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Japan
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Compact Formats, New Deals Drive TGI Fridays’ International Growth Strategy
TGI Fridays' will expand throughout Peru and Japan thanks to a new agreement with longstanding franchise partners, Franquicias Alimentarias S.A. and Watami Co., Ltd.
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Starbucks Opens 4-Story Reserve Roastery in Tokyo
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo is home to the chain’s largest Teavana Bar and Japan’s first Princi Italian bakery location. It also marks the debut of the coffee behemoth’s first Inspiration Lounge, a full floor dedicated to community gathering.
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Pie Five Announces Casino Deal
Fast casual chain Pie Five Pizza has signed a development agreement with existing franchisees Fred Gustin and Kurt Guttshall of Slice of the Pie, LLC and Pop's Shop, a firm that partners with casinos to bring the concept into casinos nationwide.
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Carl’s Jr. Opens First Restaurant in Japan
CKE Restaurants continues its growth overseas with the opening of the first Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Japan. Franchisee Mitsuuroko Group Holdings Co., Ltd plans to develop 150 Carl’s Jr. restaurants in Japan over the next 10 years.
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BLT Steak Opens in Tokyo
New York-based restaurant group ESquared Hospitality took its BLT Steak brand to Tokyo in September. Opened with locally based partner Jinterji Co., Ltd., the 4,700-square-foot restaurant sits on the fifth floor of a 45-story mixed-used building, Izumi Garden Tower in the city’s upscale Roppongi district.