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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards - December 2023"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bb30a185-e811-4aee-a2b6-dc64203b1622
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards__decem.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
published: 2023-12-26T10:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:02:06.238Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/8208_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards - December 2023

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter covers international franchise development and global employment issues, including updates on brands like 7-Eleven, Joe and the Juice, KFC, and McDonald's. McDonald's is targeting 50,000 restaurants in an expansion blitz.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-12-26. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards__decem.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#97, December 12, 2023). 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.

Previous issues are available as well. Global Government Debt Projected To Hit $97.1 Trillion This Year, a 40% Increase Since 2019 Global Trade To Contract by 5% in 2023, UN Body Says Restoring Growth—OECD Economic Outlook November 2023 Europe Seals World’s First Set of Rules Regulating Artificial Intelligence Amex GBT Projects 2024 Global Airfares To Stabilize U.

S. Stock Analysts Who Got It Wrong Last Year Predict a Soft Landing in 2024 McDonald’s Targets 50,000 Restaurants in Expansion Blitz **Brand Global News:** 7-Eleven, Joe and the Juice, KFC, McDonald’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)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- brand expansion (topic)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- KFC (company)
- 7-Eleven (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- Edwards Global Services (EGS) (company)
- international franchise development (topic)
- global employment issues (topic)
- Joe & The Juice (company)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards__decem.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bb30a185-e811-4aee-a2b6-dc64203b1622).