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KFC challenges the report on E.coli traces contained in fried chicken

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The Indian unit of fast food chain KFC, owned by Yum Brands Inc, on Friday challenged the results of a test showing the presence of bacteria linked to food poisoning in a sample of its fried chicken, dismissing them as “false allegations”, said a Reuters report. On Friday, a children’s rights group in Telangana said ...

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India to soon get a taste of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

British celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver is set to launch his famous Italian restaurant chain in Delhi, the first in the country with plans to expand to cities across India, said a PTI report. The high-street Jamie's Italian, which has 30 restaurants across the world and Jamie's Pizzeria two sustainable eating restaurant brands would open this ...

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Subway Co-founder Fred DeLuca passes away, had opened his first shop at the age of 17

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 2 min read

Subway’s President and Co-founder Fred DeLuca is no more. He was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago, He was 67. DeLuca's death came weeks after the company celebrated its 50th anniversary. DeLuca decided to open a sandwich shop to help pay for college after graduating high school. The idea came from a family friend, Peter ...

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Yum! Brands sees 18% drop in India same store sales

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell operator Yum! Brands has reported an 18% drop in its India same store sales in the July-September quarter. This is the fourth consecutive quarter when the Yum! has recorded a double-digit decline in same store sales. Same store, or like for like, performance is a key metric for food ...

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Holland & Barrett to open its first franchise store in India soon

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Holland & Barrett, a chain of health food shops, headquartered at UK, is in talks to open its first franchise store in India next year. A part of the US health group NBTY, owned by private equity firm Carlyle; it is planning to accelerate its international expansion to boost sales. The company already operates in ...

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Falafel’s to set up 10-15 more stores by 2016 end

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

“In the first two years, we are focusing on Mumbai and Bangalore for expansion and then we will look at Hyderabad, Pune and other tier-I and II cities. Some of these outlets will be company-owned and some will be franchise-owned. All the outlets will be of 400-500 sq. ft with the investment of Rs 20 ...

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?Yum Chairman to retire in May

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The Board plans to appoint a Non-Executive Chairman from among its Directors to succeed Novak and will announce that appointment at the Company's annual shareholder meeting. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Yum! in 1999 and has served as Chairman of Yum! Brands since 2000. He transitioned to Executive Chairman on January 1, 2015, ...

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Barcelos to have bigger appetite for India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

The firm, which opened its second restaurant in south Delhi's Hauz Khas Village hopes to set up new stores by company-owned and franchise mode. This store is stretched in the area of 3200 sq. ft and has raw and rustic interiors.Delhi-NCR, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Goa and Kolkata are among the other ...

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Subway sets its eyes on new markets

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Speaking on its expansion plans, Ranjit Talwar, Country Head, Subway Systems India Pvt Ltd, says, “Subway India opened its first restaurant in New Delhi in 2001. Today, the brand has 540 plus restaurants across 70 Indian cities. Given the promising growth outlook of the Indian QSR sector as enumerated by various research entities and industry ...

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Marco’s Pizza to open 10 stores in India

Opportunity India Desk Sep 29, 2017 - 1 min read

Speaking with Franchise India on its expansion plans, Dharmesh Patel, Area Representative, Marco's Pizza, India, says, “We are developing 400 stores in the next five to seven years. Our biggest concentration and focus is Gujarat. This year, we are planning to open seven to 10 stores. We are working with franchisees for Bombay, Delhi, Bengaluru, ...

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