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 CHINA/TAIWAN
FRANCHISE NEWS ARCHIVE
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: : Jan - Jun 2005
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Rivals to feel bite from Burger King. Burger King, the
second-largest United States hamburger chain, plans to open 10 stores
in China in 12 months, aiming to catch up with McDonald's and Yum!
Brands. .... [more]
28 Jun, 2005
McDonald's ad banned due to insulting plot. American
fast food giant McDonald's was pressured recently in China to withdraw
a new commercial which was found insulting to various consumers. ....
[more]
23 Jun, 2005
McDonald's withdraws "insulting" ad. The Xi'an
branch of McDonald's has pulled a commercial that viewers found insulting.
.... [more]
22 Jun, 2005
Beauty salon chain receiving facelift. After years of
studying abroad, Spring Su has been handed control of the biggest,
and most-promising, chunk of her mother's beauty salon empire, Natural
Beauty, on the Chinese mainland. .... [more]
20 Jun, 2005
TAIWAN - Hello Kitty boosts sales at 7-Eleven. In the
face of stiff competition from rival convenience store chains, 7-Eleven
is once again using the trusted-and-true cartoon cat to increase sales.
.... [more]
14 Jun, 2005
TAIWAN - President Chain Store eases rules for franchisees.
Faced with changes in the job market and an aging population, the
nation's largest convenience store chain operator is adjusting its
franchise system to embrace more middle-aged people to deliver sustainable
growth. .... [more]
8 Jun, 2005
Foreign fast-food still popular in China. An outlet
of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in downtown Zhengzhou, capital of
central China's Henan province, was full of customers around dinner
time at the weekend. .... [more]
6 Jun, 2005
HONG KONG - Fashion retailer plans push into mainland.
Upmarket fashion retailer The Swank Shop says it plans to tap into
the mainland's retail market and may adopt a franchise model to speed
up expansion. .... [more]
6 Jun, 2005
Accor to Double China, Hong Kong Hotels. French hotel
group Accor S.A. said Tuesday it expects to double its number of hotels
in China and Hong Kong to 50 by 2007, riding on the country's strong
economic growth and an increase in Chinese nationals traveling. ....
[more]
31 May, 2005
Four Seasons may expand in China, Latin America, says CEO Isadore
Sharp. Four Seasons Hotels Inc. is looking to expand its chain
of luxury hotels in China and Latin America, although the Toronto-based
company is not focusing on any specific region. .... [more]
25 May, 2005
Korean Bakery Has Big Plans for China. Korean bakery
Paris Baguette is expanding its presence in China as the first Korean
bakery company to enter the world's most populous country. .... [more]
26 May, 2005
HONG KONG - Pacific Coffee expands here, adds new foray on mainland.
Chevalier iTech Holdings said its newly acquired Pacific Coffee Company
plans to open five to 10 new Hong Kong outlets per year and make its
first foray into the mainland market in 2005. .... [more]
24 May, 2005
TAIWAN - Eating out of toilets? It's all the rage in Kaohsiung.
A theme restaurant where food is served on toilet-shaped plates is
packing them in, as customers look for humor with their victuals.
.... [more]
22 May, 2005
McDonald's aims to supersize franchise. McDonald's,
the world's largest fast-food chain, is to further expand its Chinese
franchise network. .... [more]
17 May, 2005
China on road to Big Mac drive-thru. Fast-food giant
McDonald's is to introduce drive-thru outlets in China, 30 years after
its first burger bar opened in the US. .... [more]
12 May, 2005
China owns over two thousand Franchise systems. Since
been popularized in China in the middle of the 1990s, franchise business
format had entered a high-speed development period from the year of
2000. .... [more]
22 Apr, 2005
Hotpot chain in copyright hot water. A well-known lamb
hotpot restaurant is at the center of a bitter copyright dispute,
with a Shanghai court holding a final hearing on the case yesterday.
.... [more]
21 Apr, 2005
Franchise sector makes gains. The franchise sector has
grown rapidly in China during the past few years, but some obstacles
are still hindering development. .... [more]
12 Apr, 2005
Conte Of Florence Mulls Chinese Expansion. Italian sportswear
producer Conte of Florence SpA is considering forming a partnership
agreement to open a line of multi-brand outlets in China this year.
