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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, December 2025"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/542c0d16-add6-455d-a61a-b15e9fcb2c95
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20251211_globalfranchisingnewsfrominternationaltradeexpertbilledwardsdecember_20.html
author: "Kevin Behan"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2025-12-11T08:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:08:53.970Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/10070_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, December 2025

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter covers international franchise development and global business trends. The newsletter highlights news from companies such as Chick-fil-A, Denny's, and Wingstop.

*By Kevin Behan, originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-12-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/20251211_globalfranchisingnewsfrominternationaltradeexpertbilledwardsdecember_20.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#149, December 9, 2025). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and updates on business trends 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. Top 12 Geopolitical Megatrends Productivity of the World’s30 Largest Economies (2005-2025) Robusta Coffee Falls on Ample Supply from Top Grower Vietnam Decoding Deal Delays Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds if Trump’s Tariffs Fall 2026 Travel Trends – An Evolving Travel and Loyalty Industry **Brand Global News Section:** Chick-fil-A, Denny’s, Wingstop. **Edwards Global Services** (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and 6 business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Kevin Behan (person)
- Wingstop (company)
- Regulation (sector)
- Denny's (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- Costco (company)
- international franchise development (topic)
- Edwards Global Services (company)
- global business trends (topic)
- geopolitical megatrends (topic)

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Originally reported by Kevin Behan, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/20251211_globalfranchisingnewsfrominternationaltradeexpertbilledwardsdecember_20.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/542c0d16-add6-455d-a61a-b15e9fcb2c95).