Kebab Turki Baba Rafi 2019 Gig on the Green

PT Baba Rafi Indonesia,

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Kebab Turki Baba Rafi (abbreviated as KTBR) is the world's largest chain of kebab shops, which operates more than 1,300 outlets in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Bangladesh. Headquartered in Indonesia, the business began in 2003 as a cart operated by young entrepreneurs, Nilam Sari and Hendy Setiono. In 2005, the business applied the franchise system. It is owned by the founders through their company Baba Rafi Enterprise, which also owns Piramizza, Bebek Garang, and Voila! 360’ communication agency. An outlet is operated either by a franchisee or by the corporation itself. It is also a pioneer of

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investing franchise in Indonesia. A variety of outlets types are used, such as

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s, shops, booth, indoor, and non-stop 24-hour outlets. Kebab Turki Baba Rafi primarily sells doner kebabs,

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es (such as

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and

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, and

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s. The Philippines outlets also serves drinks, such as

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History

The business began in 2003, with a cart operated by husband and wife team Nilam Sari and Hendy Setiono at Nginden Semolo Street in

Surabaya Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of East Java and the second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. Located on the northeastern border of Java island, on the M ...

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. They built the business inspired by a journey to

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and the many sellers of Turkish-style doner kebab or

. The "Baba Rafi" name was taken from

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word, "baba" meaning father, and "Rafi" is inspired from their first child's name, Rafi Darmawan. In 2005, the business applied the franchise system for growing the business. It expanded to Malaysia, the expansion succeeded. The outlets operate not only in

, but also in

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and the

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. Later, Kebab Turki Baba Rafi has continued its expansion into

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, the

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. The company imports around of

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-certified meat from

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every three months.

Headquarters

The Kebab Turki Baba Rafi headquarters complex, Graha Baba Rafi, is located in Pondok Labu Cilandak, South Jakarta. The office from Nginden Semolo, Surabaya and its facility moved to Jakarta, between 2008-2009.

References

External links

* 2003 establishments in Indonesia Companies based in Jakarta Restaurants established in 2003 Fast-food franchises Fast-food chains of Indonesia Indonesian brands Kebabs {{Portal, Indonesia, Jakarta