Korhan Kurdoğlu, Founding Partner and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, said that they have conducted many studies/projects together with China to understand and explain this country and the dynamics of doing business with it, and that China is of great importance to our trade and economic relations.
Korhan Kurdoğlu, Co-Founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, said, 'China is one of Turkey's most important trading partners with a trade volume of about 45 billion dollars in 2022, and our goal is to contribute to our country by developing more balanced economic relations with China. We believe that partnerships between companies operating in Turkey and China will also give new impetus to our bilateral relations.'
We jointly undertake many activities aimed at understanding and explaining China and the dynamics of doing business there, said Korhan Kurdoğlu, co-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, who closely follows economic and social developments in China. 'One of them, the DEİK-TÜSİAD Research Group on Increasing Exports to China, is a platform that analyzes how to strengthen Turkey's exports to China. China is one of Turkey's most important trade partners with bilateral trade volume of about $45 billion in 2022, and our goal is to contribute to our country by developing more balanced economic relations with China. We think that partnerships between companies operating in Turkey and China will also give new impetus to our bilateral relations
Korhan Kurdoğlu, Founding Partner and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, said bilateral trade between the two countries will reach 45 billion dollars in 2022. 'China is one of Turkey's most important trade partners,' Kurdoğlu said. 'We think partnerships between companies operating in Turkey and China will add momentum to these relations. Based on the results of a survey we conducted, we would like to identify the obstacles that stand in the way of exports from Turkey to China and demand that the authorities of both countries develop sound and effective policies and implement them as part of a plan.'
Korhan Kurdoğlu, Co-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, announced that the company will open 200 new restaurants in China this year and maintain its growth target in the coming years.
In a high-profile appointment, Atakan Bozkurt, an experienced name from Burger King China, has been named CEO.
As TFI TAB Food Investments, we have set our digitalization strategy and goals and are working hard to achieve them. Digital transformation is a topic that our board and all executives have personally embraced. We are working with our own cloud and also with other cloud providers. At the same time, we are increasing productivity by reducing operational risks through robotic processes.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal listed among Turkey's 50 most influential CMOs
"Since entering the Chinese market 10 years ago with our Burger King brand, we have reached more than 1,400 restaurants in 200 cities," said Korhan Kurdoğlu, Co-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments.
“2023 will continue to be the year of our digital transformation, we will see this transformation in every aspect of life,” said Sinan Ünal, TFI TAB Gıda Investments CMO.
Erman Karaca, CTO of TFI TAB Food Investments, has been included in the list of Turkey's most influential technology leaders.
"Since entering the market 10 years ago with our Burger King brand, we have reached more than 1,400 restaurants in 150 cities in the Chinese market," said Korhan Kurdoğlu, Co-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, in an interview with Xinmin Evening News. "As TFI, we will continue to grow in the Chinese market in the coming period. We will continue to work toward our goal of adding 200 new restaurants a year to the system we have here, as we did before the pandemic."
Our primary target for 2023 is to increase our investments in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, to get one step closer to our goal of becoming the largest digital restaurant operator in the world.
Furkan Ünal, an accomplished name in the world of finance, has been appointed CFO of TFI TAB Food Investments. This is a top level appointment at one of the largest restaurant chain operators in the world.
Sinan Ünal, CMO of TFI TAB Food Investments, is among the 50 most influential CMOs in Turkey who combine technology and digitalization with their strategies and make a difference with their successful practices.
"Consumers now expect sincerity from us in the things we do as a company," said Sinan Ünal, TFI TAB Food Investments CMO, adding that work continues to improve delivery services.
Sinan Ünal, CMO of TFI TAB Food Investments, has been included in the list of the 50 most influential CMOs in Turkey in a survey conducted by Fortune magazine by Data Expert and BMI.
TFI TAB Food Investments, one of the top five restaurant operators in the world and the leader in Turkey, and Subway®, one of the largest restaurant brands in the world, have entered into a franchise agreement to expand Subway® operations in Turkey, effective October 1, 2022.
