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Wetzel's Pretzels opening in China
April 30, 2018
Wetzel's Pretzels, which has 340 units, is taking on China with its first location in the massive country set to open in the middle of this year. The…
read nowMcDonald's CEO: Q1 results prove brand 'becoming a better McDonald's'
April 30, 2018
McDonald's efforts to re-imagine itself to the liking of today's customers appears to be working, judging from Q1 results that featured a 5.5 increase in…
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Subway closing many U.S. stores, but unsure how many
April 27, 2018
The world's largest QSR chain is getting smaller, but Subway leadership said that the exact number of stores closing this year remains unquantified. A Subway…
read nowImpossible Burger going international
April 19, 2018
Several Hong Kong-based restaurants, including Little Bao, Happy Paradise, and Beef & Liberty, will be the first international brands to debut the…
read nowFormer KFC Asia leader takes VP role at Texas Chicken
April 4, 2018
Yang Ming Ong has been named Texas Chicken's new vice president of business, where he will oversee the brand's key functions throughout 16 countries in the…
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Balance Grille hopes to tip scales in brand's favor with downtown Toledo aquaponics farm
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Balance Pan-Asian Grille is hoping to tip the scales in their favor with an innovative new farming operation which, if successful, will soon replace a good…
read nowNestle Toll House Cafe by Chip expands again in Canada
February 15, 2018
Ziad S. Dalal, president of Crest Foods, Inc., the franchisor of Nestle Toll House Cafe by Chip franchisor Crest Foods said he's signed a three-unit deal for…
read nowTexas Chicken growing strong in Indonesia
February 5, 2018
PT. Quick Serve Indonesia has opened a Texas Chicken outlet in Surabaya, East Java, a province of Indonesia. The Tunjungan Plaza location joins many other…
read nowWendy's opens 500th international location
January 9, 2018
Wendy's celebrated the opening of its 500th international location in December with the launch of a new store in Guatemala City, Guatemala, under the operation…
read nowArby’s to put 50 in the land of the pharaohs
December 12, 2017
Arby's plans to start opening the first of 50 Egyptian locations next year, thanks to a development agreement with Vantage Egypt. A news release said Vantage…
read nowSbarro takes fast casual pizza plunge in Japan, adding 20 fast-food spots in Argentina
December 12, 2017
Sbarro, a U.S.-based fast food pizza brand, has made two significant international deals this year. One will bring 20 Sbarro restaurants to Argentina, and…
read nowGetfried gets busy worldwide
December 12, 2017
Gourmet French fry and finger food concept, #getfried Fry Cafe, is growing domestically with development of four new locations in Texas cities and one…
read nowNachos Navidad back at Taco John's
December 1, 2017
That spicy and multi-colored treat of the season, Nachos Navidad, is back at Taco John's in all its red-and-green tortilla chip glory, a news release said. The…
read nowBurger King UK makes 'Whopper" deal for big growth
November 17, 2017
A huge deal in the U.K. promises to put a lot more Burger King restaurants in the European nation over the next 20 years under the guidance of private equity…
read nowIraq, Kuwait, Lebanon get Nestle Toll House Cafes by Chip
November 6, 2017
Nestle Toll House Café by Chip is expanding by leaps and bounds across the Middle East, including a late-summer opening by franchisee Mohammed Idan of the…
read nowDQ comes on strong in South Korea
November 3, 2017
International Dairy Queen Inc. has opened its first DQ Grill & Chill in South Korea. The store in the Daehak-ro area of Seoul is the first of 50 planned…
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London Summit: Coyote Ugly's key considerations before taking on the world
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Coyote Ugly has learned to speak a lot of different languages along its path to global growth. Here, one of the chain's leaders shares the key elements for any…
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Longtime Western QSR chain drops some ice in coffee shop business
August 9, 2017
Quick-serve chain, Lee's Sandwiches, is plunging into the coffee shop business, opening its first Lee's Coffee Roastery this week in Westminster, California…
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BBC uncovers fecal bacteria in 3 US fast food chains' ice
July 20, 2017
A BBC "Watchdog" series investigation that found feces in iced drinks served at three U.S.-based fast food chains in the U.K., is rapidly growing into a global…
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Everything's bigger in ... China?
July 12, 2017
China's restaurant industry is one of the nation's main economic growth drivers, according to a report released by Meituan-Dianping, a foodservice-focused…
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