Puerto Rico has a decades-long history with both franchise brands. The island’s first KFC opened in 1967, and Encanto Restaurants has operated Taco Bell locations there since 19 ...

Bloomin’ Brands, the Tampa, Florida-based parent company of the Outback Steakhouse brand, submitted a stalking-horse bid of $26.3 million to purchase the 61 restaurants out of the bankruptcy estate.

Associated British Foods, the owner of Primark, reported a 14% fall in adjusted operating profit to £1.51 billion for the year to 12 September 2026 and said profit and earnings per share will be lower ...

Alcohol Duty rates will rise by 4.55% on 1 February 2027, in line with the Retail Price Index, according to an HMRC policy paper published after the Budget. Pub operators have since warned that a pint ...

Dave’s Hot Chicken, the Los Angeles-founded Nashville-style chicken brand, expects to have 20 sites open across the UK and Ireland by the end of January, among the fastest-growing of the fast food ...

Poundland, the discount chain with about 600 shops, moved closer to an insolvency process on 27 October after three directors appointed less than two weeks earlier were reported to be leaving its ...

Winkworth, the listed estate agency franchisor, has agreed to mediation with its non-executive chairman Simon Agace in the High Court dispute that began in August. The company also said an independent ...

CDS Superstores, the owner of The Range, Wilko and Homebase, reported turnover of £1.714 billion for the 52 weeks to 1 February 2026, up 16.4 per cent, a scale few brands in the UK franchise directory ...

Nando’s serves 100% halal chicken in 109 of its UK restaurants, and its own halal page lists each one by region, with address and postcode. The chain says its restaurants are not halal by default: ...

The Meritage petition lists more than $24.9 million in deferred franchisor fees owed to Wendy’s International. The franchisor has separately filed a $146.9 million claim in the case. Wendy’s had ...

An Illinois Subway operator has surrendered all five of his Quad Cities restaurants to Subway corporate after four years in the system. The closures add to a contraction that has reduced the brand’s ...