Fafa's
Fafa's is a Finnish fast food restaurant chain founded in 2011, serving falafel, pita and salads. The chain has 40 restaurants in Finland, two in Sweden and one in Estonia. A London branch in the United Kingdom is no longer open. The Fafa's restaurants work on a franchising principle.[1] Fafa's is the first completely carbon-neutral restaurant chain in Finland.[2]
The first Fafa's restaurant was opened in Punavuori, Helsinki, in December 2011.[3] As well as Helsinki, the chain has restaurants in Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, Seinäjoki, Tampere, Oulu, Lahti, Jyväskylä, Lappeenranta,[4] Oulu, Raisio, Hyvinkää, Tallinn, Stockholm and London.[5]
In Finland, Fafa's is a popular employer for foreign immigrants, as it does not require its employees to speak Finnish. All Fafa's restaurants are completely English-speaking down to the branding and the menu, and only about 10 to 15 percent of Fafa's employees are ethnic Finns.[6]
Expansion abroad
[edit]Fafa's has opened restaurants in Tallinn, Stockholm and London. The chain plans on expanding to other Nordic countries in the future as well as elsewhere in Europe.[7] According to the company founder, Israeli-born Doron Karavani, negotiations are under way about restaurants in Denmark and Switzerland.[6] The company plans on having over a hundred restaurants internationally in 2022.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Rinta-Jouppi, Anton: Fafa's aloitti pienenä kioskina Punavuoressa: Nyt ketju aikoo valloittaa Lontoon ja New Yorkin, Helsingin Sanomat 15 July 2019. Accessed on 15 July 2019.
- ↑ Fafa's kompensoi hiilijalanjälkensä, sttinfo.fi.
- ↑ Ravintola Fafa's tuli Turkuun Archived 2018-07-31 at the Wayback Machine, Turun Sanomat. Accessed on 19 September 2017.
- ↑ Fafa's avautui Lappeenrannan ravintolakadulla: falafelit haastavat vedyt ja kebabit Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, Etelä-Saimaa. Accessed on 19 September 2017.
- ↑ Sijainnit, Fafa's. Accessed on 22 September 2018.
- 1 2 Doron Karavani vie Fafa'sin maailmalle - Tukholma, Tallinna ja Lontoo otetaan haltuun tänä vuonna, Tanska ja Sveitsi myös vireillä Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, Aromi. Accessed on 31 July 2020.
- ↑ Fafa's pikaruokaketju laajentaa Lontooseen, tavoitteena koko Pohjois-Eurooppa, Business Finland. Accessed on 31 July 2020.
- ↑ Pikaruokaketju Fafa's laajenee Britanniaan, Kauppalehti. Accessed on 31 July 2020.
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