Spa Opportunities: Hotel and Spa do Vinho in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, is set to become the latest property to join Marriott International‘s Autograph Collection early next year. The 128-bedroom property will join the collection under a franchise agreement with Harvest Administração d Bens Ltda and is located in the Bento […]
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AdAge.com: McDonald’s is being fined $1.8 million by the government of Sao Paulo for giving away toys with Happy Meals, following a complaint by a consumer defense group, reported Brazilian trade publication Meio & Mensagem, Ad Age’s editorial partner in Brazil. The Instituto Alana, a Brazilian nonprofit, claimed that the free toy with a McLanche
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MarketWatch: The Public Relations firm TransMedia Group is opening its first office in Sao Paulo, Brazil as the firm’s international business continues to expand. TransMedia also has entered into a strategic partnership with Atitude Press, a leading communications firm in Brazil. The firms have agreed to refer business to one another and serve the publicity
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QSRweb.com: Brazil Fast Food Corp., the second largest QSR chain in Brazil with 846 points of sale, including KFC and Pizza Hut São Paulo has announced financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 highlights: * System-wide sales totaled R$236.8 million, up 20.6 percent from Q3 2010; * Revenue totaled
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QSRweb.com: Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., Latin America’s largest restaurant chain and the world’s largest McDonald’s franchisee, today reported unaudited results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2011. Third Quarter 2011 highlights include: * Revenues increased by 24.7 percent year-over-year, or by 19.8 percent on a constant currency basis, to $984.0 million (U.S. dollars); *
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BusinessWeek: Brazilian lawmakers have called for a public hearing into charges that McDonald’s employees in Brazil are being underpaid. Congressmen Sabino Castelo Branco and Eudes Xavier have summoned the president of the McDonald’s franchisee in Brazil to discuss the company’s wage polices with union representatives. The Sao Paulo restaurant workers union says it has a
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GroundReport: I was shocked to discover (unfortunately, once again!) that the McDonald’s restaurants are pretty dirty in this country. I have seen some restaurants with flies flying around the tables, dirty and gluing floor that seemed to have been cleaned for the last time about two weeks ago (maybe more!), dirty tables that had clearly
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FranchiseUpdate: Franchisors looking to bring in minority franchisees must consider the current cultural aspects of the ethnic minority groups they are hoping to recruit. One of the potential recruits a franchisor should consider is the fastest-growing ethnic minority population in the United States: the Latino community. Approximately 45.5 million Latinos currently living in the U.S.,
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Franchise Key: ChipsAway, one of the leading automotive paintwork repairs specialists, has announced the launch of a new master franchise in Sao Paulo, Brazil, thus expanding its global network. According to the information provided, the Master Franchise will be operated by a team of four partners, each with complementary experience and skill sets. Gonçalo Sousa
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MiamiHerald.com: Burger King’s new owners want to make sure the brand has a strong presence in its home country of Brazil and have turned over the country’s operations to a master franchisee with ambitious development plans. The move could lead Burger King to increase it’s presence ten-fold in Brazil over the next five years. The
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