Pizzaman-Chickenman

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Pizzaman-Chickenman
Industry
FoundedJanuary 2018;6 years ago (2018-01) in Kumasi, Ghana
Founders
  • Christian Boakye-Yiadom
  • Ebenezer Essuman-Amankawah
Headquarters
Osu
,
Ghana
Area served
Ghana
Key people
Richard Nii Armah Quaye (Chairman)
Products
Services Food delivery
Parent CEQA Food and Beverages Ghana Company Limited
Website https://ceqaltd.com

CEQA Food and Beverages Ghana Company Limited (popularly known as Pizzaman-Chickenman) is a Ghanaian fast-food outlet which serves pizza, chicken, Ghanaian jollof and fried rice across Accra and Kumasi. [1] [2] [3] It has the largest chain of restaurants in Ghana. [4] The company's Ahodwo branch is the first ever pizza joint that run for 24 hours in a week which served chicken, pizza and various rice meals in Ghana. [5]

Contents

History

The company was established in January 2018 on the KNUST Mango Road in Kumasi. [6] [5] In December 2021, the company partnered and were financed by Quick Angels Investor Company alongside over 32 companies in Ghana. [7] [8] Christian Boakye-Yiadom and Ebenezer Essuman-Amankawah started the company. [9] Christian is currently the CEO of the restaurant [10] [11] whilst Ebenezer is also the Chief Operations Officer. [12] [13]

In December 2021 during the opening of new branches in Dansoman and Spintex, some Ghanaian artists like KiDi, DhopeNation, Mona 4Real, DJ Virusky graced the occasion. [14] In June 2022, Schardo Mitch and Nana Mitch became ambassadors for the company. [15] In September 2023, AMG Deuces was also unveiled as a brand ambassador for the company. [16] As at September 2024, the company has over 75 branches across Ghana. [17]

Initiative

In August 2023, the company unveiled a project called The LunchTime Initiative which is to visit various workplaces to share lunch time moments with workers. They visited the Ghana National Fire Service and Glovo Ghana in Kumasi. [18]

Controversy

In May 2023, two employees of the company were arrested and jailed for 5-years each for stealing gallons of cooking oil and boxes of chicken wings from the warehouse of the company in Nyankyerenease, near Kumasi in Ghana. [19] Abeiku Santana criticized the CEO over the jail term given to the employees. [20] [21] Richie, a marketer of the company also criticized Abeiku Santana for attacking the CEO of the company. [19] Bullgod also criticized Abeiku Santana for his attack on the CEO. [22]

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