Food & BeverageJapan's Gyu-Kaku BBQ chain operator plots big overseas push
Colowide eyes Mideast and Africa in plan to quintuple locations
A Gyu-Kaku restaurant in Indonesia. Colowide is expanding the chain across the world, including in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. (Photo courtesy of Colowide)
SHINO KATAYAMA, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- The Japanese company behind such restaurants as the Gyu-Kaku barbecue chain is looking to expand its footprint abroad fivefold, seeking to tap the growing popularity of Japanese cuisine in such countries as the United Arab Emirates and Egypt.