International Franchising News & Media
Radiant 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…
read nowVietnamese QSRs brace for U.S. brands
March 12, 2008
The Wall Street Journal: Homegrown Vietnamese fast-food companies are using Western branding techniques to grab a chunk of the country's fast-growing consumer…
read nowGreek food group to bid for Everest
March 6, 2008
Reuters: Vivartia, Greece's largest food group, recently said it would tender for 100 percent of fast-food chain Everest as part of its 2008 expansion plans.
read nowBurger King enters Curacao
March 5, 2008
MIAMI — Burger King Corp. has awarded development rights in Curacao to the franchisee group JDA Foods B.V. The first Burger King restaurant is expected to open…
read nowEx-managers to sue McDonald's Japan for overtime
March 3, 2008
CSR Asia: Two former managers of McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. plan to file a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court in March, demanding the hamburger chain pay…
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Google invests in Indian QSR
February 27, 2008
Mashable: Google-backed Erasmic Venture Fund recently invested in a Bangalore, India-based fast-food chain named Kaati Zone, whose American corporate cultural…
read nowVietnamese youth welcome fast food
February 26, 2008
Viet Nam News: "Western-style" fast food is welcomed eagerly in Vietnam, especially by the young. KFC has 44 restaurants in Vietnam, South Korea's Lotteria has…
read nowMcDonald's Canada returns Shamrock Shake
February 26, 2008
TORONTO — McDonald's Canada has announced the return of the Shamrock Shake. For a limited time beginning Feb. 26, the Shamrock Shake — with a sweet, minty…
read nowMcDonald's offers home delivery in China
February 25, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. has begun offering home delivery in Shanghai, aiming to build a model in China to boost sales and help it catch up with rival Yum!
read nowBurger King to open 50 Malaysian outlets
February 24, 2008
Franchise International: Burger King is set to open 50 outlets in Malaysia through franchisee Cosmo Restaurants Sdn Bhd. These restaurants are due to be…
read nowMcDonald's begins 6-month Olympic countdown
February 7, 2008
OAK BROOK, Ill. — With six months to go until the Olympic Games in Beijing, McDonald's plans as official restaurant of the games are under way. Global programs…
read nowMcDonald's Japan profit soars in 2007
February 6, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Japan recently posted a five-fold increase in annual net profit and predicted further growth as it opens new stores and refreshes its menu.
read nowTexas Chicken launches in U.K.
February 5, 2008
ATLANTA — Texas Chicken, the international brand of Atlanta-based Church's Chicken, will open its first restaurants in the United Kingdom in February, with…
read nowOutages cut sales at QSRs in S. Africa
February 4, 2008
Business Report: The fast-food industry in South Africa suffered a drop in sales of as much as 40 percent in January due to power cuts and has limited options…
read nowKFC franchisee sets Guinness record
February 3, 2008
The Peninsula On-line: A KFC franchisee has set the world record for the largest serving of fried chicken. The Qatar Food Company (Americana) made it into the…
read now'McDiplomas' to be offered in Britain
January 28, 2008
The Associated Press: The British government is giving McDonald's Corp. the power to award the equivalent of advanced high-school qualifications as part of a…
read nowMcDonald's to open 150 units in China in '09
January 28, 2008
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. plans to open 150 outlets in China in 2009, the company's top China executive said recently, as competition heats up in the rapidly…
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