Applebee's franchisee bringing MOD Pizza to Michigan

December 11, 2014

TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants, a Michigan-based restaurant group with a portfolio of casual and QSR brands, has announced plans to open 25 MOD Pizza…

Little Caesars expanding headquarters in Downtown Detroit

December 11, 2014

Twenty-five years after moving its headquarters from the suburbs to Detroit's Fox Office Center, Little Caesars announced it is building a new…

Blaze Pizza marks two grand openings in Sacramento

December 11, 2014

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza today will open two new Sacramento, California, area locations in Gold River's Town Centre and the Highland Reserve Shopping Center in…

Minnesota Vikings' lineman expands Pieology Pizzeria roster

December 10, 2014

Pieology Pizzeria has opened a new location in Maple Grove, Minnesota, near the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes. The newest restaurant is the third owned by Minnesota…

Restaurant industry hurdles expected to continue in 2015

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

On top of record-high commodities prices, labor inflation, technology costs and health care/menu labeling logistics, there is also intensified competition in…

Old Chicago Pizza debuts in Dallas

December 9, 2014

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom has opened its first location in Dallas at 5319 Mockingbird Station, Suite 100. To celebrate, the location has partnered with…

Uncle Maddio's first Texas location opening this week

December 9, 2014

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will open its first Texas location Dec. 13 in Austin. The restaurant, located at 5601 Brodie Lane, Suite 1200A, is owned by three…

Mellow Mushroom plants flag in Columbus suburb

December 9, 2014

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is now open in the Columbus, Ohio, suburb of New Albany, at 260 Market St. Suite A. The new restaurant is owned by Colby and Jon…

Pie Five adds three metro markets to portfolio

December 9, 2014

Pie Five Pizza Co. has announced its expansion into three metropolitan markets, including Chicago, Minneapolis and Houston.

Project Pie adds McAlister's exec to franchising development team

December 9, 2014

Project Pie has named former McAlister’s Deli executive Peter Wright as its vice president of Franchise Development. Wright joins the leadership team tasked…

Russo's to open coal-fired pizza brand in San Antonio

December 8, 2014

Russo's Restaurants signed a franchise agreement with a San Antonio developer to open a Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen in the area.

Houston area Russo's store count reaches 20

December 8, 2014

Houston developer Asif Malik opened the store adjacent to NRG Stadium.

Akerman law firm forms National Restaurant Industry Group

December 5, 2014

The new group includes nearly 30 lawyers and regulatory professionals with broad experience representing restaurant industry clients in major U.S. and…

RedBrick Pizza plans Missouri entry

December 4, 2014

RedBrick Pizza plans to make its debut in Missouri this month with a new location at Joplin's Northpark Mall. The food court location will feature the brand's…

Pie Five plans Colorado debut

December 4, 2014

Pie Five Pizza has awarded up to 30 franchise units to Adam Wessley, founder of Tripod Ventures LLC, to introduce the brand to Colorado. Wessley and his team…

Carmela's Pizzeria plans drive-thru location

December 3, 2014

Carmela's Pizzeria parent company, Greenfield Farms Food Inc., has announced the completion of plans for a new drive-thru location. The drive-thru concept will…

Preferred Restaurant Brands opens second Papa John's

December 2, 2014

Preferred Restaurant Brands, previously known as Dixie Foods International Inc., has announced the opening of its second Papa John's location. The franchisee's…

Secrets to successful restaurant site selection

Tour prospective sites in order from worst to best, which will allow you to become more confident, ask better questions and be more in control of the leasing…

QSR workers plan to carry low-wage strikes into year two

December 1, 2014

Quick-service employees, and other workers from a variety of service-sector jobs, plan to strike Thursday in protest of low wages. The workers are planning for…

BoomBozz spins off to-go lunch concept

December 1, 2014

Louisville, Ky.-based BoomBozz Craft Pizza & Taphouse will open a new location in the spring that will feature a to-go service model. According to…