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Subway expects to add 25,000 jobs this year
January 11, 2012
The Subway restaurant chain, based in Connecticut, projects it will add 25,000 full- and part-time jobs by the end of 2012.
read nowTaco Bueno amends existing credit agreement
January 10, 2012
Taco Bueno Restaurants has amended its existing credit agreement to increase financial flexibility and to pay a dividend to shareholders.
read nowQuiznos expanding into the Philippines
January 10, 2012
Quiznos has announced a partnership with the ACA Group, the master franchise selected to launch the first Quiznos restaurants in the Philippines. The first…
read nowYum! Brands to double KFC footprint in Africa
January 10, 2012
Yum! Brands has plans to expand its KFC brand into seven more African countries throughout the year, adding 100 new stores.
read nowCarl's Jr. heading to the Bahamas
January 9, 2012
CKE Restaurants Inc. has entered into a definitive development agreement with AML Foods Limited to build Carl's Jr. restaurants in the Bahamas throughout the…
read nowDunkin' Donuts signs multi-unit deal in Iowa
January 9, 2012
Dunkin' Donuts has signed a multi-unit store development agreement with sister and brother franchisee team, Lori Kelderman High and Jeff Kelderman, for eight…
read nowGE Capital provides financing for Wendy's franchisee's growth
January 9, 2012
GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided $11.9 million to BalRod Enterprises Inc., a Wendy's franchisee based out of Hialeah, Fla.
read nowMrs. Fields, TCBY parent company names new board of directors
January 8, 2012
Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, a franchisor of Mrs. Fields and TCBY, has named a new board of directors as the company plans a new strategy toward global growth…
read nowLittle Sheep approves Yum! Brands' takeover proposal
January 8, 2012
Yum! Brands Inc. has announced that the proposal for the privatization of China-based Little Sheep Group Ltd. by way of a scheme of arrangement has been…
read nowTasti D-Lite signs Middle East development deal
January 5, 2012
Tasti D-Lite has announced its next phase of expansion in the Middle East. Al-Himmah International Limited signed an international master franchise agreement…
read nowTCBY marks two milestone openings
January 5, 2012
Utah-based TCBY has opened its 30th store in Florida and its 30th store in Texas.
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The top 5 reasons to franchise your business
by Harold Kestenbaum — Partner, Gordon & Rees, LLP
If you are an entrepreneur and you have one, two or even three operations, why should you be thinking about franchising? There are many reasons, but here are…
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Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin-Robbins outline ambitious expansion plans
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
New franchise agreement calls for approximately 50 Baskin-Robbins restaurants to be opened in Vietnam over the next several years.
read nowYum! Brands CEO David Novak shares leadership strategies in new book
January 3, 2012
Yum! Brands has announced the publication of "Taking People With You: The Only Way to Make BIG Things Happen" (Portfolio Penguin, January 2012) by David Novak…
read nowDunkin' Brands signs exclusive agreement with franchisee co-op
January 3, 2012
Dunkin' Brands Inc., the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, and National DCP LLC, a Dunkin' Donuts franchisee-owned cooperative, has…
read nowNPD: Global restaurant visits weak in Q3
January 3, 2012
Low consumer confidence and the stressed global economy were reflected in weak foodservice traffic numbers in most countries around the world in the quarter…
read nowWendy's Japan fancies up the menu with foie gras
December 29, 2011
Now that Wendy's has returned to Japan after a two year hiatus, the chain plans on wooing customers with higher-end options, namely a Foie Gras Rossini Burger…
read nowFranchisee closes 10 Maryland Arby's restaurants
December 27, 2011
Maryland-based Arby's franchisee KBK Inc. has closed 10 restaurants, citing "financial difficulties brought on by the economy."
read nowWendy's returns to Japan
December 26, 2011
The Wendy's Company has announced the grand opening of the first joint venture Wendy's restaurant in Japan, located in Tokyo's Omotesando area.
read nowQuiznos reaches deal to avoid bankruptcy
December 26, 2011
Quiznos has reached an agreement with a significant majority of its first- and second-lien lenders on a consensual financial restructuring plan that will…
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