Locally based restaurant chain debuts first international store

PDQ, via a deal with a Dubai-based investment firm, has opened a location in Kazakhstan.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 9:59 a.m. October 5, 2021
Courtesy. PDQ's restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan, opened Sept. 30.
Courtesy. PDQ's restaurant in Almaty, Kazakhstan, opened Sept. 30.
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TAMPA — To quote Borat Sagdiyev, actor Sacha Baron Cohen’s infamous Kazakhstani journalist character, Tampa-based fast-casual restaurant chain PDQ has struck a “very nice” deal that's resulted in the company opening its first-ever location outside the United States — with more to come.

 

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