Expansion
Tim Hortons aiming to double UK estate by end-2023
Tim Hortons aiming to double UK estate by end-2023
It is set to open its first restaurant in London later this year.
Baskin-Robbins franchisee opens 1,000th store
The ice cream brand is celebrating the milestone with a limited-time promotion through March.
Caffe Nero kickstarts post-COVID openings with two upcoming airport stores
An additional six new store openings are scheduled in the coming months, the group confirmed.
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Here is a summary of the most interesting news stories of the week from around the world.
KFC eyes 300 restaurant openings in UK and Ireland by 2027
The fast food giant aims to establish 50 new locations across the two markets this year.
Taco Bell opens 100th restaurant in Spain
The fast food giant says it is on track to operate more than 1,000 restaurants outside the United States.
Subway’s EMEA business inks master franchise deal in Kuwait
The chain continues its string of new agreements as it grows its global footprint.
German Doner Kebab to open 78 UK restaurants in 2022
The chain is also set to open sites in North America.
Virtual Hero makes two senior appointments to drive Sides growth
Sides is available to order across London and the UAE with 200 sites set to open globally by the end of 2022.
Poke House pursuing London IPO, aggressive UK growth
It is projecting more than €100 million (£83 million) in revenue this year.
Pizza Pilgrims eyes first Brighton location
The company operates 18 restaurants in the UK.
Caffè Nero group completes debt refinancing
This effectively ends a takeover bid from the Issa brothers' EG Group.
LEON ramps up expansion goals, eyes 50 new sites this year
The move is expected to create 1,000 jobs and 4,000 over the next three years.
Papa John’s inks deal to open over 1,300 stores in China by 2040
The franchisee development agreement is the biggest in the pizza chain’s history.
Burger King UK acquires 12 new restaurants from franchise partners
The group now directly owns almost a third of the chain’s roughly 530 UK restaurants.
Choppaluna to open ten restaurants this year
It will start with one in London’s High Holborn this quarter.
Domino’s inks profit-sharing deal with franchisees
The pizza chain said it will invest £20 million over three years.