"Marketing departments should be strategy centers," said Sinan Ünal, TFI TAB Food Investments CMO.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
We are working to create a sustainable food system in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Digitalization is the foundation of our marketing approach. As TFI, we have designed our digitalization strategy in 2019 under two themes. The first is operational transformation, i.e. moving from restaurants to delivery services in line with consumer tendencies and global trends. And the second is the creation of data based on feedback and requests we receive from customers and, more importantly, the correct interpretation of the data we create.
TFI TAB Food Investments, which is on its way to becoming one of the top three quick-service restaurant operators in the world with its successful businesses in two different markets such as Turkey and China, shows us how a global success story can be written by investing in this country
TAB Gıda is leading the way in the digital transformation of the Food and Beverages sector with its services and campaigns focused on consumer behavior changes due to the pandemic, placing the human factor at the center of the business.
We view reputation as the foundation of customer loyalty. We consider this in all organizational phases, from product quality to employee behavior.
Along with pricing strategies, we also focused on restaurant productivity analysis, contact-free and digital solutions. Food delivery revenue has increased four-fold compared to pre-pandemic (2019). Ünal's 2022 agenda includes data analysis, customer centricity, innovative approaches, and the development of a sustainable food system. Investments for reducing food waste are planned for the upcoming 10 years.
Incorporating Burger King®, Popeyes®, Arby's®, Sbarro®, Usta Dönerci®, and Usta Pideci® brands as Turkey's leading quick-service restaurant chain, TFI TAB Food Investments continues to offer applications that make the lives of their users easier. TFI TAB Food Investments is also pioneering the sector's digitalization trends with its 27 years of experience.
With the impacts of the ongoing pandemic, new variants, lockdowns and re-openings, distance working, and education, it has once again been the year of delivery services in our sector. It seems that this trend will become our reality in the future. We have constantly observed the consumer insights that have changed over the pandemic. We have established our marketing strategy based on data analysis. In this respect we have both adopted an agile communication approach, enabling quick decision-making in an ever-changing agenda, and worked on new campaign and promotion mechanisms that will provide our customers with the best in terms of their needs.
Tıkla Gelsin®, the e-commerce platform of Burger King®, Popeyes®, Arby’s®, Sbarro®, Usta Dönerci® and Usta Pideci® franchisee TFI TAB Food Investments cooperates with App Samurai.
Tıkla Gelsin® released a commercial starring famous comedian Hasan Can Kaya about “kazana kazana’’ or delightfully earning while eating.
Successfully carrying out two giant operations in Turkey and China, TFI TAB Food Investments is on the way towards becoming one of the world's top 3 quick-service restaurant operators through more than 2,500 restaurants worldwide, more than 50,000 employees including those of its franchise restaurants and its unique integrated ecosystem which provides numerous items including meat, bread, salad, and potato.
TFI TAB Food Investments, leader of the quick-service restaurant chains industry in Turkey, offers investors a turnkey business operation model thanks to its unique food ecosystem.
A senior-level assignment took place at TFI TAB Food Investments, which has been operating in Turkey since 1994 and keeping its leadership position with more than 2,500 restaurants of 6 brands worldwide.
TFI TAB Food Investments continues to invest in China without slowing down. TFI TAB Food Investments opened the three thousandth restaurant of Burger King® in Asia-Pacific.
Turkey has the best Popeyes Restaurant in the EMEA region. The Popeyes Restaurant at Antalya Airport was awarded as the only restaurant among all Popeyes restaurants in the EMEA region to receive the "Gold Plate Award" and "Top Operator Award."
Burger King was selected as the "Coolest Fast-Food Brand" for the 4th time in the "Cool Brands Survey" held for the 5th time this year in the cooperation of Marketing Türkiye and Roamler Türkiye.
TAB Gıda signed the Cooperation Protocol on the Preparation of National Occupational Standards for Vocational with the Professional Competence Authority on 11.11.2019.
