.\u201d <\/p>\n
Rickey Sharma, director of the Strava Group, said the group sees \u201ctremendous potential\u201d in the Irish market.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mission is to deliver the same high-quality food, distinctive style, and cultural connections that have made GDK a global success. Liffey Valley will be the launchpad for what we believe will be a strong and sustained nationwide presence.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"German Doner Kebab (GDK) is to open its first restaurant in Ireland at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105229,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[79,18,19,17,66114,5281],"class_list":{"0":"post-105228","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-eire","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland","12":"tag-liffey-valley","13":"tag-restaurant"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}