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Dirt Coffee Sets Sights on Middle East as 100-Site Ambition Takes Shape
UK specialty coffee and matcha brand Dirt Coffee is in talks with a prospective Middle East master franchise partner as founder David Hodgetts targets...
Mega MGC Coffee Races Toward 4,500 Stores Amid Korea’s Café Boom
South Korean value coffee chain Mega MGC Coffee has reached 4,466 stores, moving closer to the 4,500-store milestone as competition intensifies in one of...
Wellcome Taps CJ Foods to Expand Hong Kong’s K-Food Market
Wellcome, Hong Kong’s longest-established supermarket chain and one of the city’s largest supermarket networks, has partnered with CJ Foods, the food business of South...
Huda Beauty Taps Cardi B to Expand Easy Bake Franchise with Ultra Snatched
Beauty brand Huda Beauty has partnered with global superstar Cardi B to launch Ultra Snatched, a new expansion of its Easy Bake complexion franchise...
Minor Food, Serruya PE Acquire Bonchon as Global Expansion Accelerates
Bonchon has been acquired by Minor Food (MF) and Serruya Private Equity (SPE) from existing shareholders VIG Partners and Mr. Seo & Family, marking...
Jollibee Picks Hong Kong for International Business Listing
Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has selected Hong Kong as the proposed listing venue for its international business, replacing its earlier plan to pursue a...
Wyndham Enters Frankfurt with First Namesake Brand Hotel
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has brought its flagship Wyndham brand to Frankfurt, Germany, with the opening of the Wyndham Frankfurt Niederrad, marking the first...
WOWorks Opens 23 Restaurants, Targets Nearly 40 New Locations in 2026
WOWorks is accelerating its restaurant expansion in 2026, with 23 new locations already opened and another 15 currently in development. The latest growth puts...
Bread Street Bakery & Café Targets UK Growth with First Franchise Location
Belfast-based bakery and café brand Bread Street Bakery & Café is expanding across the UK, with two new locations planned in Belfast, Northern Ireland,...
Nani Media House Targets Global Growth with New Franchise Model
London-based independent publisher Nani Media House (NMH) is taking its publishing model global, opening a limited number of franchise territories for operators looking to...
Mokas Signs 9-Unit Deal to Accelerate Kansas City Expansion
Mokas Coffee & Eatery is accelerating its expansion across the Kansas City region after signing a nine-unit franchise development agreement covering both sides of...
ActionCOACH UK Doubles Down on Success with Triple Global Win
ActionCOACH UK has extended its remarkable run of global recognition, taking three major honours at ActionCOACH’s 2026 global conference in Goa, India, while independently...
HUALUXE Joins Forces with SHANG XIA to Reinvent Chinese Guest Experiences
HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts, IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Chinese-inspired premium hotel brand, has partnered with Eastern lifestyle brand SHANG XIA to bring Chinese craftsmanship,...
Cascadia Pizza Taps Square to Power U.S. Franchise Expansion
Cascadia Pizza Co. is returning to Square as its unified commerce platform as the Pacific Northwest wood-fired pizza brand prepares for its next phase...
Chipotle Makes Saudi Arabia Debut as Alshaya Opens First Riyadh Restaurant
Chipotle Mexican Grill has officially entered Saudi Arabia, opening its first restaurant in the Kingdom at Sidra in Riyadh in partnership with Alshaya Group,...