TAB Gıda was listed among the retail companies with the highest mobile turnover; ranked first in the top 3 retail company categories in terms of generating employment; ranked second in the category of retail companies with the highest online turnover and it was named the largest fast-food retail company.
Turkey's quick-service restaurant sector leader TAB Gıda was deemed worthy of the "Most Successful Human Resources Application" award with its HR application "Level Up" at the Retail Sun Awards, in which individuals and institutions contributing to the development of the sector are awarded.
TAB Gıda, which is operating with 6 brands, including four global brands such as Burger King, Sbarro, Popeyes, and Arby's, and two national brands such as Usta Dönerci, and Usta Pideci, was chosen as the "Food Company of the Year" by the Boğaziçi University Engineering Club this year, as in 2018.
Winners of "The ONE Awards Integrated Marketing Awards," which is organized with the cooperation of Marketing Turkey and Akademetre and became one of the essential standards of the marketing sector over time, received the "Reputation of the Year" award at a magnificent ceremony held in Raffles Istanbul on January 9, 2019.
Fenerbahçe Club Board Member Sertaç Komsuoğlu and TAB Gıda Senior Manager (TAB Gıda CEO) Caner Dikici attended the sponsorship press conference held at Ülker Stadium.
A sponsorship agreement has been signed between Galatasaray Club and TAB Gıda.
Recently signing a sponsorship agreement with Fenerbahçe Sports Club, TAB Gıda implemented win-win-based cooperation with Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club.
Trabzonspor Club President Ahmet Ağaoğlu and TAB Gıda Senior Manager (CEO) Caner Dikici attended the sponsorship press conference held at a restaurant in Anadolu Hisarı.
Caner Alpaslan, one of the experienced names in the sector, was appointed as the TAB Gıda Marketing Director, the fast service restaurant chain brand. He will serve as TAB Gıda Marketing Director as of February 2020.
Below you can read Vahap Munyar’s interview with Caner Dikici, Board Member of TFI TAB Food Investments and CEO of TAB Gıda:
Caner Dikici, Board Member of TFI TAB Food Investments and CEO of TAB Gıda, made the following statements to Hürriyet Newspaper:
Below you can read Vahap Munyar’s interview with Caner Dikici, Board Member of TFI TAB Food Investments and CEO of TAB Gıda:
Caner Dikici, CEO of TAB Gıda, which has more than 1,300 Burger King restaurants in China, stated that the world has been passing a big test, and he continued: "We are running a large operation in China. In such difficult times, people must have access to high-quality, delicious, and safe food.
There are more than 2,500 restaurants globally under the roof of TFI TAB Food Investments, and more than 60,000 employees work for these restaurants and production facilities.
Our new guest for the Post-Corona Marketing series, where we discuss the sectors that expect permanent changes after the pandemic, is Sinan Ünal, TFI TAB Food Investments CMO.
I asked what they did during this period and his predictions for Sinan Ünal, CMO of TFI TAB Food Investments, which carries out fast-service restaurant operations in 5 countries, including Turkey, Northern Republic of Macedonia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Georgia, and China.
Offering an irresistible taste under the assurance of TAB Gıda in Turkey, Burger King® crowns its success with the first prize this year as well.
Years from now, when we remember 2020 and those days, we will undoubtedly talk about how challenging these days were, and we will especially remember the concept of "transformation."
TFI TAB Food Investments, one of the biggest global restaurant operators by restaurant count and the biggest global franchisee of Restaurant Brands International (RBI), has added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which started in 2012.
TAB Food, the market leader in Turkey’s ‘Quick Service Restaurant’ operations, has added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
TAB Food, the market leader in Turkey’s ‘Quick Service Restaurant’ operations, has added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
TFI TAB Food Investments Board of Directors Vice Chairman and CEO Korhan Kurdoğlu said they expect a big interest for Popeyes in China.
