Sphera Franchise Group SA, the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell in Romania, ended the third quarter of 2025 with total sales of 406 million lei — a level similar to that recorded during the same period of the previous year, according to data published on the Bucharest Stock Exchange. For the first nine months of the year, consolidated sales reached 1.15 billion lei, reflecting a slight increase of 0.7%, while net profit fell sharply to 38 million lei (-46.7% compared to 2024).
Brand performance
KFC Romania generated 352.9 million lei in Q3, maintaining its results at almost the same level as in 2024. Taco Bell continued its strong growth, reaching sales of 27.2 million lei (+13%), while Pizza Hut reported 25.3 million lei, down 5.9% year-on-year.
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By the end of 2025, the company’s market capitalization rose to 1.5 billion lei. Shareholding is distributed among Shaletia Ventures Limited (29.54%), legal entities (28.15%), Computerland Romania SRL (20.53%), Welkept Group SA (17.07%) and one individual shareholder (4.70%).
Sphera is part of the US Food Network group, overseeing all three brands in Romania. In 2024, KFC recorded revenues of 1.1 billion lei and a net profit of 104 million lei, with 3,099 employees. Pizza Hut generated 108.4 million lei but reported a net loss of 6.5 million lei, while Taco Bell recorded 91.9 million lei and a net profit of 4.1 million lei. Overall, US Food Network reported revenues of 1.5 billion lei in 2024 (+6.3% vs. 2023), with a net profit of 190.6 million lei and a decrease in workforce to 3,937 employees.
Competition in the QSR sector
Sphera competes in Romania’s quick-service restaurant market with major players such as McDonald’s (revenues 2.02 billion lei), Mesopotamia (373.6 million lei), Noodle Pack (129.1 million lei) and Dristor Kebab (95.4 million lei). The figures come from an analysis published by RisCo, a platform specializing in financial verification and company monitoring.
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