Fafa's Explained
Fafa's is a Finnish fast food restaurant chain founded in 2011, serving falafel, pita and salads. The chain has 40 restaurants in Finland, two in Sweden and one each in Estonia and in the United Kingdom. The Fafa's restaurants work on a franchising principle.[1] Fafa's is the first completely carbon-neutral restaurant chain in Finland.[2]
The first Fafa's restaurant was opened in, Helsinki, in December 2011.[3] As well as Helsinki, the chain has restaurants in,[4], Tallinn, Stockholm and London.[5]
In Finland, Fafa's is a popular employer for foreign immigrants, as it does not require its employees to speak Finnish. All Fafa's restaurants are completely English-speaking down to the branding and the menu, and only about 10 to 15 percent of Fafa's employees are ethnic Finns.[6]
Expansion abroad
Fafa's has opened restaurants in Tallinn, Stockholm and London. The chain plans on expanding to other Nordic countries in the future as well as elsewhere in Europe.[7] According to the company founder, Israeli-born Doron Karavani, negotiations are under way about restaurants in Denmark and Switzerland.[6] The company plans on having over a hundred restaurants internationally in 2022.[8]
Notes and References
- Rinta-Jouppi, Anton: Fafa's aloitti pienenä kioskina Punavuoressa: Nyt ketju aikoo valloittaa Lontoon ja New Yorkin, Helsingin Sanomat 15 July 2019. Accessed on 15 July 2019.
- https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/fafas-kompensoi-hiilijalanjalkensa?publisherId=69817524&releaseId=69875794 Fafa's kompensoi hiilijalanjälkensä
- http://ruoka.ts.fi/jutut/ravintola-fafas-tuli-turkuun/ Ravintola Fafa's tuli Turkuun
- http://www.esaimaa.fi/Online/2017/05/16/Fafa%E2%80%99s%20avautui%20Lappeenrannan%20ravintolakadulla%3A%20falafelit%20haastavat%20vedyt%20ja%20kebabit/2017122261819/4 Fafa's avautui Lappeenrannan ravintolakadulla: falafelit haastavat vedyt ja kebabit
- https://fafas.fi/fi/sijainnit/ Sijainnit
- https://aromilehti.fi/artikkelit/doron-karavani-vie-fafasin-maailmalle-tukholma-tallinna-ja-lontoo-otetaan-haltuun-tana-vuonna/ Doron Karavani vie Fafa'sin maailmalle - Tukholma, Tallinna ja Lontoo otetaan haltuun tänä vuonna, Tanska ja Sveitsi myös vireillä
- https://www.businessfinland.fi/ajankohtaista/caset/2019/fafas-pikaruokaketju-laajentaa-lontooseen-tavoitteena-koko-pohjois-eurooppa/ Fafa's pikaruokaketju laajentaa Lontooseen, tavoitteena koko Pohjois-Eurooppa
- https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/pikaruokaketju-fafas-laajenee-britanniaan/ac9cb5b7-656b-40c2-aed1-d2c1bfef1e7c Pikaruokaketju Fafa's laajenee Britanniaan