TFI TAB Food Investments A.Ş. has added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
Quick service restaurant operator TFI TAB Food Investments (TFI) added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
‘TFI TAB Food Investments AS (TFI)’, one of Turkey’s leading quick service restaurant operators, added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
TFI TAB Food Investments (TFI) added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
TFI, one of the world’s biggest global restaurant operators, has added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which began in 2012.
At the beginning of a press trip at Ekur Et Integrated Processing Plant in Suluova, Amasya, TFI TAB Food Investments Chairman Erhan Kurdoğlu underlined the strategy of the Group:
Food prices are number one item in the agenda of all from the man in the street to the top of the government...
TFI TAB Gıda, quick service restaurant chain operator in Turkey and China, has invested USD 170 million in agriculture so far.
TFI TAB Food Investments Chairman Erhan Kurdoğlu says, “In Turkey, we have got neither oil nor natural gas reserves.
Erhan Kurdoğlu is the eldest son of ATA Holding’s founder Ertuğrul Kurdoğlu. He and his brother, Korhan Kurdoğlu, were at Miami University watching a match and eating a Burger King hamburger when an idea came to his mind:
As of September 2017, and as China approached its 766th Burger King (BK China) restaurant opening, TFI’s total fast service restaurant holdings climbed to 1,822 restaurants.
We are in New York for the initial public offering at Nasdaq Exchange, of the TAB Food Investments (TFI), which holds the brands Burger King, Popeyes, Arby’s, and Usta Dönerci.
A TFI team which was on roadshow with 150 institutional investors in London, Chicago and Boston for the last two weeks had great expectations from the initial public offering (IPO) due to the keen investment appetite for Turkey.
A TFI team of 4 people which was on roadshow with in London, Chicago and Boston with 150 institutional investors for the last two weeks had great expectations from the initial public offering (IPO) due to both the spectacular growth pace of the company and the keen investment appetite for Turkey.
Sbarro®, which introduces the traditional and delicious Italian flavors of Napoli to its lovers, draws all attention with its winter-theme designs and brand new sauces.
Burger King® is full of enthusiasm for the New Year! Witty New Year messages at Whopper® packages and the legendary taste “Jalapeno Whopper®” are waiting for you at Burger King® restaurants!
New commercial film for Burger King’s legendary taste, Whopper, which sticks in the mind with its slogan “Fire is Calling Youuu!” goes on air with amusing plots.
Serving with more than 90 restaurants throughout Turkey, Usta Dönerci® offers the traditional doner kebab taste to the doner kebab fans at Gaziantep Sanko Park Shopping Mall with most affordable price and with highest service quality.
Burger King®’s popular taste King Chicken now has two new options. With its unique taste and appetizing appearance, King Chicken Spicy and King Chicken Barbecue will satisfy the guests this summer.
"Summer Hits 2017: Popular Brands of Summer" survey conducted in cooperation with The Brand Age Magazine and Xsights Research & Consultancy has concluded. In the survey where the participants were asked which food brands they preferred during summer, Burger King® ranked on top once again with 27 percent share.
Popeyes®, Turkey's biggest "chicken restaurant chain, is offering a satisfying menu with the brand new "Family Bucket" that will make the chicken fans happy at the back to school period. Offered with a toy gift, the "Family Bucket" will conquer the heart of all family members with two different options.
Sbarro®, which won the favor of the Turkish people soon after making its debut in Turkey in 2007 with the assurance of TAB Gıda, marks its 10th anniversary in Turkey.
The roast beef used in the sandwiches of Arby's®, which offers its guests roasted sandwiches, wraps, salads and delicious curly fries which are different than its peers both in taste and in appearance, is instantly sliced fresh upon the customer’s order after being slowly roasted for four hours.
Usta Dönerci® offers delicious dishes that are both affordable and tasty with more than 90 restaurants accross Turkey. During the superb campaign in all Usta Dönerci® restaurants, chicken döner wrap with a medium size beverage will be sold for only 5.95 TL.