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Business and Operations
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Financial Statement Presentation\Business and Operations [Abstract]  
BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
NOTE 2 — BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
     Brazil Fast Food Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Delaware on September 16, 1992.
     On December 2006, the Company established a holding company in Brazil called BFFC do Brasil Participações Ltda. (“BFFC do Brasil”, formerly 22N Participações Ltda.), to consolidate all its business in the country and allow the Company to pursue its multi-brand program, as discussed below:
BOB’S TRADEMARK
     During 1996, the Company acquired 100.0% of the capital of Venbo Comercio de Alimentos Ltda. (“Venbo”), a Brazilian limited liability company which conducts business under the trade name “Bob’s”, and owns and operates, both directly and through franchisees, a chain of hamburger fast food restaurants in Brazil.
KFC TRADEMARK
     During the first quarter of 2007, the Company reached an agreement with Yum! Brands, owner of the KFC brand. By this agreement, BFFC do Brasil, through its subsidiary CFK Comércio de Alimentos Ltda. (“CFK”, formerly Clematis Indústria e Comércio de Alimentos e Participações Ltda.), started to conduct the operations of four directly owned and operated KFC restaurants in the city of Rio de Janeiro as a Yum! Brands franchisee, and took over the management, development and expansion of the KFC chain in Brazil. CFK started its activities on April 1, 2007, and accordingly, the results of its operations are included in this report since that date.
PIZZA HUT TRADEMARK
     During 2008, the Company reached an agreement with Restaurants Connection International Inc (“RCI”) to acquire, through its wholly-owned holding subsidiary, BFFC do Brasil, 60% of Internacional Restaurantes do Brasil (“IRB”), which operates Pizza Hut restaurants in the city of São Paulo as a Yum! Brands franchisee. The remaining 40% of IRB is held by another Brazilian company of which IRB’s current CEO is the main stockholder.
     IRB also operates a coffee concept brand called “In Bocca al Lupo Café”, which has four stores in the city of São Paulo.
     The results of IRB’s operations have being included in the consolidated financial statements since December, 2008.
DOGGIS TRADEMARK
     During October 2008, the Company reached an agreement with G.E.D. Sociedad Anonima (“GED”), one of the fast food leaders in Chile, where it has approximately 150 stores.
     By this agreement, BFFC do Brasil would establish a Master Franchise to manage, develop and expand the Doggis hot-dog chain in Brazil through own-operated restaurants and franchisees and GED would establish a Master Franchise to manage, develop and expand the Bob’s hamburger chain in Chile through own-operated restaurants and franchisees.
     The Master Franchise established in Brazil was named DGS Comercio de Alimento S.A. (“DGS”) and the Master Franchise established in Chile was named BBS S.A. (“BBS”). BFFC do Brasil has 20% of BBS and GED has 20% of DGS.
FCK (former SUPRILOG)
     During the second quarter of 2011, the Company set up a new company, called FCK — Franquias e Participações Ltda., via the capital contribution of the equity interest it held in SUPRILOG. FCK will operate the franchise system of KFC in Brazil.
     The previous operation of Suprilog Logística Ltda. (warehousing of equipment and spare parts as well as maintenance services for the Company’s own-operated restaurants) is now being conducted by Venbo.
     As of June 30, 2011, FCK had not initiated its new operation.