Expansion

Velvet Taco to open its first UK location in Soho

The new store will commence in spring of 2025. 

Chopstix continues to expand with new site in Lincoln

The brand continues to grow its portfolio with RTL enterprise.

Hero Brands to open F&B stores in over 200 locations in 2022

This raises its total footprint to 400 by the end of 2022. 

Largest, second Pelicana opens in UK: CBRE

The corndog restaurant will open in Angel Central's ground level.

Burger & Sauce shares opportunities, challenges after opening shop in pandemic

The food chain learned to address customers’ demand for high-quality services.

Pret A Manger to expand in UAE

Up to 20 new shops are expected to open across the country in the years ahead.

Largest McDonald’s UK franchisee sells portfolio, joins German Doner Kebab

Atul Pathak, OBE, has laid out development plans that include up to 30 sites.

Virtual Hero’s Sides to reach 200 locations by end-2022

Fifty of these upcoming launches will be in the UK.

Pret A Manger signs franchise agreement with A&W to kickstart Canadian expansion

The first shop to trial the brand will be in Vancouver and plans to open this summer.

Neat Burger to expand to the U.S., welcomes Leonardo DiCaprio as its newest investor

It expects to have 42 sites globally by the end of 2022, including 12 in the U.S.