August 5, 2024
Bacha Coffee launches first flagship store in South Korea
Moroccan coffee brand Bacha Coffee has unveiled its first flagship store in South Korea. Situated at Lotte Department Store on Cheongdam-dong Luxury...
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August 2, 2024
Krispy Kreme signs joint venture agreement to launch in Spain
The US donut and coffee chain will open its first Spanish site with joint venture partner Glaseadas Originales in Madrid...
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August 1, 2024
Blaze Pizza to expand into the UAE
Blaze Pizza has signed a deal for six locations in the United Arab Emirates with NAD Holding, according to a...
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August 1, 2024
Japan’s % Arabica to enter six new markets within next three months
The boutique coffee group will add to its 198-store global footprint with launches in Turkey, Egypt, Spain, Hungary, Nepal –...
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August 1, 2024
CBTL to expand café partnership with Filipino retail chain SM Store
The Singapore-headquartered coffee chain currently operates 25 in-store cafés at SM Stores and is targeting full coverage across the Filipino...
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July 30, 2024
Paris Baguette reports record growth in Q2
Paris Baguette USA, which has more than 170 locations in the U.S. and Canada, has awarded 20 franchises, sold 47...
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July 29, 2024
Middle Eastern brands Go Crispy, Tea Time going global
The Go Crispy brand is going global after the signing of a strategic partnership between Al Baladi Holding Group and...
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July 24, 2024
Is Paris ready for Wingstop?
Dallas-based chicken-wing slinger Wingstop will debut its Maison des Saveurs (that’s “House of Flavor” for the uncultured among us) in...
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July 23, 2024
7-Eleven Philippines targets 450 new stores in two regions
7-Eleven operator PSC (Philippine Seven Corp) is planning to open 450 new stores in Visayas and Mindanao as part of...
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July 22, 2024
Trung Nguyen Legend to open coffee shops in Australia and Canada
The premium Vietnamese coffee chain also plans to open more than 100 new stores in China before the end of...
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July 18, 2024
Greece’s Coffee Island makes East Asia debut with Hong Kong store
The Patras-based coffee chain is the latest international specialty operator to launch in Hong Kong and is planning further international...
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July 17, 2024
AG Café opens Tim Hortons’ 300th Middle East store with new Saudi outlet
Tim Hortons Middle East has hailed ‘countless opportunities’ for growth in the region after opening its latest store in Riyadh....
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July 17, 2024
PizzaForno expands into Manitoba in Canada
Automated pizzeria PizzaForno has expanded into Steinbach in Manitoba, Canada, according to a press release. A grand opening will be...
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July 16, 2024
Malaysia’s ZUS Coffee reportedly preparing for $53.5m investment raise
Singapore-based KV Asia Capital is currently raising investment to enable the value-focused coffee chain to develop its domestic and international...
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July 15, 2024
KFC Luxembourg to create 600 jobs with planned expansion
KFC’s Luxembourg franchise holder, Firce Capital, announced plans to employ roughly 600 staff across ten planned fast-food restaurants in the...
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July 15, 2024
Popeyes plans New Zealand expansion with $25M investment
Louisiana-style fried chicken chain Popeyes announced plans to enter the New Zealand market with a $25 million investment, opening 10...
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