--- title: "International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - April 2022" url: https://burnaze.com/article/a8aa5600-25e0-4a83-9ea0-07e7e0b865e9 source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards__april.html author: "Eddy Goldberg" category: "Franchise Industry" industry: "Franchise Industry" topics: ["Technology"] published: 2022-04-21T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T01:21:45.188Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6711_plate.jpg --- # International Franchising News from Global Trade Expert Bill Edwards - April 2022 **TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter highlights international franchise development, global employment issues, and pandemic rules. The newsletter covers news from brands such as California Pizza Kitchen, Chipotle, and McDonald's. *By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-04-21. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards__april.html).* ## Story We’ve selected some highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#54, April 19, 2022). 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 . - The State of Globalization in 2022 - Visualizing the Distribution of Household Wealth, By Country - The History of Energy Transitions - Why Southeast Asia Will See Stronger Growth in 2022 - New Study on How Labor Shortages Impact Franchising - How Covid Forever Changed the Future of Fast-Food Design Brand Global News: California Pizza Kitchen, Chipotle, Dairy Queen, Lawn Rite (New Zealand), McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, and QC Kinetix 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 GlobalTeam on the ground covers 43 countries and provides updates about what is happening in their specific countries. - 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 multi-unit franchise opportunities listed above are not related to or endorsed by Multi-Unit Franchisee 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) - McDonald's (company) - Eddy Goldberg (person) - Pizza Hut (company) - Chipotle (company) - Dairy Queen (company) - QC Kinetix (company) - California Pizza Kitchen (company) - Bill Edwards (person) - Edwards Global Services (EGS) (company) - international franchise development (topic) --- Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/international_franchising_news_from_global_trade_expert_bill_edwards__april.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a8aa5600-25e0-4a83-9ea0-07e7e0b865e9).