Galito's

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Galito's
Company type Private
Industry Casual dining/Chain restaurant
GenreFlame-grilled chicken
Founded1996;29 years ago (1996), Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa
FounderLouis Germishuys
ProductsChicken and related cuisine
Website www.galitos.co.za
A Galito's grilled chicken restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa. Galito's Claremont.jpg
A Galito's grilled chicken restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa.

Galito's is a South African multinational fast casual chain that specialises in Portuguese style flame-grilled peri-peri chicken. Founded in Nelspruit, South Africa in 1996, Galito's operates over 210 outlets in 17 countries. [1] It was founded by former Nando's franchisee Louis Germishuys. [2] Germishuys decided to establish his own flame-grilled chicken restaurant after Nando's listed and started buying out franchisees. [2] He developed his own range of sauces with one of his employees, Felix Mokoena, in his home garage before opening his first Galito's restaurant [3] next door to a Nando's restaurant. [4] The chain has restaurants in Canada, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, the UAE, Kazakhstan, India, South Africa, Serbia, Zambia, Malawi and Bangladesh. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tastes Like Home". Galito's South Africa. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 Daniel, Compiled by Luke. "This fast-food empire started in a garage in Mbombela – its latest store just opened in Fiji". Businessinsider. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 Thompson, Andrew. "How an ex-Nando's franchisee grew a small Mbombela chicken shop to 160 franchised stores". Businessinsider. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Galito's growth story - from Mpumalanga to Kenya and Kazakhstan". Bizcommunity. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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