Yum! Brands looks to Argentina for expansion

June 8, 2011

As China continues to provide a boon for Yum! Brands restaurants such as KFC and Pizza Hut, the Louisville, Ky.-based company is now looking at other…

Pleasure Pizza celebrates second unit

June 7, 2011

Pleasure Pizza, a Santa Cruz, Calif., restaurant since 1987, is marking the opening of a second unit June 11.

California Pizza Kitchen signs Taiwan expansion deal

June 6, 2011

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has solidified an agreement to expand into Taiwan with new franchise partner Quanta Foods. As part of the agreement, a minimum of…

Commentary: Pizza Hut one of many chains helping with post-disaster efforts

Employee provides firsthand account of team's experience following the Joplin tornado, which included giving away more than 7,800 pizzas.

Russo’s New York Pizzeria plans UAE expansion

June 5, 2011

Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal Fired Italian Kitchen are planning an expansion in the United Arab Emirates region, having awarded rights to…

Pizza Ranch's Big Sky agreement is company's biggest ever

June 5, 2011

Pizza Ranch has signed an area development agreement with Mike and Angie Christianson to open eight new Pizza Ranch locations in Montana. The Christiansons…

Boston Pizza opens new urban design concept in Toronto

June 2, 2011

Boston Pizza International Inc. opened the doors of its 109th location in Ontario this week. The new restaurant is located in Downtown Toronto and marks the…

Chicago Fire spreads in California

June 2, 2011

California-based Chicago Fire is set to open its fourth location at the Palladio in the Broadstone shopping complex in Folsom, Calif.

Pizza Inn opens quick-service concept

June 1, 2011

Pizza Inn, based in The Colony, Texas, has opened a new concept in Fort Worth that offers smaller, cheaper and faster pizzas.

Mazzio’s plans big East Coast expansion

June 1, 2011

Tulsa, Okla.-based Mazzio's LLC has signed a new franchise development agreement that will bring the chain to the East Coast for the first time in its 50-year…

Yum! franchisee in Canada sells majority of units

May 31, 2011

After grappling with financial issues for months, major Yum! Brands Canadian franchisee Priszm Income Fund has closed 30 of its locations in Ontario and…

Top That! secures international franchise deal

May 30, 2011

Beautiful Brands International has announced that it has secured an agreement between Top That! Pizza and Mohammed Obaid Al Neaimi to develop the brand in the…

NYC pizzeria Two Boots expands to Baltimore

May 30, 2011

Two Boots is opening its newest location at The Fitzgerald, a mixed-use apartment community in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, and will celebrate with a…

Toppers Pizza plans Indy expansion

May 26, 2011

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza has its sites set on Indianapolis for expansion, with plans to open 12 to 16 units in the market within the next two years.

Hungry Howie’s named official pizza of the Detroit Pistons

May 25, 2011

Madison Heights, Mich.-based Hungry Howie's Pizza has signed a multi-year agreement with Palace Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) to become the official…

Pizza Patrón opens QSP model in Houston

May 25, 2011

Pizza Patrón's Quick Service Pizza concept is now available in Houston. The freestanding unit opened last week and brings the total number of Pizza Patróns in…

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans fifth location

May 24, 2011

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans to open its fifth Kansas City area location in the Prairie Creek Shops in Lenexa, Kan.

NRA 2011: Food Truck Spot doubles from inaugural year

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Exhibitors discussed increase in leads and enthusiasm for the mobility segment.

New Pizza Inn unit sets sales record

May 19, 2011

Pizza Inn Inc.'s new Rocky Mount, N.C., location set a record for the biggest opening in company history with a sales increase of more than 60 percent in the…

Cono Italiano plans frozen line

May 18, 2011

Cono Italiano Inc. has announced a new agreement to purchase the necessary manufacturing equipment for the expansion of a frozen food product line to be…