Macquarie Group Ltd. has swallowed a slice of the Domino's Pizza franchise in China, gaining exposure to locals' growing appetite for fast food.

麦格理集团(Macquarie Group Ltd.)收购了达美乐比萨(Domino's Pizza)中国特许经营权的部分股权，开始涉足当地人对于快餐食品越来越大的胃口。

Macquarie's principal investment unit bought a 'significant minority share' of the franchise from Dash Brands Ltd. for around $15 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The Sydney-based bank aims to support efforts to double the number of Domino's Pizza outlets in China to 40 by the year-end and revamp interiors of existing sites.

知情人士说，麦格理的主要投资部门以约1,500万美元的价格从Dash Brands Ltd.手中购买了上述特许经营权的相当一部分非多数股权。总部位于悉尼的麦格理计划支持相关行动，把达美乐比萨在华门店数量在年底前增加一倍至40家，并对现有门店进行重新装修。

China's fast-food market is among the fastest growing in the world, with sales rising to $106 billion in 2012 from $47 billion in 2007, according to data from Euromonitor. Rising incomes among China's middle-class are driving an expansion in the number of casual dining and quick-service restaurants locally, which aren't subject to the government's curbs on banquet spending by officials.

欧睿信息咨询(Euromonitor)的数据显示，中国快餐市场是全球增长最快的领域之一，销售额从2007年的470亿美元增加到2012年的1,060亿美元。中国中产阶级收入上升推动了国内休闲餐饮和快速服务餐厅数量的增长，这些餐厅没有受到政府限制官员公款消费的影响。

Earlier this month, Yum Brands Inc. estimated that Pizza Hut's like-for-like sales in China would rise 3% in July, outperforming a 16% decline in revenue from its Chinese KFC stores.

本月早些时候，百胜餐饮(Yum Brands Inc.)估计旗下必胜客(Pizza Hut) 7月份在华同店销售额将增长3%，表现好于肯德基(KFC)在华门店营收下滑16%的结果。

Last month, The Wall Street Journal reported that EQT Partners is negotiating with Warburg Pincus LLC to buy a minority stake in a company that owns franchise rights for the Dairy Queen and Papa John's Pizza chains. Papa John's is the second-largest pizza chain in China after Pizza Hut, with more than 140 stores, according to Warburg's website.

上个月，《华尔街日报》报道了殷拓集团(EQT Partners)与华平创业投资有限公司(Warburg Pincus)就收购一家公司少数股权进行的谈判，那家公司拥有冰雪皇后(Diary Queen)和棒约翰比萨(Papa John’s Pizza)的特许经营权。华平网站的信息显示，棒约翰在中国是仅次于必胜客的第二大比萨连锁，拥有140多家门店。