Subject: Marathon Restaurant Group Announces Grand Opening at Zevenwacht
From: "Matthew Bradshaw" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "John Murphy" <[email-masked]>, "Matthew Bradshaw" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:04:22 +0000

Dear Marathon Investor, Family and Friends -

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Marathon Restaurant Group Announces Grand Opening at Zevenwacht

November 22, 2016. Cape Town, South Africa - Marathon Restaurant Group, the exclusive Pizza Hut franchisee in the Western Cape of South Africa, Botswana and Nigeria, announced today that it has fired up its ovens in Zevenwacht, Western Cape. This is Marathon's third opening in the last month and four additional store openings are planned by December.

Marathon recently launched its fast-casual dining flagship in Gardens and the Zevenwacht opening today further extends the company's reach into the Western Cape.
Marathon has repositioned the Pizza Hut brand to create a comfortably hip and timeless fast-casual experience. The company teamed up with principal designer Francois van Eeden to design the restaurants interior and exterior. Designed to be casual, current and edgy, van Eeden is using architectural notes inspired by foundries and craft beer. "Competition within the category is fierce and consumers are demanding a differentiated experience. We've spent years refining the elements of the store design to give consumers a truly differentiated food experience. Consumers measure value by the overall experience; Zevenwacht fills this void," says Matthew Bradshaw, Founder and Executive Chairman.

Pizza Hut, which has more than 16,000 restaurants worldwide and sales totaling over $12 billion, is the first and only pizza restaurant company to have locations in 105 countries. Pizza Hut entered South Africa in 2014 and already has over 80 stores across twelve countries in Africa. Pizza Hut's fast-casual stores across the Western Cape are unique and differentiated but the core remains the brands iconic signature pan pizzas. Stores in the Western Cape feature iconic Wing Street chicken, decadent chocolate inspired desserts and Cape Town's iconic, Devil's Peak craft beer.

"Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza company, serving over 105 countries around the world, and we are thrilled to launch our fourth location 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.

About Marathon Restaurant Group
Marathon Restaurant Group, headquartered in Cape Town, is the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in Sub-Saharan Africa. Marathon is an innovative growth company that is building fast-casual restaurants and investing in 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. Marathon is a permanent capital investment company run by veteran global operating executives. 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 105 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>