History of the Company
Based in Cairo Egypt, Orange International is a company that was founded in 2011 by a group of Enthusiastic, professional, young entrepreneurs and top executives that have experiences spanning many business sectors starting from food and beverage, marketing, telecommunication, energy management, higher education and other fields. This blend of various experiences enables the team to successfully realize the mission and vision of the company which is mainly specialized in the food and beverage business. Its aim is to create and manage high-quality, food brands for consumers all over the world starting from Egypt and growing through the MENA region.
Fast Food Market in Egypt
The fast food business in Egypt has been growing in the past years with an accelerating trend with Egyptians lifestyle changes. Most of the world renowned fast food chains opened in Egypt fostered by the opening of many mega shopping malls and business/leisure hubs. According to the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, The Egyptian Fast-food market is dominated by US-based franchisors including Bakin Robbins, Burger King, Chili’s, Cinnabon, Cold Stone Creamary, Dairy Queen, TGI Fridays, Hardee’s, Mc-Donald’s, Hard Rock Café, Outback Steakhouse, Pizza Hut, Starbucks and Ruby Tuesday. In addition to this many well established local fast-food chains are present in Egypt (for Example: Mo’men, Cook D’or, Smileys’ Grill, which constitute old and strong fast food players within the Egyptian Market. According to Euromonitor (EUROMONITOR, 2013), the fast food industry in Egypt recovered from 2011 drop caused by the revolution, thanks to a recovery in tourist volume, a relative return to stability and competitive prices implemented by the country’s operators. However, the weakened economy, general uncertainty and decrease in purchasing power hindered this recovery. As a result, transaction volume growth only reached 1% in 2012, compared to a review period CAGR of 2%, while current value sales rose by 8.4% in comparison to a review period CAGR of 10%.
The Egyptian Fast food business however is still viewed as possessing a strong growth potential. It is expected that chains continue leading the fast food category. However, outlets and transactions volume are expected to witness a CAGR of 1.2% and 6% respectively, compared to a reviewed period of 9% and 11%. Leading chains from Americana and Mo’men group are likely to wait a complete return to stability before directing strong investments in outlet expansion.
Simply Food
As a start, Orange launched their first brand called “SIMPLY FOOD”. Simply Food is a concept chain built around today's fast-paced lifestyle. It offers a specialized line of food that is tasty, fresh and fast. The overall experience of each specialized outlet will enable customers to enjoy fine dining cuisine quality in a trendy, selective and clean environment with hundreds of varieties to choose from. One is able to create his own base and toppings the way he wants allowing him to indulge in dishes that serve his taste buds justice. The main thing is that simply represents “fine dining on the go “.The founders of Simply have allocated a gap in the fast food Egyptian Market which is split between fast food chains (always categorized as Junk food) and fine dining restaurants which could be sometimes very expensive to a big sector of the Egyptian consumers. The concept of “fine dining on the go” is expected to fill this gap by providing the quality of food usually found in a fine dining restaurant but at a service speed of a fast food chain.
Simply stores are designed to reflect the simply brand identity which is simple, neat, clean and relaxing on the go environment. This is reflected through the white walls and store façade (See Figure 1).