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We’ve known for a long time that the foodservice market in the Europe is significantly smaller than in the United States. New research from Peter…

After years of sluggish growth, the U.S. foodservice market has finally broken out of the doldrums. Strong jobs growth and the dramatic drop in energy…

Is the U.S. primed for fast-casual sushi? London-based Yo! Sushi thinks so and is counting on filling the need for fast-casual sushi that other chains…

Five years after Myanmar’s military government opened the country to the world, at least two QSR chains have set up business there. In April 2013,…

Nando’s Peri-Peri, the South African-Portuguese restaurant chain, has hatched its first major expansion since moving to the U.S. seven years ago. Nando’s has opened two…

April’s opening of a flagship store for Azkadenya in Dubai marks the first step in an aggressive regional expansion drive by Jordan’s Eat Restaurant Group.…

The Middleby Corp. has expanded globally again, acquiring the assets of Induc Commercial Electronics, a Qingdoa, China, manufacturer of commercial induction-cooking equipment. Induc, an established brand…

Alto-Shaam has made changes to its global leadership team, promoting Mark Kreple, Senior V.P.-International Sales, to a consulting role at the Wisconsin firm after 11…

Last month, South Africa’s biggest franchise group, Famous Brands, acquired a controlling interest in Retail Group, its licensee in Botswana. Established in 2000, Retail Group…

In May, in one of the largest-ever acquisitions in the UAE of a home-grown foodservice brand, Dubai-based Marka Holding bought restaurant chain Reem Al Bawadi…