Domino's pan pizza resonating with customers

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The company had a record international growth in 2012.

Round Table plants flag in India

February 28, 2013

Round Table Pizza has signed an exclusive agreement with South Asian Hospitality Services Pvt. Ltd. to develop 50 restaurants in India.

Papa John's global net openings at a 10-year high

The company is also making investments in its technology and POS infrastructure designed to help units operate at peak performance.

Papa Murphy's achieves 25 record sales weeks in 2012

February 27, 2013

Papa Murphy's reported its sales and growth milestones from 2012. In addition to expanding its national footprint to more than 1,325 locations, the chain…

IFA's VetFran partners with VA Business Accelerator program

February 27, 2013

The International Franchise Association's VetFran initiative has partnered with The Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Business Accelerator program to ensure…

Blaze Pizza continues wildfire growth

February 26, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…

Mellow Mushroom marks two new openings

February 25, 2013

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is set to open in Historic Downtown Decatur, Ala., on March 4.

Sbarro to make its debut in Peru, Colombia

February 21, 2013

Sbarro announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Taco Holdings that will expand the company's presence in South America. Taco Holdings…

IFA names QSR executive as new chairman

February 20, 2013

Steve Romaniello, CFE, chairman of FOCUS Brands and managing director of Roark Capital Group in Atlanta, has been named the new chairman of the International…

Uncle Maddio's plans 20 new locations by the fall

February 20, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint opened new restaurant locations last week in Dunwoody, Ga., and Charlotte, N.C., raising the total number of open franchises to nine…

Franchising industry shows improvement in January

February 20, 2013

The Franchise Business Index (FBI), an index of the economic health of the U.S. franchising industry, increased by 0.7 percent in January as nearly all…

SKINNYPIZZA setting up shop in Manhattan

February 18, 2013

SKINNYPIZZA is set to open in September in the World Financial Center in New York City. SKINNYPIZZA is a Long Island, N.Y.-based company that has developed a…

Villa Enterprises plans six new outlets in Egypt

February 15, 2013

Villa Enterprises plans to open a Villa Italian Kitchen location in the Mall of Arabia food court in Cairo, Egypt, through franchisee Sherief Sobh.

Despite doubling system in 5 years, Marco's Pizza CEO wants more

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Jack Butorac wants the Toledo, Ohio-based chain to be the fourth largest pizza brand in the U.S.

Noble Roman's expands grocery store take-and-bake presence

February 14, 2013

Noble Roman's Inc. has signed two new franchise agreements in the last three weeks, bringing the total number of Take-n-Bake (TNB) units open or in development…

Franchise association outlines 2013 policies to accelerate job creation

February 12, 2013

The International Franchise Association released its 2013 Policy Platform in advance of President Obama's State of the Union address today. The platform makes…

Yum! Brands plans expansion in Russia

February 11, 2013

Yum! Restaurants International's Oleg Pisklov said today that the company plans to open between 60 and 70 restaurants in 2013 in Russia and other Commonwealth…

Former Panera franchisee taking Blaze Pizza to Midwest

February 8, 2013

Walch Hospitality Group LLC, led by John Walch, has signed an agreement to develop six franchise Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza stores in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisc.

NRA: Restaurant job growth hit 17-year high in 2012

February 7, 2013

The restaurant industry added jobs at double the rate of the overall economy in 2012, and the National Restaurant Association expects this trend to continue in…

Pizza Fusion grows Middle East presence

February 6, 2013

Parent company Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. today announced its Pizza Fusion brand has opened its eighth restaurant in the Middle East via the Samir Group, its…