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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, September 2025"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/69522e40-6cda-4d7b-9188-e9bbedcc06b0
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20250911_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_se.html
author: "Kevin Behan"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2025-09-11T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T17:21:04.248Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/9853_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, September 2025

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards shares global franchising news in his September 2025 newsletter, covering international franchise development and business trends. The newsletter is published by Edwards Global Services, which monitors international franchise news across 30+ countries.

*By Kevin Behan, originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-09-11. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/20250911_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_se.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#142, September 2, 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. Sixty-Three Countries Have Already Reached Peak Population Why Every Company Now Needs a Chief Geopolitical Officer Restaurant Profitability Has Taken a Hit Since the Pandemic Share of the World’s Countries by Income (1987-2024) New $250 Visa Fee Risks Deepening US Travel Slump **Brand Global News Section:** Americana, Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Cracker Barrel, Dave’s Hot Chicken, Domino’s, Papa John’s, TH International, Tim Horton’s **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.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- Burger King (company)
- Domino's (company)
- Papa Johns (company)
- Chick-fil-A (company)
- Kevin Behan (person)
- Dave's Hot Chicken (company)
- Tim Hortons (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- Cracker Barrel (company)
- international development (topic)

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Originally reported by Kevin Behan, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/20250911_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_se.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/69522e40-6cda-4d7b-9188-e9bbedcc06b0).