About Zamp

About us

When it comes to food, there are no limits to new passions. From flame-grilled sandwiches to Louisiana and its Cajun spice mix, everything as big as our customers’ hunger and eagerness. For us, these authentic foods are just the beginning to travel at every bite and bring people to new experiences. ZAMP is a restaurant operator with an authentic Brand portfolio that delivers food indulgence and diversity. We are committed to enhancing food market’s best practices focused on results and portfolio growth. We rely on technology to provide more agility and autonomy to employees and get to know each client in a customized and segmented way. Thus, we can offer WOW experiences and provide the best service to our consumers. We have appetite for the future and the boldness to build increasingly authentic brands, which are ready to conquer and connect to new markets, flavors and consumers. This is what challenges us: bringing the world to people through food. ZAMP. AUTHENTIC AT EVERY BITE.

BURGER KING

Founded in 1954, BURGER KING® is the second largest fast food hamburger chain in the world. The original home of the WHOPPER®, it has more than 15 thousand restaurants, serving more than 11 million guests every day in more than 100 countries around the world. In Brazil, our brand has been here since 2004, when we opened our first store in Ibirapuera Mall. But it was in 2011, after 3G Capital acquired Burger King Corporation, that we began our own operation in the country through a joint venture between Vinci Partners and 3G Capital. Since 2011, we have expanded and today we have more than 16 thousand employees and we are in all Brazilian states, with around 900 restaurants

POPEYES

Founded in 1972 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Popeyes is one of the largest fried chicken restaurant chains and one of the fastest growing fast food brands in the world, with more than 3,000 restaurants in the US and worldwide. The brand opened its first store in Brazil in 2018, and since then, we opened more than 50 restaurants in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

BRIEF HISTORY

• We started our operations on June 14, 2011 as a joint venture between an investment fund managed by Vinci Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda. and a subsidiary of Burger King Corporation, to exclusively manage and develop the BURGER KING® brand in Brazil.
• On February 16, 2012, we acquired BGK do Brasil S.A., our first material acquisition. BGK do Brasil S.A. was one of the first franchisees of the BURGER KING® system in Brazil and, at that time, had 41 restaurants and 16 dessert kiosks in the capital city and in the countryside of the state of São Paulo.
• On September 22, 2014, we acquired BGNE Restaurantes e Comércio de Alimentos S.A., our second acquisition. BGNE Restaurantes e Comércio de Alimentos S.A. was a BURGER KING® franchisee in Brazil and had, at that time, 11 restaurants and 11 dessert kiosks.
• On November 12, 2014, in order to maintain the expansion pace of our business, we received an investment from Sommerville Investments B.V., a subsidiary of Temasek, through a capital increase. As a result, Sommerville Investments B.V. became one of our shareholders.
• In 2015, we entered into a number of acquisitions: (i) on January 28, 2015, we acquired King Food CO Comércio de Alimentos S.A. and Good Food RS Comércio de Alimentos S.A., which then had 18 restaurants and 11 dessert kiosks, (ii) on February 6, 2015, we acquired two restaurants from BGMAXX Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios Ltda. and (iii) on June 13, 2015, we acquired BGMAXX Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios Ltda. and BGMAXX Comércio de Produtos Alimentícios EIRELI, which then had 11 restaurants and 2 dessert kiosks.
• Also in 2015, we merged the acquired companies, as follows: (i) on May 31, 2015, we merged BGNE Restaurantes e Comércio de Alimentos S.A. (ii) on September 30, 2015, we merged King Food CO Comércio de Alimentos S.A., and (iii) on October 30, 2015, we merged Good Food RS Comércio de Alimentos S.A.
• On January 4, 2016, we acquired BKRJ1 Participações S.A., BKRJ2 Participações Ltda. and W2DMA Comércio de Alimentos Ltda., which then had eight restaurants.
• On June 22, 2016, we merged Prima Cena Empreendimentos e Participações S.A., our direct parent company, fully held by Vinci Capital Partners II B Fundo de Investimento em Partipações – Multiestratégia (“VCP II B FIP”), to make investments in our Company. As a result of the merger, VCP II B FIP holds direct equity interest in our Company.
• On August 8, 2016, we received an investment from Montjuic Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia, an equity investment fund whose indirect members are funds managed by Capital International, Inc., through a capital increase and the acquisition of a portion of the shares held by VCP II B FIP and by the members of our stock option plan. As a result, Montjuic Fundo de Investimento em Participações Multiestratégia became our shareholder.
• On March 2, 2017, we merged W2DMA Comércio de Alimentos Ltda., BKRJ1 Participações S.A. and BKRJ2 Participações S.A.
• On June 22, 2017, VCP II B FIP, fund managed by Vinci Capital Gestora de Recursos Ltda., sold a minority interest it held in our capital stock, to King Arthur LLC.
• On October 19, 2017, BURGER KING® filed the application for registration as publicly-held company and its initial offering of shares with the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), initiating the listing and trading process of the Company's shares in B3's “Novo Mercado” segment.
• On December 18, 2017, the Company's shares began to be traded on B3 in the “Novo Mercado” segment, the highest level of corporate governance of B3, under the ticker symbol "BKBR3". The IPO consisted of a primary offering of 49,230,769 common shares and a secondary offering of 60,946,670 common shares, totaling R$1.9 billion.
• On March 20, 2018, the Company and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc. announced Master Franchise and Development Agreement and Company Franchise Agreement (together "Agreements"). With the execution of the Agreements, the Company has the exclusive right to develop and operate restaurants, through its own operation or franchisees, under the POPEYES® brand in Brazil for a period of 20 years.
• On April 2, 2018, the Company announced the completion of the acquisition of all shares issued by franchisees King Food Comércio de Alimentos S.A., Good Food Comércio de Alimentos S.A. and Fast Burger Comércio de Alimentos S.A., which have a total of 51 restaurants and 20 dessert kiosks of the BURGER KING® system, located in the states of Paraná, Minas Gerais, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.
• In April 29, 2018, after 10 years as BK Brasil, the Company changed the name to ZAMP. This change aims to present the new stage of the Company, bringing more focus in new experiences to the consumers, align with the progress of the digital transformation to the employees and the consumers.