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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, December 2025"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8df8fb22-606c-49cc-ba4b-abadf54b58cb
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260108_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_de.html
author: "Kevin Behan"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2026-01-08T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:51:38.523Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/10119_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 various brands, including Burger King and Starbucks, and their global news.

*By Kevin Behan, originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-01-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260108_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_de.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#150, December 23, 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. Prediction Consensus: What Experts See Coming in 2026 Global Power City Index 2025 The Chapman University Economic Forecast Economic Outlook 2026 – An Adaptive Economy: Tariffs, Technology, Transformation Bank of America Sees Rate Cuts Fueling Latin America Equity Sales in 2026 Nine AI Predictions Every Business Leader Should Know for 2026 **Brand Global News Section:** Burger King, California Pizza Kitchen, Starbucks, Moe’s Casa Mexicana, and School of Rock. **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)
- General (sector)
- Starbucks (company)
- Burger King (company)
- Kevin Behan (person)
- School of Rock (company)
- California Pizza Kitchen (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- international franchise development (topic)
- Edwards Global Services (company)
- global business trends (topic)
- brand global news (topic)

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Originally reported by Kevin Behan, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/20260108_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_de.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8df8fb22-606c-49cc-ba4b-abadf54b58cb).