Burger King India IPO Highlights: Sets Rs 59 – Rs 60 price band for Rs 810 cr public offer

Burger King India will be launching its IPO (initial public offering) on December 2. The share sale will close on December 4. The price band for this IPO is Rs 59 to Rs 60 per share. Lot size for the IPO would be 250 and thereof. The company intends to raise Rs 810 cr via the IPO at the higher end of the price band. The offer will comprise of 7.5 cr shares of fresh issue amounting to Rs 450 cr while promoter entity QSR Asia will set up 6 cr shares aggregating to Rs 360 cr at the upper end of the price Band. Post Issue Implied Market Cap of the company is Rs 2259 Cr – Rs 2290 Cr. Book Running Lead Manager (BRLM) of the IPO are Kotak Mahindra Capital, CLSA India, Edelweiss Financial, JM Financial and the Registrar is Link Intime India. 

Burger King India Limited is the national master franchisee of the Burger King brand in India. It has entered an agreement with affiliates of Restaurant Brands International for exclusive rights to develop and operate Burger King Restaurants in India till 2039. Restaurant Brands International is the global owner of a portfolio of highly-reputed QSR brands such as Burger King, Tim Horton’s and Popeye’s. The Burger King brand is the second largest fast food burger brand globally, with over 18,600 restaurants across more than 100 countries. India is an underpenetrated market for chain QSRs, with only 15 chain QSRs per million residents, as compared to 158 and 725 in China and the US respectively. The chain QSR market is expected to grow at 23% CAGR till FY2025.

Burger King India is one of the fastest growing QSR brands to reach 200 restaurants among international QSR brands in India during the first 5 years of its operations, and currently operates 268 restaurants in 17 states across the country. The brand is specifically targeted and positioned at the large millennial population in India (34% of the total population as of FY19), through its innovative marketing and advertising campaigns, since the trend of eating-out and ordering-in is particularly strong in this age group. The Company raised 92 cr as pre-IPO placement from Amansa Investments Limited, a reputed institutional investor, in November 2020.

Burger King India has created a wide menu specifically tailored for Indian tastes and preferences, and which offers extensive vegetarian options. The restaurants also separate the cooking and preparation of different types of meals in their kitchens, in order to build trust with their customers. The Company benefits from its international parentage by having globally accepted and technology-driven processes for restaurant development, supply chain management, food preparation and quality control. The Company has also developed its own app for delivery, contact-less ordering and electronic billing.

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Burger King is led by highly experienced professional management. The CEO, Rajeev Varman, has worked with Burger King Corporation at various high-level positions in the US, Canada and Europe. The other senior management members have significant experience in the food & beverages industry, including with Natures Basket, Kellogg, Tata Starbucks and Yum! Restaurants. The IPO is combination of fresh issue and offer for sale. The Company intends to use the fresh proceeds from the pre-IPO placement and the fresh issue to further ramp up its restaurant network, and intends to open and develop 700 restaurants by December 2026, thus increasing the restaurant footprint by more than 160% in the next 6 years.