International Franchising News & Media
Krispy Kreme awards Istanbul development rights
July 28, 2008
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. has announced that it has entered into a franchise agreement with Almana Yiyecek Ve Icecek San. Ve. Tic Ltd.
read nowMcDonald's overcomes Europeans' fast food scorn
July 23, 2008
The Guardian (United Kingdom): In France, McDonald's, known in Paris as "McDo," has posted double-digit growth on average for the last three years despite the…
read nowKFC Malaysian lowers targeted openings
July 10, 2008
The Star: KFC Holdings Bhd is expanding its chain of restaurants in Malaysia by another 12 to 15 outlets this year and diversifying its product offerings in a…
read nowMcDonald's prices up in China
June 26, 2008
Rednet.cn: For the second time this year, McDonald's has raised its prices in China. Other U.S. food chains in China also are increasing menu prices. Its major…
read nowInvestors eye growth in China's QSR market
June 23, 2008
Reuters: The Chinese have an increasing appetite for to-go burgers, fried chicken, pizza and noodles, which is expected to make fast food a $66 billion…
read nowU.S. restaurants look overseas
June 23, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: As the domestic restaurant industry turns increasingly dour, major brands are turning their attention abroad, where business remains…
read nowSouth Koreans protest American beef, McDonald's
June 10, 2008
Forbes: South Koreans are turning their anger over the government's agreement to end restrictions on imports of American beef toward McDonald's, even though…
read nowMcDonald's announces May sales up
June 8, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has announced that its global comparable sales increased 7.7 percent in May and 7.0 percent year to date. Systemwide sales…
read nowMcDonald's testing RFID coupons in Japan
May 22, 2008
Wired: McDonald's is testing a new e-coupon system in Japan called the Kasazu, or contactless, coupon. The coupon is a payment application that is downloaded…
read nowMcDonald's sues over Paris rent
May 20, 2008
Calgary Herald: McDonald's Corp. is suing its French landlord after the rent for its outlet on the Champs-Elysees doubled in five years. The restaurant in the…
read nowYum donates $2.3M to earthquake relief efforts
May 20, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Yum! Brands Inc., parent company of the Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's and A&W brands, has donated $2.3 million for…
read nowMcDonald's Japan ordered to pay overtime to managers
May 19, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Japan said it would begin paying overtime to restaurant managers starting in August following a court order for the hamburger chain to pay…
read nowMary Brown's pulls ad after church complaint
May 5, 2008
The Canadian Press: The Canadian chicken chain Mary Brown's has pulled a marketing campaign after the company received a complaint from a Roman Catholic…
read nowYum's net up 31%
April 22, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Worldwide comparable-store sales at Yum! Brands Inc. restaurants rose 4 percent for the 2008 first quarter ended March 22, 2008, fueled in…
read nowMcDonald's net up 24 percent
April 21, 2008
OAK PARK, Ill. — Global comparable-store sales at McDonald's Corp. increased 7.4 percent for the first quarter ended March 31, the company has announced. Comps…
read nowChurch's Chicken sets store-opening record
April 20, 2008
ATLANTA — Church's Chicken opened 99 stores in 2007, representing seven percent unit growth globally and setting a company record for total restaurant openings…
read nowWendy's signs 2 development agreements in Mexico
March 31, 2008
DUBLIN, Ohio — Wendy's International Inc. recently announced it has signed development agreements to open Wendy's restaurants in two major Mexico cities…
read nowRadiant Systems selected for BK units in Middle East, N. Africa
March 18, 2008
ATLANTA — Technology provider Radiant Systems Inc. recently announced that Olayan Food Services Company (OFSC) has selected Aloha QuickService Point of Sale…
read nowPhilippines asks QSRs to cut rice servings
March 18, 2008
Agence France-Press: With rice prices reaching record levels in the Philippines, the government has asked the country's fast-food outlets to offer half…
read nowMcDonald's launches digital toys
March 18, 2008
Adrants: In conjunction with Fuel Industries, McDonald's Europe is launching digital toys for Happy Meals through April and May. The "Fairies and Dragons…
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