.... [more]
11 Apr, 2005
Revised measures promote franchise development. The
Ministry of Commerce published a revised version of the Administrative
Measures on Commercial Franchise Operations on December 31, 2004,
to replace the old one issued in 1997. .... [more]
4 Apr, 2005
Chain stores' expansion spotlighted. The China Chain
Store & Franchise Association recently released a report on the
development of the country's chain store operators in 2004. .... [more]
1 Apr, 2005
McDonald's takes bigger bite in China. McDonald's, the
world's largest fast food provider, aims to open more than 100 new
outlets in the Chinese mainland this year. .... [more]
28 Mar, 2005
Fixed-line giant wins license for cyber cafes. China
Telecom won a nationwide license from the Ministry of Culture to operate
Internet cafes as part of the government's continuing drive to consolidate
the sprawling, largely mom-and-pop industry. .... [more]
15 Mar, 2005
How China Eats a Sandwich. Opening Subway franchises
in the People's Republic - home of a billion potential customers -
seemed like easy money. Until someone tried it. .... [more]
1 Mar, 2005
TAIWAN - Mister Donut eyes permanent spot on Taiwan's culinary
landscape. Three months after the first Mister Donut opened
in Tianmu, critics are questioning whether the doughnut fad has staying
power. But the Japanese chain insists it's in Taiwan for the long
haul. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2005
QuikDrop to Open First eBay 'Drop-Off' Store in China.
QuikDrop International announced today that Huatian Cao will open
the first QuikDrop eBay drop-off store on 26 Jing 6th Road in ZhengZhou,
China on March 7. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2005
TAIWAN - Local chain rides the doughnut craze. One year
before Mister Donut started to create a craze, local doughnut shop
Tien Chiu Fang started cashing in on people's love for the treat.
Since then it has quickly expanded its turf by franchising. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2005
McDonald's: Price changes had no dye link. McDonald's
China denied its latest price adjustments on Wednesday are related
to Sudan I, the carcinogenic food dye found in some of McDonald's
products in the United Kingdom earlier this month. .... [more]
28 Feb, 2005
HONG KONG - Fashion retailer targets $433m IPO to expand outlets.
Fashion retailer I.T, which is raising HK$433 million from an initial
public offering in Hong Kong, said it will spend HK$280 million to
expand its retail network in the territory and renovate existing stores.
.... [more]
22 Feb, 2005
Pizza Hut accelerates expansion in China. The world-famous
Pizza Hut restaurant chain opened three new outlets in Tianjin, a
coastal metropolis in north China, within a week before the Spring
Festival, the Lunar Chinese New Year. .... [more]
14 Feb, 2005
Franchise Confidence In China. China is the hot topic
in international franchising today. Many global brands are entering,
or have entered, China - all attempting to tap the country's population.
.... [more]
10 Feb, 2005
First Sizzler Restaurant opens in Beijing. Worldwide
Restaurant Concepts, Inc. today announced the opening of the first
Sizzler restaurant in China. .... [more]
10 Feb, 2005
Chinese Entrepreneurs Eye Fast-Food Franchises. The
number of fast-food franchises is expected to grow now that China
is set to launch newly standardized franchising regulations. ....
[more]
9 Feb, 2005
A coffee war heats up in China. As in many other markets,
Seattle-based Starbucks is the industry Goliath who claims to be the
first to introduce the so-called "coffee culture" to fashionable
crowds in major Chinese cities. .... [more]
27 Jan, 2005
China hungry for KFC chicken, bamboo and lotus roots.
China's relentless appetite for the colonel's chicken has KFC on a
building boom in the world's most populous country, with 1,200 locations.
.... [more]
17 Jan, 2005
McDonald's set to play franchise game. McDonald's, one
of the world's largest fast-food chains, is stepping up its China
expansion efforts through franchising. .... [more]
15 Jan, 2005
Policy touts franchise development. A Ministry of Commerce
official said on Friday China's infant franchising industry is set
to enter a rapid but orderly development stage after a new industrial
regulation takes effect next month. .... [more]
8 Jan, 2005
China issues new franchising rules. China has issued
new franchising rules to regulate both domestic and foreign operators,
effective from Feb 1. .... [more]
4 Jan, 2005
Fast food price rise understandable. Cheerful songs
broadcasting, colorful decorations shining, and smiling faces. Outlets
of both KFC and McDonald's, the two top foreign fast-food chains in
China, were crowded as usual during the New Year holiday. .... [more]
4 Jan, 2005
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