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• Pizza Inn to expand to Egypt with 7 planned units 20 Aug 2024
• Jollibee opens 7th Texas restaurant 19 Aug 2024
• Le Pain Quotidien to re-enter India with licensee Bake & Brew 19 Aug 2024
• Tim Hortons to open stores within Union Coop’s 27 UAE shopping centres 15 Aug 2024
• Japanese Gyumeshi chain Matsuya launches in Hong Kong 15 Aug 2024
• Japan’s Joypolis Sports to open first overseas flagship in Hong Kong 15 Aug 2024
• Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream expands in Egypt 14 Aug 2024
• Love, Bonito opens its first physical store in the Philippines 13 Aug 2024
• Korean bakery chain Tous les Jours set to make its Singapore debut 13 Aug 2024
• Vietnamese coffee brand Cong opens in Taiwan 12 Aug 2024
• Krispy Kreme makes Morocco debut with Rabat outlet 09 Aug 2024
• Popeyes Fuels Growing Demand Across The World 09 Aug 2024
• Bacha Coffee launches first flagship store in South Korea 05 Aug 2024
• Krispy Kreme signs joint venture agreement to launch in Spain 02 Aug 2024
• Blaze Pizza to expand into the UAE 01 Aug 2024
• Japan’s % Arabica to enter six new markets within next three months 01 Aug 2024
• CBTL to expand café partnership with Filipino retail chain SM Store 01 Aug 2024
• Paris Baguette reports record growth in Q2 30 Jul 2024
• Middle Eastern brands Go Crispy, Tea Time going global  29 Jul 2024
• Is Paris ready for Wingstop? 24 Jul 2024
• 7-Eleven Philippines targets 450 new stores in two regions 23 Jul 2024
• Trung Nguyen Legend to open coffee shops in Australia and Canada 22 Jul 2024
• Greece’s Coffee Island makes East Asia debut with Hong Kong store  18 Jul 2024
• AG Café opens Tim Hortons’ 300th Middle East store with new Saudi outlet 17 Jul 2024
• PizzaForno expands into Manitoba in Canada 17 Jul 2024
• Malaysia’s ZUS Coffee reportedly preparing for $53.5m investment raise 16 Jul 2024
• KFC Luxembourg to create 600 jobs with planned expansion  15 Jul 2024
• Popeyes plans New Zealand expansion with $25M investment  15 Jul 2024
• Toast the 2024 Paris Olympics at French-Inspired Franchises 14 Jul 2024
• China’s Greybox Coffee opens first international store in Singapore  09 Jul 2024
• Gong cha makes Middle East debut with Riyadh store  09 Jul 2024
• Brazil’s The Coffee enters the Middle East with first UAE store  09 Jul 2024
• Dave’s Hot Chicken planting UK flag  08 Jul 2024
• Cafè Barbera eyes further international growth following Saudi Arabia debut  08 Jul 2024
• Le Pain Quotidien signs master franchise agreement to enter Azerbaijan  05 Jul 2024
• Dunkin’ reaches US store revamp milestone with 4,000th NextGen outlet  04 Jul 2024
• Vietnam’s Phuc Tea launches first international store in the Philippines  03 Jul 2024
• India’s Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters opens first store in Japan  02 Jul 2024
• RBI to increase China presence with acquisition of Popeyes China, investment in Tims China  01 Jul 2024
• Domino’s Pizza franchisee opens 900th store in China  01 Jul 2024
• Colombia’s Juan Valdez eyes Brazil and China for expansion  27 Jun 2024
• Gong cha signs 30-unit Puerto Rico deal  27 Jun 2024
• Marco’s Pizza opens 1st location in Mexico  27 Jun 2024
• UK’s Black Sheep Coffee reaches 100 stores with new Abu Dhabi outlet  24 Jun 2024
• Ediya Coffee signs master franchise agreement to launch in Malaysia 21 Jun 2024
• Cofix to re-enter Kazakhstan with plans to open 200 stores by 2030 20 Jun 2024
• Chatime names global CEO 20 Jun 2024
• Malaysia’s Berjaya Food to launch Paris Baguette in Brunei 18 Jun 2024
• Chuck E. Cheese opens 1st location in Kuwait  13 Jun 2024
• Swiss dairy firm Emmi Group to acquire Lucerne-based coffee roaster Hochstrasser  12 Jun 2024
• Reborn Coffee to ‘aggressively expand’ in China with at least 70 stores planned  12 Jun 2024
• Japan’s % Arabica set to debut in Turkey with franchise partner Bean Alive  12 Jun 2024
• Italy-based Rosso Pomodoro expands into US 12 Jun 2024
• Long John Silver’s Makes Big Progress on Refreshed Identity  11 Jun 2024
• Italy-Based Pizza Concept Rosso Pomodoro to Franchise in U.S.  11 Jun 2024
• Jollibee takes flight: Filipino QSR’s US growth hits 100 stores and beyond  07 Jun 2024
• Bacha Coffee continues Southeast Asia expansion with Indonesia debut  03 Jun 2024
• UK’s Pret A Manger shelves 10-year Israeli franchise deal  03 Jun 2024
• Cooks Coffee seeking to reach 300 Esquires stores in the UK & Ireland by 2034  03 Jun 2024

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