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Impossible Foods has launched “Bloody Delicious,” a blind-tasting test to see if local foodies can tell the burger is made with plant-based Impossible alt-beef. According to the brand, the challenge comes after it sees Australians are rapidly turning away…
F&B giant Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) has received approval from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) to remove its 40 percent foreign ownership limit. The decision follows the company’s amendment request to its articles of incorporation, which also…
American fast food chain McDonald’s is set to close one of its oldest stores in Ho Chi Minh City. The Ben Thanh location in District 1, which opened in 2014, would stop operations at 2 a.m. Thursday, the chain said in a Facebook post without revealing the…
Wendy’s Philippines and Conti’s Bakeshop, run by Filippino businessman Dennis Uy, have been sold to a local entrepreneur. Uy has decided to sell his Eight8Ate Holdings company, which operates the two chains, to Crystal Jacinto. The sale comes after the…
Anew hipster burger joint is coming to Singapore at the end of July 2023. Called Honbo, it was founded in 2017 by former doctor Michael Chan, who named his eatery after the Cantonese name for hamburgers (‘hon bo bao’). The brand has since expanded to six…
The boss of major KFC franchisor in Australia, Collins Foods, still believes that the company’s quick-service Mexican food business Taco Bell can succeed in the Australian market despite the brand’s results hitting the group’s full-year profits. Revenue at…
South Korean chicken burger chain Mom’s Touch&Co. said Tuesday it inked a master franchise agreement with Mongolia’s Foodville Farm LLC, in its first steps to enter the central Asian country. Foodville Farm is an independent company established by the local…
South Korea’s first Five Guys burger restaurant is set to open in Gangnam, southern Seoul, by late June, its operator said Monday. The store, set to open in the bustling commercial district near Gangnam Station, will have up to 150 seats, according to…
Tim Hortons China’s exclusive operator, TH International (Tims China), is to relaunch the fried chicken chain Popeyes in China and Macau by acquiring exclusive rights to develop and sub-franchise the brand. The transaction, which the company expected to bring…
McDonald’s Australia has confirmed that it is rolling out its own home delivery service to customers across Australia. Starting today, Macca’s fans in participating New South Wales restaurants can have their favorite foods sent directly to their homes when…
Leading fast-food chain McDonald’s China opened the company’s first zero carbon restaurant in the Shougang Park in Beijing recently part of its upcoming move to open more new green outlets in the country. The McDonald’s Shougang Park restaurant is designed…
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is making a move on KFC’s turf. The Miami-based chicken chain on Wednesday announced an agreement with Cartesian Capital Group to develop restaurants in China in the coming years. In the process, it will take Popeyes into a country…
Wendy’s NZ, the current master franchisee, owner and operator of all Wendy’s hamburger restaurants throughout New Zealand, is on the market for the first time in 34 years. The brand was brought here in 1988 when Danny and Dianne Lendich opened the first store…
McDonald’s Korea, the local unit wholly owned by the US fast-food giant, is seeking a new owner — joining the latest burger chain sales rush here. The company confirmed Friday that its US headquarters is selling its entire stake in the Korean unit as well as…
Carl’s Jr. plans to close all six locations in Thailand by the end of the month. R&R Restaurant Group, which holds the rights to operate the burger chain, announced it could no longer bear the costs of operating the fast-food chain. “We tried to get through…
Trade union SDA has lodged a multimillion claim in the Federal Court against McDonald’s Australia seeking compensation for about 900 current and former employees the union alleges have been denied paid rest breaks and misled about their rights. The action…
