Ledo Pizza signs deal to develop Urban Bar-B-Que concept

August 27, 2013

Ledo Pizza System Inc., a 100-unit pizza franchisor of the Ledo Pizza brand, announced today that the company is entering into a strategic partnership with…

Tommy's Coal Fired Pizza taps exclusive real estate broker

August 27, 2013

Retail leasing specialists R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC has been retained as exclusive real estate broker for various New Jersey counties for Tommy's Coal Fired…

Fast casual visits up 9 percent in a year

August 26, 2013

As the fast casual segment continues to grow its footprint, visits are keeping pace. In the year ending May 2013, visits to fast casual restaurants increased…

Top CEOs join Fast Casual Exec Summit's experts panel

Attendees will have the opportunity to grill industry leaders on what it takes to run a successful fast casual restaurant.

Villa Enterprises expands shopping mall presence

August 23, 2013

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. announced the reopening of its Villa Italian Kitchen location and the debut of Green Leaf's at the Promenade Temecula in…

Few restaurant concepts on Inc. Magazine's 'fastest growing' list

The top restaurant brand this year is Patxi's Pizza, No. 1215 overall and 24th in the food and beverage category.

Noble Roman's adds eight take-n-bake locations

August 22, 2013

Indianapolis-based Noble Roman's Inc. continues to grow its standalone take-n-bake franchise model. This week, the brand signed agreements for an additional…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza targets Detroit for growth

August 20, 2013

California-based Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced that its franchisee, Blaze Midwest Inc., will open a location in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, Mich., in…

Domino's new store design hits New Orleans market

August 20, 2013

RPM Pizza, a New Orleans-based Domino's franchisee for the past 32 years, has debuted a new Domino's Pizza store location in Marrero, the first in the West…

New top-your-own pizza concept marks its debut in Phoenix

August 19, 2013

The newest top-your-own pizza concept, Fired Pie, has planted a flag in the Phoenix market, at Deer Valley Towne Center.

CiCi's names director of franchise development to lead expansion

August 19, 2013

CiCi's Pizza has named Michael Iglesias as the brand's new director of franchise development. With more than 25 years of franchising, restaurant development…

Hungry Howie's plants flag in Louisiana college town

August 16, 2013

Hungry Howie's Pizza has opened its first location in Lafayette, La. The newest location offers delivery service until 4 a.m. to the entire University of…

Toppers Pizza creates chief development officer position to support growth

August 16, 2013

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza has named Chris Cheek as the brand's first chief development officer.

PizzaRev jumps into franchising to expand nationally

August 15, 2013

Los Angeles-based PizzaRev announced it will enter the franchise arena as part of its strategic growth plan.

Franchising index hits highest growth level since recession

August 15, 2013

The International Franchise Association's latest Franchise Business Index shows that the industry is at its strongest level since November 2007, prior to the…

Pennsylvania Domino's franchisee earns top operational award

August 15, 2013

Ammar Jali, who owns 25 Domino's Pizza stores in Pennsylvania and New York, has been recognized by the chain with its International Franchise Association Gold…

Oak Ridge welcomes Pizza Inn Buffet

August 13, 2013

V.J. Murray and his partners have operated several successful retail businesses in the Tri-County area around Oak Ridge, Tenn., for 30 years, so after the…

Uncle Maddio's opening 18th location

August 13, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will open its 18th unit on Aug. 17 in East Cobb County, Ga., at 4101 Roswell Road, Suite 1100 in the Providence Square Home Depot…

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza's 2nd franchise to open in San Francisco Bay

August 13, 2013

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza has completed an agreement with the Parker Hospitality Group to develop SPIN! restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is the…

Uncle Maddio's CEO: The best interests of your franchisees come first

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

There is a big difference in running restaurants and being a franchisor, Andrew says; you have to be able to teach both how to do it, and why.