Johnny Rockets opens second restaurant in Honduras

October 14, 2014

Expands reach to San Pedro Sula, increases chain's Central American footprint.

International franchising accelerates for top brands

October 10, 2014

Franchise Times has published its annual Top 200 list and, once again this year, QSRs dominate the top 10. The top five franchises include McDonald’s…

Johnny Rockets launches in Singapore

October 9, 2014

Johnny Rockets currently has partners across the region, including the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia, and it's eyeing Vietnam, Thailand and China next.

Jamba Juice inks 35-unit master development agreement for Taiwan

October 6, 2014

Jamba Juice now has 515 stores in the pipeline internationally, including South Korea, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman…

Starbucks opens Community Store in Seoul

October 2, 2014

A portion from every purchase at the store will go to Green Umbrella ChildFund Korea to support skills development for youth.

Starbucks will serve Fairtrade expresso exclusively on Canadian campuses

October 2, 2014

Customer demand for Fairtrade certified coffees continues to be strongest on college and university campuses in Canada.

Healthy beverage category on pace for 8.6% growth in Middle East

September 30, 2014

Global foodservice trends driven by QSR segment performance

September 29, 2014

Higher check averages at restaurants around the world during Q2 helped to increase the overall consumer spending in every country except Spain and Italy…

100 Montaditos debuts second New York City location

September 26, 2014

Spanish import specializes in montaditos, a stuffed bread roll.

Calexio goes international with 15-unit Middle East deal

September 25, 2014

The 15-unit master franchise deal will take Calexio to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.

Starbucks set to purchase remaining Starbucks Japan shares for $913.5 million

September 24, 2014

With franchise rights set to expire, Starbucks Japan partner Sazaby approached Starbucks about selling its ownership stake.

Johnny Rockets opens first unit in Bolivia

September 24, 2014

Johnny Rockets now has a presence in five South American countries.

Lavu iPad POS advances localized solutions for European restaurants

September 23, 2014

Lavu is aiming to strengthen its European reach by adding hardware integrations, support and partnerships.

Five Guys announces first Glasgow, Scotland location

September 18, 2014

Five Guys will also introduce the Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine to Scotland.

Digital cash platform now available at Canadian food truck business

September 17, 2014

British Columbia-based DougiedogDinerTruck has deployed nTrust, a digital cash platform that launched in Canada via Cloud Money. With the launch of nTrust's…

Restaurants Canada inks employment search deal with Holland College

September 12, 2014

Graduates will be able to access Restaurant Canada's research, events and job search.

Fast casual restaurants claim greater share among Canadian limited-service chains

September 10, 2014

Fast casual sales growth outpaced outpaced QSR growth in a recent survey of the top 200 Canadian limited-service restaurants conducted by Technomic.

UK customers prefer quick-service to full-service restaurants

September 10, 2014

UK customers' satisfaction with restaurants has declined this year according to new research from the National Customer Satisfaction Index. The NCSI-UK shows…

Caliburger expands into Canada

September 9, 2014

CaliBurger has executed a master franchise agreement to develop at least 10 units in British Columbia.

Smashburger breaks into Panama market

September 5, 2014

The first of five Smashburger restaurants planned for Panama opened in Plaza New York in Panama City on Sept. 4.