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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Costa Coffee has terminated its franchise agreement with Kernow Koffi, the operator of several shops in Cornwall, and the affected branches closed suddenly on 28 October. Costa cites a breach of the ...

Reliance Industries has applied to remove its UK subsidiary Hamleys (Franchising) Ltd from the companies register by voluntary strike-off, according to a regulatory filing made on 29 October 2026. The ...

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 ...

Cotti Coffee has launched a franchise programme in the UK, offering partners “no franchise fee” and global brand support, Propel reported on 29 October 2026. The Chinese coffee chain has traded in ...