Nigeria's Eat’N’Go named as one of Africa's inspirational companies by London Stock Exchange

NIGERIA'S Domino Pizza franchise known as Eat’N’Go has been recognized by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) as one of the companies to inspire Africa in 2019 due to its continued expansion and immense growth potential.

At the launch of the second edition of its Companies to Inspire Africa report, the LSE said Eat’N’Go Nigeria’s master franchisee for Domino’s Pizza and its two other brands Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry Gourmet Frozen Yoghurt, has a marked its footprints in the sand of time. This report was published during the LSE's market opening ceremony on January 17 in London

In the report, the LSE highlights the leading private companies operating in Africa which have the most inspiring stories and the strongest growth potential. Eat’N’Go was listed alongside 78 other companies in the consumer services category and 360 African companies across several sectors such as agriculture, finance, health, education, renewable energy and telecoms.

Eat’N’Go chief executive Patrick McMichael, said: “Being part of organisations that have created so much impact in the African economy is a milestone achievement and we are proud to be recognized by the London Stock Exchange Group for the work that we do. We understand the uniqueness and dynamic nature of the Nigerian market and we have constantly ensured that we continue provide value to our consumers through our products and service offerings.

"We have also invested in manpower development for our team who have shown so much dedication and passion to growing the business to where it is today. We are excited and we cannot wait to do even more as we continue to expand the business to different frontiers across Africa.”

He added that Eat’N’Go’s successes over the last few years, can be attributed to the level of human capital development invested in members of the organisation. Already, the company has kicked off the first quarter of 2019 with an intensive ongoing six weeks development programme starting at Eat’N’Go training school centres across Lagos State.

This training, which is in three phases, focuses on equipping new and existing staff with numerous skills such as effective customer relations, production techniques across each brand, hygiene, as well as equipment use and maintenance. It is designed to create in-depth knowledge for the various brands, growth in team spirit, self-critique, peer review and ensure feedbacks are properly analysed throughout the sessions.

Since its establishment in 2012, Eat’N’Go has successfully expanded to 84 outlets with 2,000 employees. Now, the company plans to further expand its physical outlets up to 50% a year over the next five years with a growth in workforce by up to 5,000 people.