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PVR INOX Launches Smart Cinemas for Small Towns

The franchise-owned, company-operated format cuts per-screen costs to enable lower ticket and F&B prices for rapid rollouts in Tier‑III markets.

Jersey Mike’s Prices $1 Billion IPO as Shares Slip in NYSE Debut

Jersey Mike’s Launches IPO Roadshow for Up to $1.09 Billion Listing

Jersey Mike's Files to Go Public Under Ticker JMKE

Houston TX Hot Chicken to Launch in UK Under Master-Franchise Deal

Carrefour Launches 2030 Plan Targeting €1 Billion a Year, AI Rollout and Fresh-Focused Overhaul

Mexico Franchises See 6% Expansion in 2026, Eye World Cup Boost

Mixue Opens First Mexico Store in Mexico City, Drawing Long Lines for 8-Peso Cones

FEMSA Takes Full Control of OXXO Brazil as Grupo Nós Split Concludes

Twin Hospitality, Owner of Twin Peaks and Smokey Bones, Files for Chapter 11 in Texas

Speedy Freight Ranked 31st on 2026 HSBC Elite Franchise Top 100

Évry Court Rejects CFDT’s Challenge to Carrefour’s Use of Location-Gérance

Twin Hospitality to Close 15 Smokey Bones Locations, Convert 19 to Twin Peaks in Profitability Drive

Chick-fil-A Confirms First Permanent UK Restaurant in Leeds, Sets Singapore Opening for Late 2025

Consum Reaches 1,000 Supermarkets as It Opens Aldaia and Xàtiva Branches

Hooters Closes More Than 30 Locations in Bankruptcy Restructuring

Roark Capital Acquires Dave’s Hot Chicken for $1 Billion

Chinese Bubble Tea Giant Mixue Becomes World's Largest Food Chain After Blockbuster IPO

Panera Bread Founder Ken Rosenthal Passes Away at 81

Crumbl Cookies to Officially Enter Australian Market After Pop-Up Controversy