Private company
German Doner Kebab
Logo: gdk.com3
Fast casual kebab chain based in Glasgow
German Doner Kebab (GDK) is a fast casual kebab chain, specialising in German doner kebabs, owned by Hero Brands since 2017. Tracing its heritage to a restaurant in Berlin in 1989, the first site opened in Dubai by Farshad Abbaszadeh and his wife Leila Zomorrodian in 2013.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersGlasgow1
- Founded inBerlin1
- Websitewww.gdk.com
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German Doner Kebab (GDK) is a fast casual kebab chain, specialising in German doner kebabs, owned by Hero Brands since 2017. Tracing its heritage to a restaurant in Berlin in 1989, the first site opened in Dubai by Farshad Abbaszadeh and his wife Leila Zomorrodian in 2013.2
Products and brands
- doner kebab
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1989Founded Founded in Berlin1
Links
- Websitegermandonerkebab.com1
- Websitewww.gdk.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/germandoner_uk1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/DonerKebabME1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/gdkcanada1
- WikipediaGerman Doner Kebab
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ112913418
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataGerman Doner Kebab on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaGerman Doner Kebab on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteGerman Doner Kebab logo
- 4Wikimedia CommonsGerman Doner Kebab photo by A P Monblat, CC BY-SA 4.0