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
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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.

Wikimedia/Michael Bulcik. Sacha Baron Cohen in character as Borat Sagdiyev. The government of Kazakhstan at first opposed the 2006
Wikimedia/Michael Bulcik. Sacha Baron Cohen in character as Borat Sagdiyev. The government of Kazakhstan at first opposed the 2006 "Borat" film but now says it and its 2020 sequel have help boost tourism to the country.

 

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