Fast-food franchises find stable growth in South Africa

February 13, 2007

AllAfrica.com: The fast-food franchise industry is experiencing a boom in South Africa after a long period of stagnation, according to a recent study by…

Arby's signs franchise development agreements

February 13, 2007

ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. signed development agreements during the fourth quarter of 2006 for 51 Arby's locations throughout North America. This…

Chick-fil-A continues sales-gain streak

January 28, 2007

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A reported same-store sales for 2006 jumped 9 percent and gross sales rose to $2.3 billion, up 15 percent from 2005. The sales increase…

Wendy's franchisor goes private

January 24, 2007

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meritage Hospitality Group Inc., which operates 49 Wendy's restaurants and five O'Charley's in western and southern Michigan, has…

Baskin Robbins franchisor announces Middle East expansion

January 24, 2007

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Galadari Ice Cream Co., the world's largest Baskin Robbins franchisor, plans to open 60 new outlets in the Middle East this…

Arby's awards Web software contract

January 23, 2007

ATLANTA — Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has tapped Orange, Calif.-based SRC LLC to develop Web-based franchise planning and development applications for the…

Sweet sophistication

by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance

QSRs are updating their image to target a new kind of consumer.

Yum! Brands real-estate deal soured by PETA ownership

January 16, 2007

New York Times: Louisville, Ky.-based Yum! Brands wanted to buy property for a Taco Bell in Norfolk, Va., but the identity of the seller turned out to be an…

Planet Smoothie to host Cup Man auditions

January 15, 2007

ATLANTA — Planet Smoothie is now accepting online auditions for the next Cup Man, the long-standing icon from Planet Smoothie.    Consumers can submit an…

Burger King to enter Indonesian market

January 3, 2007

MIAMI — Burger King Holdings Inc. announced that its subsidiary, BK AsiaPac Pte. Ltd., awarded development rights for Indonesia to PT Sari Burger Indonesia…

QSRs set up shop in children hospitals, study says

December 18, 2006

Louisville Courier-Journal: A study in this month's issue of the medical journal Pediatrics found that 59 of 200 hospitals with pediatric residencies had…

How to be the next McDonald's

December 13, 2006

The Street: Want to be the next McDonald's? In this feature, franchise experts expound on 10 points:   1. Uniqueness. 2. Make it work. 3. Start with a…

Jack in the Box honors top-performing franchisees

December 3, 2006

  SAN DIEGO — Jack in the Box recently honored its top franchisee performers at the company's annual meeting held in San Diego.   Highest Sales Volume – Wayne…

Del Taco opens first Illinois location

November 29, 2006

LAKE FOREST, Calif. — Del Taco opened its first Illinois store in Machesney Park Nov. 28.   California-based Del Taco is the nation's No. 2 Mexican…

CKE Restaurants assumes control of Georgia market

November 29, 2006

CARPINTERIA, Calif. — CKE Restaurants Inc. announced the October acquisition of 14 Hardee's restaurants in its Georgia market.   According to a news release…

Burger King franchisee sets IPO terms

November 27, 2006

The Associated Press: Underwriters for Carrols Holdings Corp., the largest franchisee of Burger King Holdings Inc., has set the terms of its pending initial…

Papa John's founder Q&A

John Schnatter talks about the tough times.

McDonald's opens flagship restaurant north of Seoul

November 12, 2006

SEOUL — McDonald's Korea has opened a flagship restaurant north of Seoul. According to a news release, the restaurant in the city of Pocheon is 3,300-square…

GE Capital buys a major QSR franchisee

October 31, 2006

Reuters: GE Capital Solutions said yesterday it would buy Trustreet Properties, a restaurant real estate investment trust, for about $1.15 billion in cash, or…

Burger King operator feuds with K.C. taxpayers over soccer park

October 23, 2006

Kansas City Star: Critics of a proposed Johnson County, Mo., soccer park say a county commissioner's Burger King could benefit if voters approve a ballot…