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...
Taco Bell to Make India its Biggest International Market
Seeking growth outside of the slowing U.S. market, the Yum! Brands Inc., which operates Pizza Hut, KFC ,and Taco Bell is planning to launch 600 Taco Bell restaurants in India over the next ten years in partnership with master franchisee Burman Hospitality. Currently there are 35 locations of Taco Bell...
Taco Bell to Expand Footprint in India
Yum! Restaurants, the operator for U.S.-based fast food brands in India, has announced plans to open 25 Taco Bell outlets by 2016 according to a news report by Livemint.com. “We are expanding our footprint. We will open 20-25 Taco Bell outlets by end of 2016. We will enter new cities,”...
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...