Minor Food is one of Asia's largest restaurant companies with over 2,600 outlets[1] operating system-wide in 26 countries under a selection of brands, including The Pizza Company, The Coffee Club, Thai Express, Riverside and Benihana, alongside franchise and joint-venture operations under the Swensen's, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King and BreadTalk brands.
The company’s inception can be traced back to Bill Heinicke’s founding of Minor Food by opening a pizza shop.
[1] Minor International was founded in 1978 as Royal Garden Resort Co., Ltd. with an initial capital of three million baht.
[3] In late 2004, the company completed the acquisition of 100 percent of The Minor Food Group PCL, and followed this in January 2005 with its de-listing from the SET.
[14] The hotel business can be divided into four categories: Hotel-related businesses include: Through its subsidiary, Minor Food, Minor International has one of the largest quick-service restaurant operations in Asia, with over 2,600 restaurant outlets in Thailand, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.