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Sapphire Foods India Limited was initially incorporated as 'Samarjit Advisors Private Limited' on 10 November, 2009. Subsequently, Company changed the name to 'Sapphire Foods India Private Limited' on 7 January, 2015. Thereafter, the status converted into a Public Company and name of the Company was changed to Sapphire Foods India Limited on 15 June, 2021. The Company is one of the largest franchisees of Yum! Brands Inc. in Indian sub-continent with a track record of operating 963 Restaurants across India and Sri Lanka. It is engaged in the development, management, and operation of quick service restaurants for esteemed brands such as Pizza Hut and KFC. The Company started their operations in September, 2015, following the acquisition of about 270 KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in India and Sri Lanka by a group of leading Private Equity firms and managed by a team of professionals. On 08 March 2017,the company has allotted 41088390 bonus equity shares of Rs 10 each to the shareholders in the ratio of 70:1. During the FY2020,the company has allotted 7136094 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 339 per share on conversion of CCPS and CCDs. On 03 August 2020,the company has allotted 2184520 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 187 per share on rights basis. As on 31 March 2021,the company has one direct subsidiary and 3 indirect subsidiaries under its roof. On 05 August 2021,the company has allotted 9189789 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 505.13 per share on preferential basis.On the same day,the company also allotted 183682 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 544.42 per share on preferential basis. Sapphire Foods owned and operated 209 KFC restaurants in India and the Maldives, 239 Pizza Hut restaurants in India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and two Taco Bell restaurants in Sri Lanka as of June 2021. The Company launched the IPO of 17,569,941 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each, by raising funds through an offer for sale aggregating to Rs 2073.25 Crore in November, 2021. The Company has 579 restaurant outlets (KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell) in operation by the close of FY 22. As of March 31, 2022, the Company owned and operated 264 KFC and 310 Pizza Hut restaurants in India, 90 Pizza Hut and 5 Taco Bell restaurants across India, Sri-Lanka and Maldives. As on March 31, 2022, Company has 1 wholly owned subsidiary company viz., Gamma Pizzakraft (Overseas) Private Limited, which in turn, has 3 wholly-owned subsidiaries viz., Gamma Pizzakraft Private Limited, India; Gamma Pizzakraft Lanka (Private) Limited, Sri Lanka and French Restaurant Private Limited, Sri Lanka & one subsidiary viz., Gamma Island Foods Private Limited, Maldives. The Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on February 11, 2022, approved Scheme of Merger by Absorption of Gamma Pizzakraft (Overseas) Private Limited (GPOPL) and Gamma Pizzakraft Private Limited (GPPL) with Sapphire Foods India Limited (Company) and their respective shareholders, where the Appointed Date of the Scheme stood April 1, 2022. As of March 31, 2023, the Company owned and operated 341 KFC and 286 Pizza Hut restaurants in India, 105 Pizza Hut and 9 Taco Bell restaurants in Sri Lanka and 1 KFC and Pizza Hut each in Maldives. The Company introduced compact omnichannel restaurants and expanded its footprints across over 135 cities in India. It opened total 164 new restaurants in FY 2022-23 (78 KFC, 67 Pizza Hut in India and 15 Pizza Hut and 4 Taco Bell in Sri Lanka). It added 78 new KFC stores and 67 new Pizza Hut stores during the year. In April 2023, it launched 10 New Pizzas and sauces. In 2022-23, pursuant to scheme of Merger by Absorption between the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries- Gamma Pizzakraft Private Limited (GPPL) and Gamma Pizzakraft Overseas Private Limited (GPOPL) merged into the Company as a going concern basis from April 1, 2022. The Company expanded the physical footprint to 850+ restaurants in FY24. It launched Melts, Thin Crust Pizza and revamped Pasta range in March, 2024. It opened total 91 net new restaurants in FY 2024-25 (73 KFC, 15 Pizza Hut in India and 7 Pizza Hut in Sri Lanka and 4 closures in Maldives).