WARSAW Yum! Brands and Burger King's franchisee in Poland said it has agreed to open Starbucks units in that country, the Czech Republic and Hungary. The company, the Polish branch of 200-restaurant operator AmRest Holdings, said the deal...
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...
MIAMI Benihana Inc. has named Juan C. Garcia as president of the Japanese-restaurant operator and franchisor, effective April 2. He would succeed Joel A. Schwartz, who remains chairman and chief executive. Garcia currently serves as senior...
HARRISBURG Pa. Restaurateurs and other business operators in Pennsylvania have assailed Gov. Ed Rendell's plan to levy a payroll tax to fund state-subsidized health insurance. Rendell said he wants to impose the tax on some 100,000...
