Chef Anthony Russo, the creative culinary mind, founder and CEO of chef-driven concepts Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced today a series of large-scale international franchise advancements for his brands.

The globally-acclaimed chef and entrepreneur has firmed up franchise agreements to add more than 10 Middle East locations, including new restaurants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait. The growth will bring the first Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen to the Middle East, in Dubai. Moreover, Russo's released today that it plans to continue its Middle East franchise growth, eyeing Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan and Turkey for expansion.

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