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Cooks Coffee Taps Louise Buet to Accelerate Esquires Growth
Cooks Coffee Company has appointed Louise Buet as Group Marketing Director, creating a new non-board role as the Esquires Coffee operator steps up brand...
Frank Dick Honoured by ActionCOACH UK After 55 Years at the Top
ActionCOACH UK has honoured Frank Dick OBE for more than 55 years at the highest levels of elite coaching, recognising a career that has...
Black Sheep Coffee Enters Hampshire with 16-Store Franchise Plan
Black Sheep Coffee is entering Hampshire for the first time after signing a development agreement with franchise partners Sumeet Singh Dhillon, Ankit Patel, Brinderjeet...
Sides Signs 51 Restaurant Middle East Franchise Deal With Al Kharafi Group
UK hot chicken brand Sides, founded by YouTube collective The Sidemen, is expanding into the Middle East through a 51-restaurant master franchise agreement with...
McDonald’s UK&I Names Lee Homer Chief Restaurant Officer
McDonald’s UK & Ireland has appointed Lee Homer as Chief Restaurant Officer. Homer brings extensive experience in restaurant and retail operations, having held senior...
Authentic Restaurant Brands Secures $325M for Regional Expansion
Authentic Restaurant Brands (ARB), the Austin-based restaurant platform behind Pollo Tropical, Primanti Bros., P.J. Whelihan’s, Mambo Seafood and Tavern in the Square, has secured...
Firehouse Subs Reaches 200 Store Milestone in Canada
Firehouse Subs has reached a major Canadian franchise milestone with the opening of its 200th restaurant in Canada, less than two years after crossing...
Taco Bell Returns to UAE After 14 Years as Yum! Brands Targets Gulf Growth
Taco Bell is returning to the United Arab Emirates after a 14-year absence, with Americana Restaurants signing an exclusive development agreement with Taco Bell...
Paik’s Coffee Signs Taiwan Master Franchise, Targets 150 Stores
South Korean coffee franchise Paik’s Coffee, operated by The Born Korea, is stepping up its international expansion with a 10-year master franchise agreement in...
East West Barbershop Bets on Franchising to Go Global
Vietnamese men’s grooming brand East West Barbershop is turning international franchising into a growth strategy, with ambitions to take its operating model and Vietnamese...
Pet Care Franchising Offers a New Route for Second-Career Seekers
For professionals considering a career change, pet care franchising is emerging as an option that can combine business ownership, flexibility and purpose, while allowing...
Zara Goes Bigger in Korea with New Gangnam Flagship
Spanish fashion retailer Zara has opened its largest store in South Korea in Seoul’s Gangnam district, expanding its physical retail presence as parent company...
Icicle Taps Ex-Gucci Designer Sabato De Sarno as Creative Director
Chinese luxury fashion brand Icicle has appointed Italian designer Sabato De Sarno as its new creative director, bringing the former Gucci designer into one...
Raising Cane’s Begins UK Expansion with London Flagship
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, the rapidly expanding U.S. restaurant chain known for its focused chicken-finger menu, is bringing its ONE LOVE concept to the...
Queensland Gelato Brand Happy Pops Begins Franchise Rollout
Queensland gelato and dessert brand Happy Pops is turning to franchising to accelerate its next phase of growth, awarding its first franchise in Toowoomba...
