International Franchising News & Media

Jimboy's Tacos' New Year's LTO takes new approach to fitness resolutions

January 3, 2018

Jimboy's Tacos is giving that growing anti-New Year's resolution crowd a way to tell friends they're hitting the "gym" without lifting much more than a taco…

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FAT Brands completes $10.5 million acquisition of Ponderosa, Bonanza steakhouses

October 31, 2017

FAT Brands Inc, parent company of Fatburger, Buffalo's Cafe and Buffalo's Express, has completed the acquisition of Homestyle Dining LLC, the parent company to…

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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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Economic uncertainty and third-party delivery impact UK, US restaurants

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Globalization has created opportunity for American brands in the U.K., where restaurants face many of the same challenges and opportunities as the U.S.

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Will Brits embrace Tim Horton's?

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

The lessons to be learned in taking a brand to a new country are unfolding live as Tim Hortons UK emerges in her Majesty's homeland.

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3 execs describe how to take on the world without losing your brand

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Taking a brand to another country is one of the most complex challenges a brand's leadership can undertake. At the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit…

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Wingstop is winging into Central and South America

November 1, 2016

Wingstop, Inc. has announced plans for its eighth and ninth international market expansion, this time in Colombia and Panama.

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Pei Wei canoodles the noodle on its national day with 4 new items

October 3, 2016

Wednesday is National Noodle Day and Pei Wei is using this holiday-of-the-moment to bring customers three new Asian-inspired noodle bowls, a new hummus…

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Pei Wei makes Asian debut

September 15, 2016

Pei Wei Asian Diner has opened its first Asian location in South Korea, thanks to a partnership with ELX Food & Beverage. The new Korean location in…

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Pollo Tropical swings into international expansion agreement

July 26, 2016

Fiesta Group Inc continues to grow internationally with the expansion of Caribbean-inspired concept, Pollo Tropical.

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Sin City says hello to The Halal Guys

June 22, 2016

The Halal Guys announced this week that franchisee, FOMO THG is opening the chain's first Nevada location right in the heart of Sin City. The Las Vegas…

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Umami Burger partners with Medeiros to launch in Japan

June 21, 2016

Umami Burger is joining Japanese company, Medeiros Holdings Co., Ltd., to launch 10 licensed locations in Japan in the next five years. The first location…

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NRA2016: What you need to know about emerging global markets (Part 2)

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

In part two of this series on global markets for restaurateurs, Euromonitor International shares discussed what global restaurateurs must keep in mind when…

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Consumers rank Panera, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, DQ as favorite brands

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Results are in from a study created via a mobile insights platform that captures customer impressions of some of the nation's premier QSR brands.

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Sloan's Ice Cream to make Middle East debut

March 31, 2016

Sloan's Ice Cream is making its Middle Eastern debut today in Kuwait.

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Heard at the Summit: Memorable quotes from Day 1

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Any time you gather some of the industry's brightest CEOs, franchisors, chefs, franchisees and vendors, there is sure to be some insightful quotes. We've…

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