India’s franchise sector is booming in 2025, with local operators playing a pivotal role in scaling international brands across food, fashion, hospitality, fitness, and retail. 90% of the world’s top 50 brands now operate in India, and half generate over $30 million annually. These master franchisees are not just importing...
In India, KFC and Pizza Hut Post Double Digit System Sales Growth in Q3
Yum! Brands' KFC and Pizza Hut, saw system sales for both of its quick service restaurants in India, witness double digit growth in the July-September quarter. Pizza Hut in India recorded its system sales growth at 51 per cent and KFC posted its system sales growth at 45 per cent...
Domino’s Delivers Pizzas on Indian Trains
The Wall Street Journal reports that in India, Domino’s has tarted train deliveries in February. The company now offers delivery of pizzas on more than 200 train services and plans to extend the service to dozens of new routes in coming months. How does it work? In the beginning, the...
Twitter Acquires Indian Mobile Startup
Twitter Inc., has announced it will acquire Indian mobile phone marketing start-up ZipDial as the U.S. microblogging service looks to expand in the world's second-biggest mobile market. The deal is said to be in the region of $30 million. One of the founders of ZipDial is California-born Valerie Wagoner who...
Yum! Brands India to sell $1 billion annually by 2015
Yum! Brands Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky, the owner of the KFC and Taco Bell fast-food chains, will spend $10 billion over the next seven years adding restaurants in emerging markets to tap increasing demand for eating out. The investments will help Yum increase its outlets in these countries to more...