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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, March 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f01759da-0f95-4802-8306-930f0a7a62b5
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_march_.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2024-03-25T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:00:28.036Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/8437_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, March 2024

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter highlights international franchise development and global business trends. KFC has surpassed 30,000 restaurants globally, while McDonald's is winning over French villages.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-03-25. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_march_.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#104, March 19, 2024). 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.

S., EU and China Are Going About It Inflation Projections by Country, 2024 Global Fuel Prices Are Surging With Supply Risks Ahead Mapping Population Growth by Region (1900–2050) KFC Surpasses 30,000 Restaurants Globally Why McDonald’s Is Winning Over French Villages Why Firms Are Bringing Their Manufacturing Back Home (to the UK) Sporting Goods Industry Trends for 2024 **Brand Global News:** Jollibees, Haidilao, 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)
- McDonald's (company)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- KFC (company)
- global expansion (topic)
- Regulation (sector)
- Jollibee (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- international franchise development (topic)
- Edwards Global Services (company)
- business trends (topic)
- global employment issues (topic)

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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_march_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f01759da-0f95-4802-8306-930f0a7a62b5).