Location: Bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia is north of Yemen. Its area is slightly more than one-fifth the size of the…
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Consumers in Saudi Arabia are leaning into breakfast, says franchisee Ahmed Marashde, who plans to open five IHOP restaurants in the country’s western region. Dine Brands is also pushing ghost kitchen growth as part of its international strategy.
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Osiris Hoil’s success story exemplifies the classic American dream. Growing up in Yucatán, Mexico, in the small town of Tekax, Hoil sold popsi…
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Plato’s Closet—a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Winmark Corp.—grew systemwide sales by $150 million in 2021, to $594.4 million, to come in at No. 146 on the Top 500 list. The brand’s 33.8 percent growth came with the addition of just four stores to the system in 2021.
While it didn’t duplicate its remarkable 2020 performance, when systemwide sales rose 21.2 percent—nearly a billion dollars—to $5.68 billion, Sonic Drive-In grew sales another 2.7 percent last year, to $5.8 billion from 3,503 locations. It’s the fourth largest QSR burger chain on the Franchise Times Top 500.
With more than 70 cafes stateside, 1,631 worldwide and $697 million in system sales in 2021, Tous les Jours debuts on the Franchise Times Top 500 this year at No. 122.