International Franchising News & Media
Six held in Russia McDonald's bombing
March 22, 2007
Daily Telegraph: Russian police have detained six ultranationalists suspected of bombing a McDonald's restaurant in St Petersburg last month. The Feb. 1…
read nowMcDonald's targets British dictionaries
March 20, 2007
Chicago Sun-Times: McDonald's plans to launch a campaign in Britain to get the country's dictionary publishers to stop listing the word "McJob." Executives at…
read nowKrispy Kreme under attack
March 20, 2007
Food Navigator USA: According to a panel of Australian parents, Krispy Kreme is "guilty" of unfairly targeting its products to children. The verdict was…
read nowMcDonald's denies Latin American sale
March 19, 2007
Reuters: McDonald's Corp. denied a report it is planning to sell its outlets in Latin America to a Brazilian investment fund. The company called the report…
read nowIndia McDonald's expanding McDelivery
March 15, 2007
Moneycontrol India: Fast-food giant McDonald's is projecting that home delivery will fuel 25 percent growth in that country over the next three years. The…
read nowNew Zealanders new love: fast food
March 13, 2007
Stuff.co.nz: New Zealanders are developing a growing love affair with fast food, with sales reaching $103 million in January. Figures issued yesterday show…
read nowChina officials clear KFC
March 13, 2007
Reuters: China's Ministry of Health said Tuesday tests at six outlets KFC showed chemicals used in the cooking process at its restaurants in the country were…
read nowBurger King enters Poland
March 12, 2007
MIAMI — Burger King Europe GmbH, a subsidiary of Burger King Corp., has awarded Burger King development rights in Poland to American Restaurants Sp. z.o.o., a…
read nowKFC faces food-chemical probe in China
March 11, 2007
Reuters: China's health ministry said it will investigate the country's KFC units to ensure they are using proper amounts of magnesium silicate, or talc, in…
read nowMcDonald's comps up worldwide
March 7, 2007
OAK BROOK, Ill. – McDonald's Corp. announced today that global comparable sales for the fast-food giant rose 5.7 percent in February and 5.3 percent for the…
read nowPrince Charles calls for McDonald's ban
February 27, 2007
Chicago Tribune: Prince Charles suggested that banning McDonald's was crucial to improving people's diets. The prince made the remark during a visit to the…
read nowMalaysia considers fast-food ad ban
February 19, 2007
Malaysia Star: Malaysia's information minister said he is willing to stop fast-food advertisements from being aired over Radio Television Malaysia (RTM…
read nowBomb explodes at Russian McDonald's
February 18, 2007
WJZ (Baltimore): A bomb exploded at a McDonald's Restaurant in St. Petersburg on Sunday evening, injuring at least six people. There was no immediate…
read nowSubway planning Middle East expansion
February 12, 2007
Gulfnews.com: Subway Restaurants plans to triple its Middle East presence over the next three years, the sandwich chain announced. Subway plans to have 50…
read nowTim Hortons fourth-quarter profit triples
February 6, 2007
OAKVILLE, Ontario — Net income at Tim Hortons Inc. jumped by more than 300 percent, partly due to $33.5 million in goodwill and asset impairment charges that…
read nowPhilippine court upholds McDonald's trademarks
February 6, 2007
Marketwatch: The Philippine Supreme Court has upheld the right of McDonald's Corp. to protect its trademarks from infringement by a restaurant company in that…
read nowFast-food growth in Germany outlined
February 5, 2007
DUBLIN, Ireland — Research and Markets has announced the launch of their latest report, "Fast Food in Germany." The report takes an inside look at the…
read nowMcDonald's ad draws fire in China
January 24, 2007
MALAYSIAKINI: A Penang, China, consumer group is calling for McDonald's to pull its latest television advertisement and apologize to consumers. The ad depicts…
read nowBaskin 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…
read nowMcDonald's inks exclusive drive-thru agreement in China
January 18, 2007
Globe Investor: McDonald's Corp. has signed an exclusive 20-year agreement with Chinese oil firm Sinopec to build drive-thru restaurants at its petrol…
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