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US Food Network, the operator of the KFC franchise in Romania, will open a second branch in the Winmarkt network. Located in the Winmarkt Dacia center in Buzau, the 300-sqm outlet is on the ground floor. The company has signed a lease for five years, and the fast food store is set to open this month.
US Food Network has owned the operating license for KFC in Romania since 1995. It currently has 38 KFC restaurants throughout the country, of which 17 are in Bucharest.
Winmarkt, which was bought in 2008 by Italian company Immobiliare Grande Distribuzione (IGD), owns 15 commercial centers and an office building in 13 cities across Romania. IGD is listed on the Milan stock exchange, and had a portfolio valued at EUR 1.725 billion at the end of 2009.