{{Short description|Nigerian fast food restaurant chain}} {{Infobox company | name = Tantalizers | logo = | logo_caption = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | type = Public | traded_as = {{Nigerian Stock Exchange|TANTALIZER}} | industry = Restaurant | predecessor = | founded = {{Start date and age|1997|df=yes}} in Festac Town, Nigeria | founder = Mofoluso and Abosede Ayeni | hq_location_city = Lagos | hq_location_country = Nigeria | area_served = Nigeria | key_people = Mofoluso Ayeni | products = Fast food, including Nigerian delicacies | owner = The Ayeni Family | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | website = [http://tantalizersnig.com/ tantalizersnig.com] }}
'''Tantalizers''' is a Nigerian fast food restaurant chain.<ref name="Williams Shenley 2012 p. 100">{{cite book | last=Williams | first=L. | last2=Shenley | first2=M. | title=Nigeria | publisher=Bradt Travel Guides | series=Bradt Guides | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-84162-397-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=omL5460steUC&pg=PA100 | language=de | access-date=December 27, 2017 | page=100}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/fast-food-industry-not-so-fast-anymore/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Fast food industry…not so fast anymore|date=21 July 2014|accessdate=23 January 2016|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref> It opened its first location around 1997 in Festac Town, Lagos. This first location was initially a small neighborhood restaurant serving hamburgers. Success at this first location led to an expansion that has seen the company and its franchisees open additional locations in cities such as Lagos, Ibadan, Abuja, and Port Harcourt. As of 2015, the restaurant has 50 outlets across Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tantalizersnig.com/|title=Tantalizers homepage|publisher=Tantalizers|accessdate=21 August 2015}}</ref> Tantalizers serves Nigerian fast food staples such as meat pies, scotch eggs, chicken, jollof rice, fried rice, cakes, and hamburgers.<ref name="Independent Nigeria 2017">{{Cite news | title=Tantalizers Opens Outlet In Surulere |newspaper=Independent| date=November 29, 2017 | url=https://independent.ng/tantalizers-opens-outlet-surulere/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria| access-date=December 27, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Williams Shenley 2012 p. 175">{{cite book | last=Williams | first=L. | last2=Shenley | first2=M. | title=Nigeria | publisher=Bradt Travel Guides | series=Bradt Guides | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-84162-397-9 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=omL5460steUC&pg=PA175 | language=de | access-date=December 27, 2017 | page=175}}</ref>
== Founder == Tantalizers was founded in 1997 by Mofoluso and Abosede Ayeni, a husband-and-wife team. They played key roles in the company's early success, with Mofoluso serving as Vice Chairman and Abosede as Managing Director/CEO.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Olujinmi |first=David |date=2024-11-14 |title=Tantalizers reconstitutes board, gets new majority shareholders |url=https://businessday.ng/companies/article/tantalizers-reconstitutes-board-gets-new-majority-shareholders/#google_vignette |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-02-22 |newspaper=BusinessDay|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Corporate Structure == Tantalizers Plc operates with a structured corporate framework. The company is led by a Board of Directors, currently chaired by Alhaji Adam Nuru, and includes seven members with diverse backgrounds. The board comprises five non-executive directors and two executive directors. Recently, Robert Speijer was appointed as the Group Managing Director to spearhead transformation efforts, supported by Charles Olayemi Ifidon as Deputy Managing Director. The shareholding structure has evolved significantly, with Food Specialties and Organics Limited holding about 36%, the Ayeni Family retaining around 37%, and other shareholders owning approximately 27%. This setup reflects recent strategic changes aimed at revitalizing Tantalizers amidst financial challenges in Nigeria's fast-food industry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wole |date=2024-11-13 |title=Tantalizer Plc changes board after significant acquisition by new shareholders |url=https://stocksng.com/tantalizer-plc-changes-board-after-significant-acquisition-by-new-shareholders/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=StocksWatch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Okoye |first=Izuchukwu |date=2024-11-12 |title=Tantalizers Plc announces Messrs Food Specialties as new majority shareholder following private placement |url=https://nairametrics.com/2024/11/12/tantalizers-plc-announces-messrs-food-specialties-as-new-majority-shareholder-following-private-placement/ |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=Nairametrics |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also== * List of hamburger restaurants
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://tantalizersnig.com/ Tantalizers website]
Category:Fast-food chains of Nigeria Category:Fast-food franchises Category:Restaurants in Lagos Category:Restaurants established in 1997
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