Mama Mimi's makes move into Cincinnati

August 12, 2013

Columbus, Ohio-based Mama Mimi's Take 'N Bake Pizza is testing the waters outside its hometown with its first franchise stores in Cincinnati, according to…

Panera franchisee signs multi-unit deal for The Pizza Studio

August 8, 2013

Los Angeles-based The Pizza Studio, announced the signing of an agreement with Studio 37 LLC of San Jose, Calif., to develop 25 new restaurants throughout the…

Private equity firm invests in Your Pie pizza franchise

August 7, 2013

Your Pie and Georgia Oak Partners have entered into a partnership in which Georgia Oak will invest substantial growth equity into the emerging pizza franchise…

Round Table Pizza marks its debut in Mongolia

August 5, 2013

Round Table Pizza opened its first unit in Mongolia last month. The new restaurant is located on one of Ulaanbaatar's busiest commercial streets, according to…

Pizza Hut's priority: Solving the value gap

August 5, 2013

NPC International Inc., Pizza Hut's largest franchisee, reported a Q2 comp store sales decline of 3.7 percent.

Pie Five opening in the shadow of FC Dallas Stadium

August 2, 2013

Pie Five Pizza will mark its latest opening Aug. 5 at 5110 Main St., Frisco, Texas. The new restaurant will be in the shadow of FC Dallas Stadium, which…

Praesidian Capital invests $17.4M in John's Incredible Pizza Company

August 1, 2013

Praesidian Capital, a provider of debt capital for small and mid-sized businesses, has invested $17.4 million of first lien debt to recapitalize John's…

Uncle Maddio's has 11 new markets in development

August 1, 2013

Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint will open its newest unit Aug. 3 at 1544 Piedmont Ave. NE in Atlanta, in the Ansley Mall shopping center.

U.S. restaurant count up 0.5 percent over last year

July 31, 2013

There were 3,045 more restaurants in the U.S. in Spring 2013 than there were in Spring 2012, according to a recent U.S. restaurant census conducted by The NPD…

SOLOS Pizza Café now offering investment opportunities for franchisees

July 30, 2013

Minnetonka, Minn.-based SOLOS Pizza Café Franchising LLC plans to expand upon the three Solos Pizza Café restaurants operated by its affiliate, and is now…

Pizza Hut franchisee closes acquisition of 13 more Wendy's

July 30, 2013

A week after completing its acquisition of 24 Wendy's restaurants, Pizza Hut's largest franchisee NPC International has closed on 13 more units.

Truly Organic Pizza's second location planned for Florida Gulf Coast campus

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

July 29, 2013

Truly Organic Pizza is set to open its second location by Aug. 19 on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Fla.

Fast Casual Executive Summit's early bird pricing ending July 31

July 26, 2013

CEOS and other top executives from the fast casual segment will meet in New Orleans to discuss the industry's top strategic issues.

Blaze Pizza signs agreements for 4 more markets

July 25, 2013

Blaze Pizza, a fast casual, build-your-own pizza concept,  has signed agreements with four separate franchise groups to develop a total of 31 restaurant…

European firm expresses interest in franchising Papa John's, DQ in China

July 25, 2013

EQT Partners, a European-based private equity firm, has expressed interest in purchasing a stake in a company that owns Dairy Queen and Papa John's franchises…

Pie Five Pizza adds Baltimore to portfolio

July 24, 2013

For the second time this month, a Five Guys franchisee has signed on to expand the Pie Five Pizza Co. brand.

Toppers CEO: Big pizza chains have lost identity, brand connection

July 24, 2013

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza reported a 7.7 percent same-store sales increase in the second quarter. This comes on the heels of its 13.59 percent increase…

Pizza Hut franchisee closes acquisition of 24 Wendy's restaurants

July 23, 2013

NPC International Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of 22 Wendy's restaurants for $9.3 million, plus amounts for working capital and initial…

MOD Pizza plans three locations by mid-October

July 23, 2013

Seattle-based MOD Pizza announced it will open locations in Issaquah, Vancouver and Tacoma, Wash., by mid-October. This will bring the brand's total number of…

Pizza Pizza plans Montreal expansion

July 22, 2013

Canada's Pizza Pizza plans to open six new restaurants in the Greater Montreal Area all scheduled to be open by the end of summer. The expansion is part of a…