Subject: Marathon and YUM! Brands Announce Expansion of Pizza Hut into Western Cape, South Africa
From: "Matthew Bradshaw" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "John Murphy" <[email-masked]>, "Matthew Bradshaw" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2016 22:18:59 +0000

Dear Marathon Investor, Family and Friends -

Marathon Restaurant Group and YUM! Brands Announce Expansion of Pizza Hut into Western Cape, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa 6/26/2016 - The world-famous Pizza Hut brand is officially launching in the Western Cape of South Africa.  Ovens will begin firing on Sunday June 26th at the brand's flagship store at the popular West Coast Village Shopping Centre in Tableview. This first location will showcase a new aspirational, cutting edge fast casual store design that emphasizes convenience and efficiency in a fun, social setting with both indoor and outdoor seating.

"Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza company, serving over 100 countries around the world, and we are thrilled to launch in Cape Town. Pizza Hut is on a journey to become the most loved and fastest-growing brand in the pizza category and we are working hard to make it easier for consumers to access our great tasting pizza all around the globe," said Randall Blackford, General Manager, Pizza Hut Africa.

Pizza Hut, which has more than 16,000 restaurants worldwide and 2015 sales totaling over $12 billion, is the first and only pizza restaurant company to have locations in 100 countries. Pizza Hut entered South Africa in 2014 and already has over two dozen stores there and has restaurants in twelve countries across Africa. In Cape Town, Pizza Hut's core signature pizza's will be the anchor of the menu, but there will also be a broad range of chicken wing and strip offerings with a variety of sauces. The menu will also feature handmade garlic bread sticks and decadent chocolate inspired desserts.

Marathon has also partnered with iconic local craft beer brewer Devil's Peak to showcase the best local craft beer in the Western Cape. In the coming months, Pizza Hut will be hosting special tasting events to give consumers a chance to pair their favorite pizza and chicken offerings with their favorite Devil's Peak seasonal beer.

Pizza Hut Western Cape will feature a best-in-class fleet of delivery drivers, committed to predictable and timely home delivery. Marathon is proud of its partnership with the local NGO, Harambee - a Youth Employment Accelerator, which has helped source and train the first 25 store level employees who then move into the Marathon Leadership Program (MLP).

Matthew Bradshaw, Founder and Executive Chairman of Marathon Restaurant Group, said, "Our team could not be more excited to bring Pizza Hut to the people of Cape Town. We are committed to developing the Pizza Hut business across the Western Cape, with locations set for Durbanville, Gardens, Green Point, Tokai, and Stellenbosch, creating more than 200 new jobs by the end of 2016."

About Marathon Restaurant Group

Marathon Restaurant Group is an innovative growth company that is building fast-casual restaurants and supporting food supply chain across Sub-Saharan Africa. Marathon is the exclusive franchisee of the Pizza Hut brand in Nigeria, Botswana, and the Western Cape of South Africa.  www.marathonrestaurantgroup.com<http://www.marathonrestaurantgroup.com>

ABOUT PIZZA HUT
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), delivers more pizza, pasta and wings than any other restaurant in the world. The company began 58 years ago in Wichita, Kansas, when two brothers borrowed $600 from their mom to start a pizzeria. What started out small has become the biggest pizza company in the world and today operates more than 16,000 restaurants in 100 countries serving innovative pizzas, traditional favorites like the signature Pan Pizza, and much more. For more information, visit www.pizzahut.co.za<http://www.pizzahut.co.za>

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