Franchising
RedDoorz to open more than 100 budget hotels in the Philippines
Singapore-based startup RedDoorz, an online booking platform for budget hotels, on June 20 announced it would expand to the Philippines, its third country in...
Hooters to open 30 new restaurants across Southeast Asia
US casual dining chain Hooters, whose concept is to sexualise the intake of fried chicken and other high-calorie junk food through scantily clad waitresses...
Jollibee wants to bring Filipino fast food to Indonesia, Malaysia
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC), the Philippines' leading restaurant chain, plans to enter Malaysia and Indonesia in the next two years and grow its Southeast...
Franchisers considering Philippine market
Sixty foreign franchisers are considering expanding to the Philippines due to its strong economic prospects and the looming Southeast Asian economic integration, the Philippine...
Ascott enters Laos and Bali with first franchise deals
Serviced apartment operator Ascott has secured its ever franchise agreements to launch new properties in Laos and Bali. The deals will see the Singapore-based...
Singapore firm buys Aussie coffee chain
Global Yellow Pages Ltd, a Singapore-listed database and directories company, is paying $35.6 million to buy Gloria Jean’s Coffees, a 17-year old Australian business...
Finally: McDonald’s to open in Vietnam
McDonalds announced on July 16 that it would open its first restaurant in Vietnam, awarding the franchising rights to the son-in-law of the country’s...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...