MRM’s Daily Bite: The Chicken News Edition

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Wingstop Expands into FranceWingstop Restaurants Inc. is extending its global reach by expanding into France by entering into a franchise agreement with a newly created entity under Brescia Investissement SAS. During the next 12 years, more than 70 restaurants will open across France with the first Wingstop set to open in Southern France by mid-2018.

WingstopBrescia Investissement SAS was founded by company president Francesco Brescia, a former longtime franchisee of McDonald’s, who developed multiple locations across Marseille and Southern France from 1986 to 2015. Together with general manager and son Stephane Brescia and their team, they are focused on bringing iconic American brands to France, and are enthusiastic about entering the fast-growing chicken category.

“This is a very exciting…