Flying Tiger plans 700 new franchise stores

Flying Tiger Copenhagen plans to open 700 new franchise stores and enter up to eight new markets, according to a report published by DetailWatch on 29 September 2026. The publication also reports that franchise turnover is reaching DKK 1 billion. The chain is seeking new growth opportunities in North and Central America, but the available source extract provides neither a timetable for the stores nor the names of the potential new markets.

Franchising is central to the growth plan

With plans for 700 new franchise stores, Flying Tiger is putting franchising at the heart of its continued expansion. For those considering opportunities in the Danish chain’s international network, the announcement indicates the scale of growth it hopes to achieve through franchising. However, it sets out plans rather than reporting store openings already completed.

That distinction matters. The figure represents the announced ambition, while the available material does not say how many stores, if any, are covered by signed agreements or how far preparations have progressed. Nor does it provide a breakdown by market.

The report therefore points to a substantial planned expansion, but offers no basis for setting out a specific opening schedule. For readers following franchise developments, the next important detail will be how the overall store target translates into named markets, agreements and openings.

Franchise turnover reaches the billion-krone mark

DetailWatch also reports that Flying Tiger’s franchise turnover is reaching DKK 1 billion. This provides a financial reference point alongside the ambition to open more stores. Franchising features in the report both as an existing source of turnover and as part of the chain’s future growth plans.

However, the source extract does not explain how franchise turnover is calculated. Nor does it provide a comparable figure for an earlier period. On the evidence available, the billion-krone figure therefore cannot be used to calculate a growth rate or average turnover per franchise store.

The extract also does not specify the period covered by the figure or its share of Flying Tiger’s total turnover. It would therefore be misleading to quantify franchising’s relative importance to the chain’s business on the basis of this extract alone.

For prospective franchise partners, the distinction between turnover and profit is also crucial. An aggregate turnover figure does not, by itself, indicate what an individual store could earn, what investment would be required or what terms a partner would be offered. These details are not included in the available material.

Up to eight markets – with a focus on the Americas

According to DetailWatch, Flying Tiger plans to enter up to eight new markets and is seeking growth opportunities in North and Central America. This geographical direction is a significant part of the news, but the source extract does not yet identify specific countries.

The phrase ‘up to’ should be read as the upper limit of the plan, not as confirmation that entry into eight markets has already been decided. The material also does not establish whether all the potential new markets are in the two regions mentioned.

Equally, there is no basis for assuming that all 700 planned franchise stores will be in North and Central America. The store target, new markets and geographical growth opportunities are reported together, but the precise relationship between them is not explained.

This is therefore primarily a story about international expansion by a Danish chain. It does not announce new stores in Denmark and should not be read as a domestic Danish opening plan.

What prospective franchise partners should watch for

The next details needed to make the plan more concrete are a timeframe, named markets and an explanation of how the chain intends to work with franchise partners. It would also be useful to clarify how the planned stores will be divided between existing and new markets. None of these details appears in the available extract.

For now, the core of the report is clear: Flying Tiger plans 700 new franchise stores, is targeting up to eight new markets and, according to DetailWatch, has franchise turnover reaching DKK 1 billion. North and Central America have been identified as regions where the chain is seeking new growth opportunities.

Practical takeaway: Watch for specific market and partnership announcements before using the expansion plan as the basis for a business decision. The store target and billion-krone turnover figure are useful indicators, but they are no substitute for details on timing, investment and local franchise terms.