T.G.I. Fridays looking to extend its restaurant chain

"We have come through restructurisation and and have changed the ownership structure. Now we are trying to work out a new growth strategy," said Ewa Kakiet-Springer, president of American Bistro Poland. The company will be able to rely on the help of its main shareholder, Poland investment Fund which is managed by Copernicus Capital Partners. "We want to remain in the company longer and develop its activity in Poland," said Neil Milne, a partner in Copernicus Capital Partners. Exactly how many new restaurants the American food chain wants to open neither Ms. Kakiet-Springer nor Mr. Milne wanted to say. Ms. Kakiet -Springer would only say that finding new locations is not easy. The most likely locations, though, are Kraków, Poznan and Lódz. (Parkiet 8-9 April p.7) S.D.