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As part of McDonald’s initiative to use its scale to contribute to positive changes in the communities where it operates, Arcos Dorados – McDonald’s franchisee in Latin America and the Caribbean- will cease to offer plastic straws in its 2,100 restaurants…
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…
Jollibee – a popular chicken and burger place in the Philippines, with 1,062 stores – has eight restaurants now in Hong Kong, and plans to dramatically ramp that up. It will open 41 total outlets over the next five years in Hong Kong and Macau, though it…
Jollibee Food Corp on Thursday said it would bring Panda Express to the Philippines, the popular “Chinese kitchen” in the US. The initial phase of the 50/50 joint venture between JFC and Panda Restaurant Group Inc intends to develop 5 Panda Express outlets in…
Fat Brands will open five more outlets of co-branded restaurant chain Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express in Indonesia. Set to open in Bali and Jakarta, the co-branded chain will be operated by Fat Brands’ local partner Global Food Indonesia. “We’ve loved every…
Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee Food Corporation plans to open 100 stores in Canada within the next five years. The company says it is eyeing the wave of new locations because the country is a key growth market and a big part of its North American expansion…
Global burger behemoth McDonald’s opened its first branch on Saturday (Dec 2) in the historic heart of communist Hanoi, a conservative city renowned for its traditional – and cheap – Vietnamese staples beloved by food-obsessed locals. Hungry customers lined…
The Malaysian franchise of McDonald’s Corp said it was “disappointed” with calls on social media to boycott the fast-food restaurant chain in apparent retaliation against the US’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Social media users in the…
Jollibee Foods Corp. said Friday net income rose 17.3 percent in the first 3 months of the year, as higher expenses offset growth in revenues, according to a stock exchange filing. Net income attributable to shareholders grew to P1.8 billion in the first…
A strong performance in China, partly offset by continued challenges in South Korea, helped build first-quarter momentum for McDonald’s Corporation. President/CEO Steve Easterbrook says the restaurant group has had 11 consecutive quarters of positive…
A co-branded Fatburger Buffalo’s Express is opening its first Tokyo location tomorrow. Located at the Magnet by Shibuya109 building in Shibuya Crossing, the US fast-food brands’ outlet will feature all-American fare from Buffalo’s Express and Fatburger, as…
Shake Shack Hong Kong makes its debut on Tuesday at IFC mall in Central. With panoramic views of Victoria Harbour, the eatery will be able to seat more than 46 guests. As a modern “roadside” burger stand that began as a hot-dog cart in New York’s Madison…
Kids are in for one of the best fun and learning experiences this summer as Jollibee welcomes them to the best summer activity – the Jollibee Kids Club Mini Managers Camp, happening until May 31, 2018. Through the six-day camp, kids aged 4-12 years old can…
The growing Filipino population in Canada has been catalyst for the biggest fast food chain in Asia to expand its market into Canada. Jollibee, a Filipino fried chicken restaurant with more than 1,000 locations in the Philippines, is opening its third…
In $100 million deal, Jollibee Foods Corp. will acquire an additional 45 percent of Smashburger, the Denver-based burger franchise that has more than 360 restaurants. The companies announced the deal Tuesday and it’s one that increases Jollibee’s ownership…
Fast-food chains in Japan are launching the biggest expansion wave in decades and adopting strategies that would have been unthinkable in the early 2000s, when hamburgers were a prime symbol of deflation. McDonald’s Holdings (Japan), the biggest player, is…
