The Bremerhaven, Germany-based fast-food chain posted 50 percent growth in operating profit in the first year under Kamps' ownership to €27 million ($34.3 million), 10 percent higher than Kamps forecasted when he took over the firm last year.

Nordsee spokesman Geoffroy Peuch told IntraFish a massive reorganization of the group's management structure and regional branches, and shifts toward healthier and higher-margin menu items such as sushi drove growth.

The jump in profit came on a 3.6 percent rise in revenue, to €348 million ($442.5