franchising
Stories tagged “franchising”
Pablo's takes its breakfast bao south to London
The North East brand known for hash-brown bao buns signs a franchise deal to open inside Bloodsports, the Covent Garden sports bar, with a London debut set for January 2027.
Meritage Hospitality: 33 Wendy’s closed, 60 more at risk
A US Bankruptcy Trustee calls the pace of Meritage’s closures extraordinary, as Wendy’s argues its biggest franchisee has no right to keep running the restaurants at all.
Darden seeks a UK franchise partner for Olive Garden
The US group behind Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and The Capital Grille wants one partner per brand to take them into Manchester, Leeds and Bristol within two years.
Subway Blueprint becomes the EMEA standard from January 2027
Kiosks, breakfast, coffee and an evening menu from 6pm: the chain's new format is meant to help it nearly double in the region in five years. The release gives no starting number and no cost.
Wendy's biggest US franchisee files for Chapter 11
Meritage Hospitality, which runs 314 Wendy's restaurants, filed for bankruptcy protection after store-level earnings fell 48% in a year.
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