Rutherford Cross is delighted to be retained by GDK (German Doner Kebab)

Hero Brands is a highly successful, family-owned multifaceted business, responding to emerging consumer trends and building fast-casual brands of the future. With a network of experienced multi-unit franchise operators, they can move at pace and quickly launch brands to a global consumer audience. All their brands have been chosen and developed to offer quality and innovation to a diverse and discerning global audience.

Headquartered in East Kilbride, the Food & Beverage division of Hero Brands currently operates across 4 main brands with their portfolio set to continue to expand over the next 12 months. The most well-known brand is German Doner Kebab (GDK) which has restaurants thriving in the UK, Europe, Middle East and is currently targeting rapid expansion across numerous new territories.

The UK trading operation is owned and managed by United Brands Ltd, the master franchise holder for GDK in the UK, and has seen significant growth over the years. It has recently opened its 125th restaurant and now employs more than 4,000 people across the UK. The business has recently announced its continued growth plans to open another 30 new restaurants this year in the UK alone, and a greater GDK vision of over 500 sites in the next 10 years.

As a result of this significant business growth, GDK are now looking to appoint a Financial Analyst and Transactional Finance Processor. These are both newly created roles and will present excellent opportunities for growth and development as well as the business continues to thrive. For more information on the Financial Analyst role please click here or contact Gillian O’Neil, and for the Transactional Finance Processor role please click here or contact Eilidh Graham.

Gillian O’Neil: [email protected]

Eilidh Graham: [email protected]

To Apply

To apply for the role of Financial Analyst, please click here.

To apply for the role of Transactional Finance Processor, please click here.