Franchising

Burger King opens 3,000th restaurant in Asia-Pacific

More than half were opened in the last five years.

Fast casual chain The Habit Burger Grill eyes South Korea expansion

The move is part of larger plans to expand in the region.

First A&W outlet in Malaysia to shut down

The Batu Road outlet has operated for more than 50 years.

First Cafe Amazon in China opens

It is the Thai chain’s tenth international market.

First Philippine location of Panda Express confirmed

The chain currently has over 2,000 locations worldwide.

The Coffee Club makes Vietnam debut

This is now the chain’s 10th international market.

Mad Mex opens first Singapore restaurant, eyes first Malaysian outlet by December

The opening follows the chain’s strategic partnership with 4Fingers announced in 2018.

Taiwanese bubble tea chain Milksha opens first Australian store

It has grown to over 240 outlets across six markets.

JUMBO Group launches second Tsui Wah outlet in Singapore

It has a total floor area of over 4,800 sqft and a seating capacity of 192 seats.

Starbucks Reserve flagship store goes live in Tianjin, China

Its Bar Mixato offers over 30 options of Starbucks Reserve cocktails, wines, and craft beers.

Subway Hong Kong opens new site in Lai Chi Kok

It is the eighth store under the “Fresh Forward” model.

SSP launches Tai Cheong Bakery in Singapore's Changi Airport

The operator also collaborated with Archipelago Brewery to unveil a new concept.

Starbucks India to ramp up store openings in 2020

The chain serves an average of 270,000 customers per week in the growing economy.

Fatburger opens fifth location in China

The new outlet is located in Beijing’s Pacific Century Place.

Yum China to invest up to US$525m to open at least 800 stores this year

Most of the upcoming stores will be KFC outlets and its new Coffii & Joy cafe chain.