--- title: "International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - June 2023" url: https://burnaze.com/article/4eb72e6b-1653-4d6b-bb65-3f7c3cee0bc4 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards__june_.html author: "Eddy Goldberg" category: "Franchise Industry" industry: "Franchise Industry" published: 2023-06-26T11:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:34.514Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/7715_plate.jpg --- # International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - June 2023 **TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter highlights international franchise development and global business trends. The newsletter covers various topics, including economic freedom, office space reductions, and pandemic rules in many countries. *By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-06-26. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards__june_.html).* ## Story We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#84, June 13, 2023). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and updates on pandemic rules in many countries. For the complete newsletter, including in-depth country reports, charts, graphs, international company news, and economic trends and statistics, go here . Previous issues are available as well. - The State of Economic Freedom in 2023 - Who Is Raising Wages on (U.S.) Main Street? - Reimagining Economic Growth in Africa - Half of Big International Firms To Cut Office Space in Next 3 Years - Starbucks Says It’s on Track To Meet 9,000-Store Goal on Chinese Mainland - What Covid Has Taught Us: 5 Pandemic Lessons for Franchising Brand Global News: Luckin Coffee, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Subway, Sweetgreen Edwards Global Services (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and 6 business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news. The company’s Global Team on the ground covers 43 countries and provides updates about what is happening in their specific countries. Visit the EGS website here. - Get Started in Franchising - Franchise Rankings & Awards - Franchise Sales & Development - Featured Franchise Stories Franchising.com is produced by Franchise Update Media. Franchise Update Media has its finger on the pulse of franchising with unrivalled audience intelligence and market driven data. No media company understands the franchise landscape deeper than Franchise Update Media. 1201 New York Avenue NW, Suite 300A Washington, DC 20005 PH. (408) 402-5681 - Franchisee Financing & Lending - Site Selection & Real Estate - Supply Chain & Procurement - Annual Franchise Development Report - Multi-Unit Franchising Conference - Franchise Growth & Marketing Conference - Franchise Leadership & Development Conference - Multi-Unit Franchisee Magazine - Franchise Update Magazine - Franchise Update Franchisor Report - Franchising Express Report - International Franchise Report - Multi-Unit Franchisee Report The franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Franchising.com or Franchise Update Media Group. We are not engaged in, supporting, or endorsing any specific franchise, business opportunity, company or individual. No statement in this site is to be construed as a recommendation. We encourage prospective franchise buyers to perform extensive due diligence when considering a franchise opportunity. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Franchise Industry (sector) - Starbucks (company) - Eddy Goldberg (person) - Subway (company) - Pizza Hut (company) - Sweetgreen (company) - Bill Edwards (person) - Edwards Global Services (EGS) (company) - international franchising (topic) - Luckin Coffee (company) - global business trends (topic) --- Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards__june_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/4eb72e6b-1653-4d6b-bb65-3f7c3cee0bc4).