As a key player in the Turkish meat-free “çiğ köfte” sector, OSES accelerated foreign initiatives following local growth. Operating 600 locations in 60 cities across Turkey, the brand made its first foreign investment in China and Germany and is now about to promote meat-free çiğ köfte in Saudi Arabia and Turkic Republics.
The story of OSES founded by Osman Yasar, who hand-kneaded and sold çig köfte on his pushcart progresses as big steps were taken in becoming a brand with the first shop opened in Sultangazi, Istanbul. OSES, then, established the first factory on EU standards as a milestone in the sector and the business grew with increased production capacity, as the brand continued efforts to maintain its leadership in Turkey on a global level.
OSES made the first foreign investment in the sector with factories established in Germany and China, and it currently aims to increase the number of its international locations.
Operating 600 locations in 60 cities across Turkey as well as a factory and a branch both in Germany and China, OSES plans to make çig köfte a global brand by promoting OSES brand across Turkey and in many locations across the world.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of OSES, Osman Yasar, comments, “We created a fast food chain, turning çig köfte an easily accessible product to satisfy all tastes rather than a limited option preferred for sira nights or special parties. We opened our first factory fulfilling the EU standards and made people in Turkey like çig köfte again with around 600 locations and hundreds of service personnel through quality service approach. Today we offer our çig köfte to customers both in Turkey and in many places around the world.
We will cooperate with dealers and business partners to sustain our growth to turn OSES shops into a chain of stores with easy access around the world. Our purpose is to make çig köfte a global brand.”
Çig Köfte to be a global brand with new foreign investments in 2014
OSES offers a unique taste in every corner of Turkey with a 30-ton daily çig köfte production capacity and 2.5 tons of hot sauce and lavash bread. With production capabilities fulfilling EU standards, OSES accomplished to be always one step further with improvement activities undertaken on a continuous basis.
OSES made its first foreign investment in Stuttgart, Germany by opening a factory, followed by a second factory in Shanghai, China. The Chairman of the Board of Directors of OSES, Osman Yasar, says, “We have a branch and 11 dealers in Germany. We continue to work to increase the number of our dealers and branches every day. Currently we employ 35 people.
We operate 1 branch and 2 dealers in China. Besides our dealers, we supply product to Turkish and Uygur restaurants. We employ a total of 21 people in China. Our future investments include Saudi Arabia and Turkic Republics. We decided to invest in these regions as they have a similar under
