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Burger King, the world’s second-biggest burger chain, is set to launch a string of restaurants in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, according to a senior executive. Daniel Schwartz, chief executive of Burger King’s parent company, Restaurant Brands…
Five years after setting up the franchise for Burger King in India, homegrown PE firm Everstone Capital is set to offload a minority stake in the quick service restaurant (QSR) chain. Everstone, which holds about 88% of Burger King India, will offload 20%,…
Fast food chain Burger King is preparing to open 16 new stores by the end of this year in Thailand. Prapat Siangjan, Burger King Thailand GM, said the company also plans to open 15 stores annually in 2019 and 2020, taking the network to 131. The stores will…
Burger King Thailand is set to open around 15 stores per year over the next three years with gas stations a major focus. Of the 16 stores to be opened in the second half of 2018, ten locations with be drive-thrus at gas stations, with the company identifying…
McDonald’s Japan plans to open more stores this year, its first expansion in a decade. At the same time, rival Burger King is working on tripling its Japanese locations to 300 by 2022 at a cost of ¥5 billion (US$45.5 million). With a 4.5-fold increase in…
Burger King AsiaPac has signed a master franchise agreement with Nexus Point Management to further develop the fast-food brand in Taiwan. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Burger King president Jose Cil says Taiwan is one of the largest…
American fast-food chain Burger King, in the second year of its India operations, grew 69% to post sales of Rs 237 crore during FY17 when most quick-service restaurants were struggling with stagnant sales. In the 2016-17 fiscal, the company generated average…
US global fast-food chain BURGER KING has teamed up with Hong Kong-based on-demand delivery app and Thailand’s top food delivery platform, Lalamove, to launch its new partnership in November 2017 that will ensure better delivery of perfectly flame-grilled…
Affinity Equity Partners of Hong Kong has bought Burger King’s Japanese business from South Korea’s Lotte Group for an undisclosed sum. A new entity set up by Affinity, Burger King Japan Holdings, is expected to take over the roughly 100 fast-food outlets…
American global fast food chain, Burger King has opened its third local outlet at the Nadi International Airport yesterday. The new outlet known as the “landside” restaurant will be accessible to all customers who visit the airport. Burger King initially…
Experts say there are several challenges: intense competition from the increasing number of domestic and foreign food companies, high prices (a burger goes for “four times a bowl of Pho”), and the fact that hamburgers and French fries are just not for…
Biting into a Burger King in Myanmar for now requires a passport, with the country’s only restaurant located past customs at Yangon International Airport. But franchise operator Minor Food Group is hoping local appetite will merit many more outlets. Thai firm…
International fast food franchise Burger King has appointed Lowe Lintas Mumbai to launch a new campaign for its iconic sandwich ‘the Whopper’. The campaign brief is be mainly targeted at India’s millennial generation and will focus on strengthening brand…
Philippine foodservice giant Jollibee Foods (JFC) has entered into a JV agreement with Singapore-based Blackbird Holdings to take the Jollibee brand to the European market. JFC’s wholly owned subsidiary Golden Plate has signed the deal with Blackbird to own…
Restaurant Brands International is launching the Fruit Loops shake. Yes, for real. The company confirmed to TheStreet the shake will be available for a limited time only at participating restaurants nationwide starting April 17 for a recommended price of…
A Whopper-flavoured toothpaste and a weekend staycation where you can chill in a panda costume… those were the first two April Fool’s Day pranks orchestrated by marketers this silly season. Putting aside for a moment the question of whether launching such…
