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Korhan Kurdoğlu, founding partner and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, said, " China is an important trading partner of Turkey. Our goal is to contribute to our country through the development of more balanced economic relations with China.
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, TFI TAB Food Investments Co-Founder and CEO: Business expectations from China are rising.
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.'
Korhan Kurdoğlu, C0-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments, says, "We are jointly undertaking many activities aimed at understanding and explaining China and the dynamics of business there."
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, Co-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments: China is one of Turkey's most important trading partners
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, Founding Partner and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments: We are sticking to our growth target
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.
Atakan Bozkurt, CEO of Burger King China
In a high-profile appointment, Atakan Bozkurt, an experienced name from Burger King China, has been named CEO.
Erman Karaca, CTO of TFI TAB Food Investments: we achieve productivity with robotic processes
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
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal listed among Turkey's 50 most influential CMOs
Korhan Kurdoğlu, Co-founder and CEO of TFI TAB Food Investments: The first step we took in China will take a thousand years to complete
"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.
TFI TAB Gıda Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: Digital transformation to continue in 2023
“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, is listed among Turkey's 50 most influential technology leaders
Erman Karaca, CTO of TFI TAB Food Investments, has been included in the list of Turkey's most influential technology leaders.
TFI TAB Food Investments Co-Founder and CEO Korhan Kurdoğlu: We will continue to work to add 200 new restaurants to our system
"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."
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: We cover 85% of the cuisine culture
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 - CFO of TFI TAB Food Investments
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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal among Turkey's 50 most influential digital CMOs
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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: Consumers expect sincerity from Brand
"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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal listed among Turkey's 50 most influential CMOs
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 becomes Turkey representative of Subway®
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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: Marketing departments should be strategy centers
"Marketing departments should be strategy centers," said Sinan Ünal, TFI TAB Food Investments CMO.
Akşam Newspaper: TFI TAB Food Investments targets top three in the world.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
Dünya Newspaper: TFI TAB Food Investments targets top three in the world.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
Milliyet Newspaper: TFI TAB Food Investments targets top three in the world.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
Posta Newspaper: TFI TAB Food Investments targets top three in the world.
TFI TAB Food Investments Opens 700th Burger King Restaurant in Turkey.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: An ecosystem that is entirely indigenous to our land.
We are working to create a sustainable food system in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: CMOs who are proactive with actions, not words, succeed
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.
A success story from Turkey to China
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
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: We Will Continue Customer Experience-Oriented Applications and Digital Innovations in 2022
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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: Preserving the Reputational Capital is as Important as Building It
We view reputation as the foundation of customer loyalty. We consider this in all organizational phases, from product quality to employee behavior.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: Our brand marketing strategies were designed based on the concepts of transition from dining in restaurants to food delivery, and creating and leveraging data.
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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: TFI Food Investment Leading the Transformation
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.
TFI TAB Food Investments CMO Sinan Ünal: We Owe Our Success to “Thinking Global Acting Local”
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® Continues to Grow with AI
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®’s New Commercial Released!
Tıkla Gelsin® released a commercial starring famous comedian Hasan Can Kaya about “kazana kazana’’ or delightfully earning while eating.
TFI TAB Food Investments Aspire to be Among The World’s Top 3!
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 Keeps the Pace of Investments Even During Pandemic
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.
Senior Assignment at TFI TAB Food Investments
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 opened its three thousandth restaurant of Burger King® in Asia-Pacific.
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.
Popeyes® won the “Gold Plate Award” and “Top Operator Award” among all Popeyes® restaurants in the EMEA region.
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 fourth time by the Cool Brands Survey.
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 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 deemed worthy of awards in 4 different categories within the "Innovation Forum and Awards in Retail" event organized by Capital and Ekonomist magazines.
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.
TAB Gıda won the "Most Successful Human Resources Application Award" with its HR application "Level Up" at the Retail Sun Awards
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 won the "Food Company of the Year Award" for the second time in the "Bosphorus Business Awards."
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.
Burger King® was selected as "the Most Reputable of the Year" in the "Fast Food" category in The ONE Awards Integrated Marketing Awards.
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.
TAB Gıda signed a sponsorship agreement with Fenerbahçe
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.
TAB Gıda signed a sponsorship agreement with Galatasaray
A sponsorship agreement has been signed between Galatasaray Club and TAB Gıda.
TAB Gıda signed a sponsorship agreement with Beşiktaş
Recently signing a sponsorship agreement with Fenerbahçe Sports Club, TAB Gıda implemented win-win-based cooperation with Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club.
TAB Gıda signed a sponsorship agreement with Trabzonspor
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 became the New Marketing Director of TAB Gıda
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.
We have 1300 branches in China, and we were granted state subsidies for the corona crisis.
Below you can read Vahap Munyar’s interview with Caner Dikici, Board Member of TFI TAB Food Investments and CEO of TAB Gıda:
The world will not be the same
Caner Dikici, Board Member of TFI TAB Food Investments and CEO of TAB Gıda, made the following statements to Hürriyet Newspaper:
Couriers serve with a “body temperature information slip”
Below you can read Vahap Munyar’s interview with Caner Dikici, Board Member of TFI TAB Food Investments and CEO of TAB Gıda:
Good news started to come from China
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.
Experience brought success in China
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.
Post-Corona Marketing
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.
Corona has also digitized the food sector, the share of takeaway service has increased by 60 percent
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.
Burger King® is Number 1 Again!
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.
Consumers want practical and innovative brands
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."
Expanding investments
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 targets 1,500 restaurants with Popeyes over the next 10 years
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 Taking Popeyes to China
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 to Open 1,500 New Restaurants in China
TFI TAB Food Investments Board of Directors Vice Chairman and CEO Korhan Kurdoğlu said they expect a big interest for Popeyes in China.
Growing rapidly 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.
TFI TAB GIDA Expanding Investments in China with Popeyes Following Burger King
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.
TAB’s Investment Spree In China
‘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.
Expanding operations network in China
TFI TAB Food Investments (TFI) added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which it started with Burger King in 2012.
Expanding investments in China with Popeyes
TFI, one of the world’s biggest global restaurant operators, has added the Popeyes brand to its China operations which began in 2012.
Vahap Munyar - Hürriyet
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:
Ebru Sungur - Milliyet
Food prices are number one item in the agenda of all from the man in the street to the top of the government...
Şeref Oğuz - Sabah
TFI TAB Gıda, quick service restaurant chain operator in Turkey and China, has invested USD 170 million in agriculture so far.
Didem Eryar Ünlü - Dünya
TFI TAB Food Investments Chairman Erhan Kurdoğlu says, “In Turkey, we have got neither oil nor natural gas reserves.
Vahap Munyar - Hürriyet
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:
Serpil Yılmaz - Habertürk
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.
Songül Hatısaru - Milliyet
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.
Feride Cem - Sabah
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.
Yasemin Salih - Dünya
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.
New Year Surprises by Sbarro®!
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.
New Year Favors by Burger King®!
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!
Burger King’s new advertising campaign on the air: “Fire is Calling Youuu!” (Ateş Seni Çağırıyooo)
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.
Usta Dönerci®’s new restaurant is opened at Gaziantep Sanko Park Shopping Mall
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.
Two Brand New Tastes by Burger King®: King Chicken Spicy and King Chicken Barbecue
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.
Burger King® Hit the 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.
Family Size "Back to School" Gift by Popeyes®
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® Marks 10th Anniversary in Turkey!
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 Meat of Arby’s® Roasted for 4 Hours
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.
Superb Campaign for Döner Lovers by Usta Dönerci®
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.
