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Papa John’s opens restaurant in Horsham
Papa John’s opens restaurant in Horsham
The venue is also one of the first high street outlets to benefit from their updated branding.
KFC Thailand franchisee Restaurants Development Company to open 28 stores
It currently operates 236 restaurants.
Paris Baguette opens two more outlets in Indonesia
The openings come five months after the bakery chain entered Indonesia in partnership with local retailer EFN.
Bewiched Coffee expecting to open up to 40 stores by end-2026
It has signed its first franchise partnership with the Heart Of England Co-operative Society.
Five Guys to open second Australian site in Sydney’s CBD
Additional sites are expected in the year.
Baskin-Robbins franchisee opens 1,000th store
The ice cream brand is celebrating the milestone with a limited-time promotion through March.
Pizza Hut starts campaign to find 350 franchise partners
The move is months of consecutive same store growth.
Dairy Queen to open 600 more stores in China by 2030
The chain already has over 1,100 restaurants in the market.
Swensen’s to expand in Cambodia, Laos following new ten-year agreement
New store formats are expected as a result of the collaboration between Minor Food International and Express Food Group.
Thailand’s Central Restaurants Group unveils new franchise model for Mister Donut business
The company endeavors to open another 50 outlets in the country this year.
Papa John’s opens store in Leigh, Manchester
The chain now has over 500 stores across the UK.
Tealive eyes 30 Philippine stores by end-2022
The chain recently opened its first outlet in Manila.
KFC eyes 300 restaurant openings in UK and Ireland by 2027
The fast food giant aims to establish 50 new locations across the two markets this year.
Taco Bell opens 100th restaurant in Spain
The fast food giant says it is on track to operate more than 1,000 restaurants outside the United States.
Subway’s EMEA business inks master franchise deal in Kuwait
The chain continues its string of new agreements as it grows its global footprint.
Ben & Jerry’s waives initial franchise fees in Australia to bolster growth plans
The promotion is available for all new franchisees who sign up before 30 September 2022.
Subway inks master franchise deal to open over 700 restaurants in Thailand
The sandwich chain is aggressively doubling its current network of restaurants in the region to over 6,000 in the next five years.
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