BurgerFuel opened its first Iraqi store in 2012. Photo / BurgerFuel
BurgerFuel opened its first Iraqi store in 2012. Photo / BurgerFuel
New Zealand fast-food chain BurgerFuel has announced it will be leaving Iraq.
The turmoil in the Middle East was enough to spook the company's master licensee in Iraq into closing the Kiwi burger franchise's last store in that nation.
In a statement from company Secretary Mark Piet, the company announced to the stock market that it had closed its last remaining store in Baghdad.
"Whilst Iraq did experience a period of stability a few years ago and two BurgerFuel restaurants were operating at one point, the situation in Iraq has progressively worsened," the statement said.