CiCi's Pizza debuts airport prototype

June 3, 2013

For the first time in its 28-year history, CiCi's Pizza is expanding into airports after introducing several new restaurant prototypes designed exclusively for…

Villa Fresh Italian expands presence along Florida Turnpike

May 31, 2013

Villa Enterprises Management Ltd. Inc. has reopened two Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen locations along the Florida Turnpike. As part of the Florida Turnpike's…

Detroit Style Pizza debuts in Louisville

May 31, 2013

Louisville, Ky., home of Papa John's and Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands, now has a new kind of pizza — Detroit Style.

Papa Murphy's opens two new Texas units

May 30, 2013

Papa Murphy's will open two new units this weekend in Texas — one in Fort Worth and one in Pantego.

Sbarro ready to debut fast casual concept: Pizza Cucinova

May 30, 2013

Columbus, Ohio, will be home to Sbarro's new fast casual concept, Pizza Cucinova. According to Columbus Business First, two units are planned in the market…

Topper's Pizza to be featured on Food Network Canada

May 30, 2013

On June 24 at 10 p.m. EST, Topper's Pizza will be featured on Food Network Canada's "Giving You The Business," a new Canadian original series where an…

Blaze Pizza paves way for Chicago, Miami development

May 30, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed an agreement with an affiliate of Levy Family Partners. This agreement paves the way for the development of 15 franchise…

Sbarro expanding Canadian footprint with 20-unit agreement

May 29, 2013

Sbarro has announced plans to open 20 eateries in Ontario, Canada. This the latest in a series of franchise agreements that have recently expanded Sbarro's…

Fast casual pizza chain announces nationwide franchise developments

May 29, 2013

 Just five months after launching its flagship restaurant in L.A. near the University of Southern California, The Pizza Studio has announced that it will open…

Sam and Louie's expands Nebraska presence

May 23, 2013

A new Sam & Louie's is set to open in Scottsbluff, Neb., the week of June 10.

Greenfield Farms' acquisition of Carmela's Pizzeria set for June

May 23, 2013

Greenfield Farms Food Inc. announced the closing schedule of the previously announced acquisition of Carmela's Pizzeria for June 5. The closing will complete…

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza debuts in SoCal with first franchise location

May 23, 2013

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza's first franchise location is now open in Southern California in the City of Orange near Honda Center and Angels Stadium in Anaheim…

Franchise business index shows consumer spending higher than expected

May 23, 2013

The Franchise Business Index (FBI), an index of the economic health of the franchising industry, increased by 0.2 percent in April, boosted by improvements in…

Smashburger franchisor launches fast casual pizza joint

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

May 23, 2013

Fast casual pizza concepts are all the rage these days, and Smashburger's founder is getting in on the action, opening Live Basil Pizza this week in the Denver…

Marco's aiming to open 500th store in 2014

May 22, 2013

Marco's Pizza is pushing to open its 500th store by 2014. The Toledo, Ohio-based chain currently has more than 350 stores open, with more than 200 in…

Technomic: Better foodservice growth expected in 2014

May 22, 2013

At a special session for its Foodservice Planning Program clients this week, Technomic shared its latest expectations for foodservice industry performance, by…

Patxi's Pizza debuts in San Jose

May 20, 2013

Partners Francisco "Patxi" Azpiroz and William Freeman have announced the opening of their ninth Bay Area Patxi's Pizza location, their first in San Jose.

The Pizza Studio announces franchise developments in seven states

May 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based fast casual pizza restaurant The Pizza Studio announced plans to open several new locations this summer and fall. The new restaurants join…

Famous Famiglia Pizzeria expanding in Canada

May 16, 2013

Fresh & Healthy Brands, a franchisor of frozen yogurt stores and other restaurant concepts, has formed a partnership with Famous Famiglia Pizzeria to…

Hungry Howie's Pizza named a military friendly franchise

May 15, 2013

Hungry Howie's Pizza has been named one of the 2013 Military Friendly Franchises as compiled by Victory Media. A complete list of winners will be published in…