In the fast-paced world of quick-service restaurants, your people are your product. A perfect scoop at Scoops, a steaming plate of jollof from Mr. Jollof, or a crispy melt from Frosty, none of it happens without the right team behind the counter.
That’s why Yummies Intercontinental, the parent company of Scoops, Mr. Jollof, Frosty, Seaside, and Toasty, has made a bold move: a long-term partnership with Abacus Recruit, the HR powerhouse within Abacus Agency, to completely overhaul how we hire, train, and retain talent.
And it starts with one simple idea: the Green Badge.
The Problem with Traditional QSR Hiring
Let’s be real, hiring in QSR has always been a headache. It’s slow, often taking six to eight weeks to fill a single cashier role. It’s expensive, with recruitment fees, job ads, onboarding costs, and then someone quits in 30 days. It’s risky, because you hire based on a resume and a smile, but performance is a gamble. And it’s inconsistent, one store has rockstars, the next suffers from constant turnover.
We’ve felt it. You’ve seen it. A long line at Scoops with one person juggling orders. A new face at Mr. Jollof who doesn’t know the menu. Enough.
Enter the Green Badge: A Smarter Way to Build Teams
Starting in Q4 2025, every new hire across all Yummies brands will come through Abacus Recruit as a Green Badge associate.
Here’s how it works, in plain English. You apply via Abacus Recruit’s platform, which launches soon at jobsatyummies.com. You get vetted, interviewed, and onboarded in 10 to 14 days. You start as a Green Badge with the same pay as full-time staff, plus core perks and full training. Over the next three to eight months, we track your speed, smile, teamwork, hustle and other valuable metrics. Top performers become full-time Yummies staff (Red badge associates) with full benefits. If it’s not a fit, Abacus handles the exit, no drama.
No pay cuts. No false promises. Just real work, real pay, and a real shot at permanence.
Second Ways This Changes Everything
This isn’t just a new policy, it’s a new standard. Here’s what it means for our brands, our teams, and our customers.
First, no more staffing gaps. Abacus Recruit has a ready pipeline of pre-screened talent across Nigeria and beyond, so we fill roles in days. No more “Sorry, we’re short-staffed.”
Second, only the best stays. Why guess if someone fits? Let them prove it on the floor. Retention jumps 35 to 40 percent because only high performers earn permanence (Red badge).
Third, we save big and you win. Abacus handles job ads, payroll, tax and compliance, and onboarding. We save 25 to 30 percent per hire, and that money gets reinvested in better training, higher wages, and new menu items.
Fourth, fairness by design. Every candidate goes through blind resume screening, standardized skills tests, and structured interviews. Less bias. More diversity. Pure merit.
Fifth, it’s built to scale. Opening 10 new Scoops kiosks or launching Toasty in Lagos? Abacus Recruit scales in sync, no HR chaos, no drop in quality.
Sixth, zero legal headaches. Labor laws, tax filings, exit paperwork, Abacus owns it. We focus on serving you.
Seventh, and perhaps most importantly now, we can finally take better care of the few who truly belong with us. The savings and efficiency free up real resources to reward permanence in ways that matter. Full-time Yummies staff, those who earn their Red Badge, now access enhanced pay benefits, deeper benefits, and new amenities like emergency financial aid, childcare support, career and educational support, mental health days, and even small-business startup grants for long-serving team members. We’re not spreading resources thin across high turnover. We’re concentrating them on the proven few who build our future, helping them balance business demands with personal lives, family needs, and even entrepreneurial dreams. This is care with intention, not obligation.
Why Abacus Recruit?
Abacus Agency isn’t just an HR vendor, they’re a Pan-African growth engine with divisions in strategy, design, marketing, tech, operations, and world-class recruitment. They don’t just send bodies, they send fits.
“We’re not a temp agency. We’re a talent filter,” says Head of HR at Abacus.
The Rollout: Quiet Now, Loud Later
We’re not shouting from the rooftops yet. In Q4 2025, we pilot the program in select Scoops and Mr Jollof stores. By Q1 2026, it launches fully across all brands and cities. And in Q3 2026, we go public with the #GreenBadgeToRed campaign, employee stories, behind-the-scenes videos, and a live job portal.
A Message to Our Future Team Members
If you’re reading this and thinking, “I want in. I want to earn my place,” you’re exactly who we’re looking for. No connections needed. No fancy degree. Just hustle, heart, and a hunger to grow.
Apply when jobsatyummies.com goes live in Q1 2026. Or walk into a store and ask for a Green Badge application form.
The Bottom Line
This isn’t about cutting costs. This isn’t about outsourcing. This is about raising the bar.
Every scoop, every jollof, every smile, now backed by a system that finds the best, tests the best, and keeps the best.
That’s not just good business. That’s the Yummies way.
Hungry to join?
Stay tuned.
#GreenBadgeToRed is coming.