International Franchising News & Media
AC explosion kills one at Calcutta McDonald's
August 12, 2007
Hindustan Times: One man was killed and three people were seriously injured when a faulty air-condition unit exploded at a newly-opened McDonald's restaurant…
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August 7, 2007
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Hamburger chain Carl's Jr., a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants Inc., has opened its first restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The…
read nowYum eyes India market for expansion
August 6, 2007
Business First (Louisville): Yum Brands Inc. plans to double its revenue in India by 2010, according to a report by Reuters. The news service, citing Niren…
read nowMcDonald's to launch Olympic programs
August 6, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. will launch its newest Olympic Games program, McDonald's Champion Kids, at a media event Aug. 9 in Beijing. The program…
read nowMcDonald's workers in China get pay boost
August 6, 2007
Chicago Business: McDonald's is giving raises to most of its 50,000 employees in China in the wake of reports that the company was paying some workers less…
read nowMcDonald's sued in China over receipt
July 29, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald: A lawyer in China has sued McDonald's for using mostly English instead of Chinese on its receipts. The lawyer, who said the use of…
read nowMcDonald's revenue up 12 percent
July 23, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global same-store sales at McDonald's Corp. increased 7.4 percent for the second quarter ended June 30, the company announced. Revenues…
read nowCanadian KFC operator runs 2Q loss
July 19, 2007
Toronto Star: Comparable-store sales at Canadian restaurant operator Priszm Income Fund fell 5 percent in the second quarter, the company announced. The…
read nowMcDonald's pulls tainted milk from Japan stores
July 18, 2007
Businessweek: McDonald's Japan pulled more than 13,500 cartons of milk from its restaurants because they could be contaminated with coliform bacteria, the…
read nowMcDonald's comps continue growth trend
July 15, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable-store states for McDonald's Corp. rose 8.4 percent in June and 7.4 percent in the second quarter ended June 30, the…
read nowBurger King promotes Kappitt to SVP global business intelligence
July 12, 2007
MIAMI — Mike Kappitt has been appointed as Burger King Corp.'s senior vice president of Global Business Intelligence and Strategy, effective immediately. In…
read nowMcDonald's Japan to take on Starbucks
July 11, 2007
Forbes: The Japanese subsidiary of McDonald's Corp. plans to open 15 "McCafe" stores in the Tokyo area Aug. 29. The company plans to add more locations if the…
read nowMcDonald's new look boosts European sales
June 26, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's has remade about a third of its 6,400 European restaurants, boosting sales by about 9 percent. The company plans to remodel restaurants at…
read nowMalaysia to ban fast food ads
June 21, 2007
CTV: Malaysia will ban fast food advertisements during children's television shows, an official announced June 22, saying poor eating habits are causing a rise…
read nowBurger King Japanese expansion boosts New Zealand beef
June 19, 2007
National Business Review (New Zealand): Burger King will use beef imported from New Zealand when it re-enters the Japanese market over the next few years. The…
read nowBurger King reopens in Japan
June 10, 2007
Forbes: Burger King has opened its first restaurant in Japan's district of Tokyo's Shinjuku, after a six-year hiatus. The fast-food chain exited the Japanese…
read nowMcDonald's comps up in May
June 7, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. — Global comparable sales at McDonald's Corp. rose 8.7 percent in May, the company announced. Systemwide sales for McDonald's restaurants…
read nowBurger King plans Asia expansion
June 6, 2007
Shanghai Daily: Burger King Holdings Inc. plans to add as many as 250 new stores in Asia in the next five years, according to chief executive officer John…
read nowPolice kill KFC hostage-taker
June 6, 2007
Courier Mail (Australia): Shanghai police shot and killed a knife-wielding man who took a four-year-old girl hostage in a KFC outlet in the city. The man…
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Quick-serve menus cross international borders
by Valerie Killifer — senior editor, NetWorld Alliance
Menu items indicate tastes of a region.
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