Franchising

Pret A Manger signs franchise agreement with A&W to kickstart Canadian expansion

The first shop to trial the brand will be in Vancouver and plans to open this summer.

Pret A Manger signs franchise agreement with A&W to kickstart Canadian expansion

The first shop to trial the brand will be in Vancouver and plans to open this summer.

DP Eurasia’s four-month sales up 57%

Store count grew to 816 from 775.

Papa John’s opens restaurant in Devon

Multiple stores are planned for the Southwest, the chain said.

Pret A Manger in talks for franchise deal in India — report

This will be Reliance Retail's second attempt to strike a deal with a large cafe-restaurant business.

Papa John’s opens store in Blaby

This is now the fifth Papa John’s in Leicestershire. 

Papa John’s opens restaurant in Horsham

The venue is also one of the first high street outlets to benefit from their updated branding.

Bewiched Coffee expecting to open up to 40 stores by end-2026

It has signed its first franchise partnership with the Heart Of England Co-operative Society.

Baskin-Robbins franchisee opens 1,000th store

The ice cream brand is celebrating the milestone with a limited-time promotion through March.

Papa John’s opens store in Leigh, Manchester

The chain now has over 500 stores across the UK.

KFC eyes 300 restaurant openings in UK and Ireland by 2027

The fast food giant aims to establish 50 new locations across the two markets this year.

Taco Bell opens 100th restaurant in Spain

The fast food giant says it is on track to operate more than 1,000 restaurants outside the United States.

Subway’s EMEA business inks master franchise deal in Kuwait

The chain continues its string of new agreements as it grows its global footprint.

German Doner Kebab to open 78 UK restaurants in 2022

The chain is also set to open sites in North America.

Papa John’s opens restaurant in Nottingham

The chain continues to seek multi-unit franchisees or those keen on opening up in a ‘non-traditional’ location.

Papa John’s opens first store in Bridgend

The chain now has over 500 UK stores.   Papa John’s has opened its first store in Bridgend near Cardiff, located on Tremains Road.

Papa John’s opens new store in Melton Mowbray

The company continues to be on the lookout for those interested in running multiple stores or opening-up in a ‘non-traditional’ location.

Papa John’s inks deal to open over 1,300 stores in China by 2040

The franchisee development agreement is the biggest in the pizza chain’s history.