Flynn Group acquired 25 restaurants in Florida and Georgia from longtime Applebee’s franchisee Doherty Enterprises. It also signed a development agreement to open 26 new restaurants over the next seven years.
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.
When Tony Moralejo was hired as president of international and global development at Dine Brands Global, he arrived at the parent company of A…
Texas Chicken will get a big push in Indonesia from franchise group PT QSR and its CEO Kamal Y.P. Tan.
Bringing new operators into Indonesia is part of Texas Chicken's plan to keep the growth going, a formidable task given the ultra-competitive real estate market in places like Jakarta. Plus there's KFC, with 600 restaurants to Texas Chicken's base of 60.
For a brand competing against the likes of McDonald's and KFC in international expansion, Church's Chicken knows it can't contend with their sheer size. Instead, the brand is driven to be both smart and flexible as it's ramped up its international growth in recent years.