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CANER GURSOY

Senior International F&B Executive

International growth.
Local relevance.
Stronger unit economics.

Practical intelligence on where restaurant and beverage brands grow, who they grow with, and what makes expansion work.

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01 / INTELLIGENCE

See the moves.
Understand the implications.

Selected QSR and beverage developments, linked to public sources and examined through an operator’s lens.

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02 / PERSPECTIVES

The decisions
behind the growth.

Essays on market entry, franchise partnerships, leadership and the relationship between capital and performance.

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FEATURED PUBLICATION

International QSR & Beverage Expansion Intelligence

October 2026 · Monthly issue 01

From opening day to repeatable growth: four developments and what they mean for restaurant operators and investors.

Research cutoff: 9 November 2026.

STARTING POINTS

Unit economics: adapt the model, preserve the core.

A development agreement sets the framework. A restaurant that earns an attractive local return gives investors a reason to open the next one.

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