Hurriyet Daily News: Domestic fast-food restaurant chains, new to Turkey just 15 years ago, are now increasingly strong competitors to foreign chains due to their offerings of traditional tastes, their low investment costs and their experience with economic crisis. Domestic chains constitute 74 percent of the Turkish franchising sector, which has a total volume of […]
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ShareCast: Domino’s Pizza has established a launch pad for rapid international expansion with the acquisition of 75% of the master franchisee for the pizza delivery group in Germany. The other 25% of the franchisee, Intergrowth Enterprises, will be retained by Briskas, an affiliate of the German hotel operator Grand City Hotels Group. “The company believes
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BusinessWeek: McDonald’s Corp. says its first-quarter net income rose 11 percent as more customers dined under the Golden Arches, especially in Europe. McDonald’s is battling higher prices for beef and other ingredients. High-profit coffee drinks have helped it offset those pressures. It may also raise menu prices. Net income rose to $1.2 billion, or $1.15
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BusinessWings: Ian Thomas, founder of Jani-King in the UK and Europe, told BusinessesForSale.com why the commercial cleaning company is seeking a thoroughly different type of franchisee – or rather, business partner – and why it is flourishing in a market characterised by high growth and consolidation. Two years ago this article would have appeared on
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openPR: WSI, the world’s #1 Internet franchise, organized its largest UK and European franchisee convention last week, which happened in Birmingham, UK on April 1-3. More than 150 WSI Digital Marketing Consultants convened at The Belfry to exchange Internet marketing strategies and best practices. The Excellence and Innovation Convention featured 13 recognized Online marketing expert
TheStreet.com: McDonald’s is feeling the aftershocks of Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami earlier this month, and increased imports to the battered nation to help offset supply-chain disruptions. Of McDonald’s 3,300 restaurants in Japan, hundreds closed down in the days immediately following the 9.0-magnitute earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11, which left nearly 30,000 people
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The Local.se: US sandwich chain Subway, recently crowned the largest restaurant chain in the world, is planning an extensive expansion in Sweden, the firm has confirmed. “According to strategy plan there will be around 240 restaurants in Sweden before the end of 2015 and I am confident that our team in Sweden will achieve or
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Franchise News International (blog): The “Encouraging Women into Franchising†(EWIF) Group launches 2010 Encouraging Women into Franchising Awards. Sponsored by NatWest, the awards were officially launched at The Franchise Show in London on 18th February. The Awards are the first of its kind providing a unique opportunity to formally recognise the growing contribution women franchisees,
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European Franchising: As part of its continued worldwide expansion strategy, Domino’s Pizza is set to open three restaurants in Bulgaria by the end of 2011. The takeaway pizza franchise has partnered with Nikola Nikolov and Lazgin Majid, who will be responsible for Domino’s Pizza’s expansion in cities throughout the country. Request more information here.
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Times of Malta: Dorkins Ltd, the Malta franchise for footwear brand Clarks, was presented with the Clarks International Franchise Store 2010 award at the company’s international conference in Amsterdam last month. Dorkins directors Robert and Christine Pace accepted the top franchisee award for reaching the best sales targets and for their Valletta and Sliema stores’
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