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Established in 2016 , Restaurants Development Company ( RD ) is a large , fast-growing franchisee of KFC , bringing the renowned American fast-food chicken chain to Thailand . As the business prepares to open its 300th store on the cusp of its eighth year in business , we sit down with Andrew Norton , CEO , to learn more about the company ’ s evolution .
“ RD was established in 2016 to acquire 127 KFC restaurants in Thailand from the franchisor of KFC , Yum Brands ,” Andew opens . “ In the early stages , we were totally unknown in Thailand , and we had to explain our business vision to hundreds of suppliers , partners , and to people we were recruiting to lead our restaurant support team .
“ Since then , we have invested significantly in expanding the network , remodeling the business , and improving experiences for both our customers and our employees . Through such investment , we will shortly open our 300th restaurant and we have created thousands of jobs . Indeed , we now employ more than 5000 people and are growing the team every month .
“ We serve over 80 million customers every year and are currently preparing to open our 300th store ,” he states . “ RD is already
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