German Doner Kebab News & Media

German Doner Kebab entering Texas

April 10, 2023

German Doner Kebab is entering Texas with the state's first location opening next week in Sugar Land.

2 former Domino's execs leading German Doner Kebab as CEO, CDO

March 27, 2023

German Doner Kebab has hired two senior executives from Domino's Pizza Group UK — Simon Wallis, the pizza chain's former chief transformation officer — and…

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German Doner Kebab launches North American expansion plan

January 23, 2023

German Doner Kebab will open 12 restaurants this year in North America, including three in New York and one in Texas by the end of Q1. The expansion will also…

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German Doner Kebab opening 2nd US location

December 20, 2022

Scotland-based German Doner Kebab is opening its second U.S.-based location early next year in Queens, New York. The brand entered the U.S. market in 2021 with…

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German Doner Kebab appoints CFO

October 31, 2022

German Doner Kebab has appointed Kevin Giudici as finance director amidst its expansion. Previosuly, Giudici worked for the Highland Spring group, Kwik-Fit and…

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GDK opens 117th location in UK

October 12, 2022

German Doner Kebab opened its doors this week in Beckton a suburb in east London at Gallions Reach Shopping Park.

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German Doner Kebab appoints chief procurement, sustainability officer

August 1, 2022

German Doner Kebab has appointed Deon Pillay, who previously led the supply chain at Nando's Grocery, as chief procurement and sustainability officer.

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Island Poke taking Wimbledon

July 15, 2022

UK-based Island Poke is opening this month in Wimbledon, marking its 19th location in London and 11th in France.

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Hero Brands opening 220 locations in 2022

July 12, 2022

Hero Brands, which owns German Doner Kebab, Island Poke, Choppaluna and the cloud-kitchen concept Sides, will have opened over 220 locations by year's end…

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GDK launches pink kebabs

July 11, 2022

German Doner Kebab is going pink with the launch of Coco & Kiki kebabs. Served in fluffy pink coconut-infused waffle bread, the kebabs come in two…

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German Doner Kebab USA expands leadership team

June 27, 2022

As part of an expansion plan for North America, German Doner Kebab USA has hired Robert Bray as operations director and Mark Treptow as director of franchise…

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Largest UK McDonald's franchisee trades burgers for kebabs

June 15, 2022

The largest McDonald's franchisee in the U.K., Atul Pathak, has sold his locations and is opening up to 30 German Doner Kebabs, a fast casual brand based in…

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German Doner Kebab strengthens leadership team

May 18, 2022

Glasgow, Scotland-based German Doner Kebab has made two new appointments to its operations team. Nick Scovell, who served most recently as head of Franchise…

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German Doner Kebab opening 100th UK location

May 9, 2022

Glasgow, Scotland-based German Doner Kebab is opening its 100th UK restaurant this week in Covent Garden on St. Martins Lane in London, which is in the heart…

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German Doner Kebab appoints global COO

March 2, 2022

German Doner Kebab has appointed Daniel Bunce, the brand's former managing director for German GDK UK and Europe, as its global COO to spearhead the brand's…

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Hero Brands promotes German Doner Kebab exec to grow all brands

November 2, 2021

London-based Hero Brands has promoted Jon Cullen from Group Franchise Recruitment & Development director at German Doner Kebab to chief development and…

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German Doner Kebab appoints 2 to leadership team

October 6, 2021

German Doner Kebab has appointed Mike Brouwers and Georgina Cavendish to its leadership team to support the fast casual brand's international growth plans…

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