LOUISVILLE Ky. Yum! Brands has granted rights to develop franchises of its KFC brand throughout Brazil to Brazil Fast Food Corp., operator there of the 534-unit Bob's burger chain, the new franchisee said in a statement. Brazil Fast Food...

SAN CLEMENTE Calif. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Restaurants Inc., operator and franchisor of Forrest Gump-themed dinnerhouses of the same name, has signed a letter of intent to grant franchise rights in the Middle East to Mubarak Al-Hassawi Restaurant...

MIAMI Burger King's largest franchisee in the Middle East, Olayan Financing Co., plans to open the chain's first unit in Egypt through a development agreement with its subsidiary, Hana International Company Ltd. The agreement with Burger...

INTERNATIONAL REPORT Restaurant brands of all sizes turned Thursday into a charge abroad, with no fewer than four chains disclosing deals to open franchises in areas ranging from Brazil (KFC) to Poland (Starbucks). The Middle East...

WASHINGTON Travelers in the United States spent 3.4 percent more for meals on the road during February than they did during the same stretch of 2006, according to the Travel Industry Association of America, a trade group that promotes domestic...

PLANO Texas Bennigan’s Grill & Tavern, the 310-unit casual-dining division of Metromedia Restaurant Group here, will launch a promotion of various fajita items on March 26. The Fajita Nation menu, available through June, will include fajita...

SEATTLE Starbucks Corp. entered into an agreement to issue up to $1 billion of unsecured commercial paper notes to fund general corporate purposes, which includes “working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and share repurchases,” the...