Franchising News & Media

Pizza Factory opens 4th store in 2023

March 20, 2023

Pizza Factory has expanded its California footprint with an opening in Clovis, California. It marks the brands fourth opening in 2023, according to a press…

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Mr Gatti's franchisee to expand Louisiana footprint with 3 openings

March 20, 2023

Mr. Gatti's Pizza plans to open three locations in Louisiana, with the first slated to open in spring 2024. The brand currently has eight locations in the…

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Pizza Factory inks deal for Washington

March 16, 2023

Pizza Factory has inked a deal for a location in Washington. The restaurant, whose location has yet to be announced, will be an Express model, and the 12th…

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Marco's Pizza heats up Haines City, Florida

March 15, 2023

Marco's Pizza opened a location in Haines City, Florida, last week, according to a press release.

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Franchisee to open 17 Mr. Gatti’s Pizza stores

March 10, 2023

Mr. Gatti's Pizza has announced plans to open 17 franchised units across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri over the next six years, according to a press release.

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Mountain Mike's opens in Fortuna, California

March 7, 2023

Mountain Mike's Pizza has expanded its California footprint with a restaurant opening in Fortuna. The restaurant is owned and operated by brothers and…

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Rotolo's pizzeria, craft brand offers various styles of pizza

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Rotolo's operates Rotolo's Pizzeria and Rotolo's Craft + Crust, two brands expanding into new states.

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Mountain Mike's Pizza to enter Colorado

February 28, 2023

Mountain Mike's Pizza has inked two three-store deals for franchise locations in the Denver area and throughout the Colorado Springs area, according to a press…

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Donatos to expand in Oklahoma

February 27, 2023

Donatos will expand into Oklahoma with a franchise partner group led by Pattye Moore, former board chairman and interim CEO at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and…

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Little Caesars to expand presence in NYC

February 24, 2023

Little Caesars has inked a 10-store restaurant agreement to expand its presence in New York City. Multi-brand franchisees Suhel Ahmed and Saurabh Desai will…

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Marco’s Pizza expands in St. Augustine, Florida

February 22, 2023

Marco's Pizza has opened a second location in St. Augustine, Florida. This unit is owned and operated by local resident Clayton Kryvicky, according to a press…

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Pizza Factory opens in Mesa, Arizona

February 22, 2023

Pizza Factory has opened a location in Mesa, Arizona. The restaurant is owned by franchisee Rich Cardon, an Arizona native who has worked in commercial real…

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Marco's Pizza franchisees to develop 10 units in Northern Virginia

February 21, 2023

Marco's Pizza has inked a multi-unit deal that will bring 10 restaurants to northern Virginia over the next three years, according to a press release.

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Young entrepreneur turns 1 Donatos Pizza unit into 4

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Spence Sheldon opened his first Donatos Pizza franchise in 2018. Today he has four under his belt and is ready to grow even more now that his systems and…

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Marco's Pizza expands South Carolina footprint

February 14, 2023

Marco's Pizza has opened a location in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The franchise is owned and operated by Kal Gullapalli. Gullapalli owns 22 Marco's Pizza…

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Sarpino's signs 4 agreements for 10 units

January 31, 2023

Sarpino's USA is reporting 2022 as one if its most successful years in the company's history after signing four franchise agreements to develop 10 locations in…

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Slice Factory makes big business out of pizza by slice

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Slice Factory, based in Chicago, has 13 units. Pizza by the slice is the company's primary focus, and 50% of business comes from its signature "Slice-Thrus."

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Mountain Mike's Pizza opens in Delano, California

January 26, 2023

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened in Delano, California. It's owned by Harvinder Singh and Gurunoor Kaleka, who own and operate 10 Mountain Mike's Pizza…

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Fat Boy's Pizza plans Southeast expansion

January 26, 2023

Louisiana-based Fat Boy's Pizza plans to open a locations in Richmond, Texas this month and has units coming to Kenner, Louisiana in early spring and Katy…

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Blaze Pizza's growth accelerated by openings, franchise agreements in 2022

January 25, 2023

Blaze Pizza opened 13 restaurants and signed seven multi-unit development agreements in 2022. The development agreements over the past 12 months will add 2…

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