Origus


Beijing Origus Food & Beverage Ltd., doing business as Origus Pizza Buffet or Origus, is a Chinese Western-style buffet chain. It is headquartered in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Previously it was headquartered in Wangjiao Plaza in Wangjing Subdistrict of Chaoyang District.

History

It was founded in 1998, by Mu Ji. Foreign investment was used to start the company.
In February 2007 the company had locations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Jinzhou. That month the company opened its first restaurant in Lanzhou.
By March 2007 prices at Origus per person were raised from 39 yuan to 39.99 yuan. Around that time some customers in Beijing reported getting only one fen in change.
As of 2014 it had over 100 restaurants; they were located in larger cities and Inner Mongolia. That year, MUS Roosevelt Capital Partners invested an undisclosed amount into Origus.