A new Toronto-area bakery-cafe marks the Paris Baguette’s market entrance with aggressive plans for expansion in 2023.

A roundup of interesting bits of news that came across the editor’s desk in the last month, including a bunch of international development deals and more.

Angry Crab Shack has announced its first restaurant franchise signing and opening outside of the United States.

California Pizza Kitchen will open its first location in Canada in August. 

Dubbing itself Scotland’s first carbon-neutral steakhouse, Gaucho is an Argentinian steakhouse chain based in the United Kingdom that opened a new 120-seat unit in

Korea is a key growth market outlined in Wingstop's strategic roadmap to becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand.

Texas de Brazil recently opened its first outpost in Qatar.

Popeyes signed a master franchise and development agreement with a subsidiary of Silla Co., Ltd. to enter the South Korea market.

Church’s Texas Chicken is on track to open 20 new restaurants in Canada in 2021 and has plans to open 40 additional units in 2022. 

Pizza Inn plans to open three new locations in Palestine. 

Domino’s Pizza opened its first store in Lithuania, via a partnership with master franchisee Morgacita Limited.

CKE Restaurants Holdings will expand the presence of its Carl’s Jr. chain throughout Australia thanks to a master franchise agreement with CJ's QSR (Franchise) Group Pty.

California Pizza Kitchen opened a restaurant in Hong Kong. The restaurant operates from Tuen Mun Town Plaza, a large mall within Hong Kong’s Northwest New Territories and

Vietnam-based TNI King Coffee opened its first U.S. location. The Anaheim unit is just a 10-minute walk from Disneyland at Anaheim Garden Walk. 

Michigan-based pizza chain Domino’s continued its international expansion by opening a new location in Accra, Ghana.

Popeyes and Jubilant Foodworks Limited signed an agreement to bring the chain to India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan in the coming years.

Based in Venice, Italy, DalMoros Fresh Pasta To Go will open its first U.S. location in St. Petersburg, Fla., this spring.

The 50-year-old California-based restaurant company debuted a two-story location in the center of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, at the Tela Toul Kork

Jollibee continues its aggressive North American expansion with six new store openings across the U.S. and Canada.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit signed a deal with QSR Foods Pty LTD to develop 50 locations across Australia.

Just two months after launching its franchising program, Presotea, an international Bubble tea brand, announced the sale of 10 new locations on the West Coast.

Domino’s Pizza opened its first location in Croatia.

Dallas-based BBQ franchise Dickey’s Barbecue Pit will expand to Pakistan with its first location expected to open in Lahore later this year.

California Pizza Kitchen will open its first location in Canada this year. 

Philippines-based fast food behemoth Jollibee will add to its U.S. store count with the addition of two new locations in January.

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit will bring Texas-style barbecue to Egypt with a location the chain plans to open this spring in Cairo. The chain signed a development agreement with

Wingstop has more than 1,300 locations worldwide but plans to make bigger inroads in Mexico. The chain expanded an existing development agreement to 2028 that calls for

Dine Brands International opened three IHOP restaurants in Ecuador, continuing its expansion into Latin America. The openings represent the first for IHOP in South

Slapfish has swum ashore in the United Kingdom, marking the fast-casual seafood chain’s first international location. The restaurant chain plans to open 25 more units

Fast-casual restaurant conceptFreddy’s Frozen