SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza to grow in Nebraska, Dakotas

May 22, 2014

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza has signed an agreement with Dee Jay’s to open franchise locations in Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. The agreement calls for…

Fast casual concept Pizza Manifesto debuts in Kansas City market

May 22, 2014

Pizza Manifesto, a Neapolitan pizza concept, has opened its doors in Waldo, in the Kansas City, Mo., market, at 505 75th St. The concept offers a fast casual…

PizzaRev marks grand opening with Humane Society fundraiser

May 22, 2014

Pasadena, California’s new PizzaRev, located at 3455 Foothill Blvd., hosted a grand opening week that included a “Pizzas for a Purpose” benefit, which raised…

Cardiff announces planned pizza chain acquisition

May 22, 2014

Cardiff International has entered into a letter of intent agreement to acquire an undisclosed, but “profitable, well-managed, proven, turnkey” pizza chain with…

Pizza Patrón opens first corporate-owned store

May 22, 2014

After 28 years in business, Pizza Patrón has opened its first corporate-owned store. It is located at 1456 Beltline Rd. in Garland, Texas. The company’s new…

Pizza Studio signs multiunit deal with Buffalo Wild Wings franchisee

May 16, 2014

Los Angeles-based Pizza Studio has signed a multiunit franchising deal with Luke Strockis of LND Restaurants Inc. According to a news release, this is the…

Boston Pizza opens doors in vacation home resort area

May 16, 2014

Boston Pizza International is opening its newest restaurant in Sherkston, Ontario, a Carefree RV and Vacation Home resort located on the shores of Lake Erie.

Spin! continues SoCal expansion

May 16, 2014

Kansas City, Mo.-based Spin! Neapolitan Pizza has opened its third Southern California location in Huntington Beach. The 3,500-square-foot restaurant at 751…

Pie Five weekly sales per store up 17% year over year

May 16, 2014

Pizza Inn Holdings this week announced results for 3Q, which included a weekly sales-per-store increase of 16.9 percent at company-owned Pie Five restaurants.

MOD Pizza raises $15M to accelerate expansion

May 15, 2014

Seattle-based MOD Pizza has raised more than $15 million from private investors to support an accelerated expansion of the brand.  In addition, the company…

Buffalo Wild Wings opens its first PizzaRev franchise

May 15, 2014

This week, Buffalo Wild Wings celebrated the grand opening of its first PizzaRev franchise in Hopkins, Minn., a suburb of Minneapolis. The new restaurant…

Red Mango parent company acquires pizza and smoothie concepts

May 14, 2014

Brix Holdings LLC, a newly-formed multi-brand franchising company, has announced the addition of Smoothie Factory and RedBrick Pizza to its roster of national…

Pie Five Pizza marks its debut in Virginia

May 14, 2014

On Friday, the Pie Five Pizza chain will open the doors to its newest restaurant, its first in Virginia, just outside of Richmond in Glen Allen. According to a…

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza headed to Raleigh-Durham

May 13, 2014

Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint plans to open its first location in Raleigh, N.C., under the direction of business partners Andrew Madans and Talie Madans. They are…

Russo's New York Pizzeria signs franchising deal for Houston market

May 8, 2014

Guillermo Medellin, current owner of Russo's New York Pizzeria in The Woodlands, Texas, has signed another agreement with the company to open his second…

Spin! Neapolitan Pizza adding two company-owned locations

May 7, 2014

Spin! Neapolitan Pizza plans to add two company-owned locations in its hometown market of Kansas City, Mo.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza plants flag in Ohio

May 7, 2014

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its first Ohio location in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason on May 9.

Patxi's takes a cue from customers to mark 10 years

Pizza concepts have added variety and have stepped up their quality of ingredients, CEO says.

Marriott exec to share insights on hotel chain's fast casual concept

May 6, 2014

Lon Southerland, senior director, global food and beverage for Marriott International, will keynote the ninth annual Fast Casual Executive Summit, Oct. 12-1…

Papa John's Schnatter to lead SBA panel

May 5, 2014

John Schnatter, Papa John's founder, chairman and CEO, will lead a panel on May 15 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for the Washington, D.C., leg of National…