The Kuwait Food Company , doing business as the Americana Group ( Arabic : امريكانا ), is a Kuwaiti food company headquartered in Sharjah City . It operates food products throughout the Middle East and North Africa region , Americana Group is the largest integrated food company in Middle East.
4-577: Until 2016, it was listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange . In 1970, Americana first opened Wimpy in Kuwait. During the 1970s, Americana Meat was introduced in the market which included chicken nuggets, hamburgers, chicken fillets and more. Americana Group's main lines of business are operating food and beverage outlets, and manufacturing of food products. It has a network of over 2,465 outlets. The group’s network encompasses several brands in
8-473: The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE), the national stock market of Kuwait . Although several share holding companies (such as National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) in 1952) existed in Kuwait prior to the creation of the Kuwait Stock Exchange, it was not until October 1962 that a law was passed to organize the country's stock market. In April 1977, the stock exchange was initiated, and it was named as
12-626: The Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in 1983. The stock market in Kuwait is regulated by four bodies: the KSE, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry , the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Kuwait . On April 24, 2016, the Kuwait Stock Exchange became fully operated by a private company and its name changed to Boursa Kuwait, making it the only stock exchange in the Middle East owned by
16-498: The quick service, casual dining and fine dining categories, some of which are KFC , Pizza Hut , Hardee's , T.G.I. Friday's , Costa Coffee , Baskin Robbins , Krispy Kreme , Olive Garden , Red Lobster , and LongHorn Steakhouse . Americana currently has 23 restaurant chains in 13 countries. Africa Asia Kuwait Stock Exchange Boursa Kuwait Securities Co. , is the private-sector corporate owner and operator of
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