1. About Zooba:
Zooba is an Egyptian street food chain company also they are serving modern twists on the country’s traditional cuisine.
2. Zooba was Founded in the year of 2012.
3. Headquarters Locations: Airo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.
4. Number of Employees: 501-1000
5. Zooba eats Egypt has raised a total of $8M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 19, 2019.
6. Last Funding Type: Series A
7. IPO Status: Private
8. CB Rank (Company): 47,350
9. Company Type: For Profit
10. Primary Industry: Food & Beverage
11. Business Type: B2C
12. Zooba Founders: Christopher Khalifa, Mostafa Rafaey
13. The Zooba chain was founded with the idea of putting a gourmet twist on Egyptian street food.
14. At the time of its launch, street food or local cuisines were becoming increasingly popular concepts. It was Khalifa’s mission to promote Egyptian culture through its most famous food.
15. People can easily access simple, flavorful, and contemporary dishes by purchasing fresh food prepared with good quality products without additives and preservatives.
16. The Zooba serves authentic contemporary Egyptian street food at seven branches in Cairo and one in New York City.
17. Zooba branches and working time:
- Zamalek
- City Stars
- Maadi
- Korba
- New Cairo
- Sheikh Zayed
- The Corner Mall
- New York
18. Following are food menu items in Zooba Egypt:
- Ful: Lime, Tahina, Picked Lemon & Alexandrian.
- Taameya: Classic, Pickled Lemon, Eggplant, Spicy
- Meats: Chicken “Shawerma”, Liver, Sausage.
- Classics: Basterma Eggs, Shakshouka, Roumy, Grilled Roumy Cheese Taamey and etc…
- Koshari
- Hawawshi
- Sides
- Dips
- Bread
19. The Zooba is an amazing place to eat quick street food.
20. About Christopher Khalifa:
- The founder Mr. Christopher Khalifa previously worked as a banker for seven years.
- After that, he opened Zooba in 2012 with the aim of innovating and enhancing the quality of ingredients of Egyptian street food, as well as building a brand around its rich culture.
- “I saw many concepts and businesses emerging, and I came across many different businesses that I consulted on as a banker. One of the things that caught my attention was retail in restaurants and food and beverage.”Khalifa says.
21. Zooba’s diverse array of products can easily be found elsewhere in Egypt but Zooba has cleverly added its own touch and flavor to traditional Egyptian food.
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