Stevi B's Pizza is expanding further into Florida with three new locations in Central Florida and making its debut in Wisconsin with a future restaurant opening in Appleton, according to a company …

Restaurants dipped 0.3 percent in fall 2009 from the previous year, amounting to 1,652 fewer restaurant units nationwide, according to a release about the restaurant census conducted by The NPD Group …

The National Restaurant Association and the International Franchise Association have each issued a response to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address given Wednesday evening. Dawn …

Uno Chicago Grill, Pizza Hut, Round Table Pizza and California Pizza Kitchen are just a handful of pizzerias that have recently researched expansion in Dubai and other key Middle Eastern markets. Now …

Tony and Patricia Martinez have just opened their seventh Tony's Pizza in the San Joaquin Valley area, according to VisaliaTimesDelta.com. The ascending pizza chain has a lineup of Hispanic flavors …

Pizza Inn, an international pizza chain with more than 310 restaurants in 10 countries, announced a new financing agreement with Amegy Bank of Texas in a statement. The agreement provides Pizza Inn …

NakedPizza, the healthy New Orleans-based take-out and delivery pizza concept, recently awarded Florida NKP LLC area development rights for South Florida, including Miami, according to a company …

Toledo, Ohio-based Marco's Pizza has announced the launch of a distribution service, located in Maumee, Ohio. Marco's Pizza Distribution serves more than 100 Marco's Pizza locations in the Midwest …

California Pizza Kitchen has announced the expansion of their original agreement with Gourmet Gulf Co., an existing franchise partner. Under the new agreement, Gourmet Gulf Co. will develop 19 …

The Nick-N-Willy's Franchise Co. has announced that it has been named an Official Provider of the internationally renowned 2010 Sundance Film Festival. The in-kind relationship with the independent …

During the company's annual Valentine's Day fundraiser, all Boston's restaurants across the United States will sell heart-shaped pizzas and desserts, and will donate $1 from each item sold to …

Tony Palombino, the creator of Louisville, Ky.-based Boombozz Famous Pizza, is launching a "better burger" concept in the Louisville market. BoomBurger will open in April in a location currently …

Orlando, Fla.-based CFL Pizza LLC has purchased 91 area Pizza Hut restaurants in a $35 million deal. According to an article in the Orlando Business Journal, the acquisition took place Dec. 7 and now …

Zpizza was recently ranked No. 162 on the AllBusiness 2010 "AllStar Franchise" list, a comprehensive listing of the nation's top 300 franchise companies. The pizza chain also was ranked No. 302 in …

A new concept is capitalizing on the popularity of games and the billion-dollar pizza industry. Rick Mansel, president of HGS Franchise LLC has announced the availability of Howie's Game Shack …

RestaurantChains.net has just published its list of November 2009's Top 20 Fastest Growing Concepts, for the research period from July 21 to Oct. 20. Five of the 20 fastest-growing restaurants were …

The rankings are in and Entrepreneur's 31st Annual Franchise 500 is out, with Subway taking the No. 1 spot. While Subway leads, big pizza chains made a healthy showing in the magazine's top 100 …

The 2010 economic outlook for the nation's franchise businesses forecasts a slow recovery with marginal increases in relating jobs, economic output and quantity of establishments, but the continuing …