Who owns Chicken Tikka?
Chicken Tikka is owned by Americana Restaurants (the United Arab Emirates, ADX: AMR), which has owned the brand since 1972.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Americana Restaurants International PLC — Annual Report 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Americana Restaurants International PLC reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
- Origin
- 🇪🇬 Egypt, Cairo
- Founded
- 1972
- Category
- Restaurants & foodservice › Casual dining › Casual dining restaurants
- Parent ticker
- ADX: AMR Tadawul: 6015
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Chicken Tikka
Chicken Tikka is Americana's oldest home-grown brand, first opened in Cairo in 1972 and built on spice-marinated, flame-grilled chicken. It has grown into a casual dining chain across Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, sold on consistent taste, generous portions and accessible pricing. With Wimpy it is one of only two brands in Americana's portfolio that the company owns rather than operates under a franchise agreement.
Ownership timeline of Chicken Tikka
- 1972 – present Americana Restaurants [1] reported
Where Chicken Tikka sits in Americana Restaurants
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Americana Restaurants
Americana Restaurants controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in restaurants & foodservice.
Also in restaurants & foodservice
- Wimpy (Middle East) (1969)
Other brands in casual dining restaurants, and who owns them
The 78 brands in casual dining restaurants on Brandtree belong to 26 owners. The largest is Gulf Hotels Group, with 19.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Al Waha Restaurant | Gulf Hotels Group | 🇧🇭 Bahrain |
| Casa Bella | Spur Corporation | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Chaonabian | Jiumaojiu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Dencio's | Max's Group | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| Bonefish Grill | Bloomin' Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | Darden | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Oliver's Super Sandwiches | Café de Coral | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Café de Paris Monte-Carlo | Monte-Carlo SBM | 🇲🇨 Monaco |
About the owner: Americana Restaurants
Americana Restaurants is a publicly listed company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1964. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control, and it is listed as ADX: AMR and Tadawul: 6015.
Americana Restaurants is the largest out-of-home dining and quick service restaurant operator in the Middle East, North Africa and Kazakhstan, with operations in twelve countries including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco and Iraq. The group traces its business to Americana Group, founded in Kuwait in 1964, but the listed company is an Abu Dhabi Global Market entity incorporated on 27 May 2022 and quoted on both the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Tadawul, with Adeptio AD Investments holding 66.03 per cent. Its 2025 annual report states that it owns exactly two of the brands it runs.
Americana Restaurants: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇪🇬 Chicken Tikka and other Egyptian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 56 brands that began in Egypt. 8 of them (14%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Chicken Tikka among them.
- Abu Auf — Agthia 🇦🇪
- Air Cairo — EgyptAir 🇪🇬
- Al Borg — IDH 🇪🇬
- Al Shorouk Hospital — Cleopatra Hospitals Group 🇪🇬
- Alexandria Container & Cargo Handling — ACCHCo 🇪🇬
- Bake Rolz — Edita 🇪🇬
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Chicken Tikka?
The parent company of Chicken Tikka is Americana Restaurants, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates.
Is Chicken Tikka Egyptian or Emirati?
Chicken Tikka originated in Egypt in 1972, but it is owned today by Americana Restaurants, which is headquartered in the United Arab Emirates. So Chicken Tikka is an Egyptian-origin brand under Emirati ownership.
Since when has Americana Restaurants owned Chicken Tikka?
Americana Restaurants has owned Chicken Tikka since 1972.
Is Chicken Tikka still owned by Americana Restaurants?
Yes. As of 23 September 2026, Chicken Tikka is still owned by Americana Restaurants. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Americana Restaurants International PLC — Annual Report 2025 — Americana Restaurants International PLC, Annual report; retrieved 23 September 2026.
- [2] Americana Restaurants — our brands — Americana Restaurants International PLC, Official document; retrieved 23 September 2026.
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