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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, August 2026"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6f43d643-168b-43ac-aaa8-e63c7031f385
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260819_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_au.html
author: "Kevin Behan"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2026-08-19T07:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:57:24.856Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/10706_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, August 2026

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter covers international franchise development and global business trends. Edwards Global Services monitors 30+ countries and 40+ international information sources for international franchise news.

*By Kevin Behan, originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-08-19. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260819_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_au.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#166, August 4, 2026). 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. Mapped: Every Country in the World by Income Group The Global Balance Sheet in 2026: Imbalance and Divergence The World’s Balance Sheet is Out of Kilter with its Economy One of the Busiest Shipping Ports Wants To Go Nuclear Where the iPhone Costs the Most in 2026 Greer Hopes To Have “Interim Arrangement’ Options for USMCA by End of Year How China Went from a Dream Customer to a Nightmare for Big Oil U.S.

Consumer Confidence Edged Down in July Domino's Franchisee Profitability Hits Three-Year High Despite Discounting Pullback Softening Sales The Country with the Most KFC Locations Isn't the U.S. or Japan Chipotle Opens First Store in Mexico To Try and Do What Taco Bell Could Not **Edwards Global Services** (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and six business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- General (sector)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Domino's (company)
- KFC (company)
- Chipotle (company)
- Kevin Behan (person)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- international franchise development (topic)
- Edwards Global Services (company)
- franchise news (topic)
- global business trends (topic)

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Originally reported by Kevin Behan, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260819_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_au.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6f43d643-168b-43ac-aaa8-e63c7031f385).