About Sapphire Foods India Limited 

Sapphire Foods India Limited operates as the biggest quick service restaurant (QSR) operator across India and Sri Lanka by managing KFC and Pizza Hut brands throughout the country and Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants in Sri Lanka through long-term franchise deals with Yum! Brands Inc. serves as its principal franchisor. Sapphire Foods managed 963 eating establishments across two nations during March 31, 2025 because it operated 836 restaurants in India and 127 restaurants in Sri Lanka with dine-in and delivery and takeaway services. Through its three subsidiaries the company operates a disciplined multi-channel model that supports its growth plans.

Sapphire Foods emerged from private equity firm Samara Capital together with other equity firms to purchase 270 KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in India and Sri Lanka during 2015-16 because they predicted a long-term opportunity in QSR expansion. The company reached important milestones including launching India’s first omni-channel Pizza Hut store during 2016-17 followed by starting India expansion with 37 restaurants and introducing the first Taco Bell store in Sri Lanka during 2017-18 before reaching the Rs 1,000 crore revenue milestone in 2018-19 and achieving its first-ever profit after tax in 2021-22 .

The brand platforms of Sapphire Foods work to make their products accessible while promoting digital usage. During FY 2024-25 KFC restaurants received 37% of their customers through dine-in while delivery and takeaway represented 42% and 21% of their total traffic respectively and Pizza Hut restaurants obtained 33% dine-in customers along with 51% delivery and 16% takeaway orders. As of March 31 2025 the restaurant network operated 502 KFC locations in 131 Indian towns while maintaining 334 Pizza Hut outlets in 80 Indian towns together with 127 Sri Lankan restaurants across 74 towns. The company’s performance charts include Maldives restaurants within their total numbers during past years as noted in the footnotes.

Sapphire Foods India Limited’s Key Management

Sunil Chandiramani serves as the Chairman & Independent Director while Sanjay Purohit functions as both Whole Time Director and Group CEO and Vijay Jain acts as Executive Director & CFO and Sachin Dudam holds the positions of Company Secretary & Compliance Officer.

Latest Updates on Sapphire Foods India Limited 

• The company expanded its network by 91 restaurants during FY 2024-25 while achieving the 500-store milestone for KFC in India throughout that year.
• Global recognition: The Yum Global Franchise Convention in April 2025 honoured Sapphire Foods as the World’s Best KFC Franchisee and ranked its operations among the World’s Top 4 Pizza Hut Franchisees while its Sri Lanka business secured the title of World’s Best Pizza Hut Franchisee for People Practices.
• Awards and green buildings: Sapphire Foods received the Sustainable Practices Award of the Year at the ET Retail Awards. The KFC outlet at Bhavarkua Indore achieved India’s first Gold IGBC Certification in QSR history and the KFC Rayya outlet became the first restaurant to receive the IGBC Platinum Award which also marked a global first for KFC green interiors.
• Corporate action: The Board authorized a sub-division of equity shares by setting the new face value at Rs 2 per share starting from Rs 10 on June 19, 2024. The modification gained approval from shareholders through their vote on August 9, 2024 and the change implemented on September 5, 2024 when the company received a new ISIN (INE806T01020).