NRA 2012: Sbarro CEO Jim Greco

Sbarro's newly elected CEO Jim Greco discusses the chain's strategy moving forward during the 2012 NRA Show in Chicago. Greco said the chain's vision is to be…

Pizza Marketplace 2012 Top 100 Movers & Shakers

PizzaMarketplace.com's inaugural review of the restaurant segment's Top 100 movers and shakers takes a look at the brands, people and trends leading the…

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Papa John's plans more UK units

May 15, 2012

Papa John's Pizza plans to expand its footprint in the UK from 185 to more than 200 by the end of this year.

Pizza Hut franchisee's promotions yield positive comps

May 14, 2012

Kansas-based NPC International Inc., the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in the country, reported results for its first fiscal quarter ended March 27. Highlights…

Georgia operator named Marco's Pizza top franchise

May 11, 2012

Pizza Guys LLC, which operates Marco's Pizza locations in Savannah and Augusta, Ga., were named Franchise of the Year by Marco's Pizza Franchising. According…

Yum! Brands eyes retail stores to facilitate China growth

May 11, 2012

As part of its expansion strategy in China, Yum! Brands plans to open 150 KFC, Pizza Hut and Little Sheep outlets in Suning locations. Suning is one of the…

Pie Five concept showing store level progress

May 11, 2012

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc.'s third fiscal quarter ended March 25 and included a net income decrease of $0.4 million year-over-year to $52 thousand, compared to…

Pizza Patron opens new drive-thru outlet

May 10, 2012

JRT Partners has opened a new Pizza Patron on Grapefruit Boulevard in Coachella, Calif.

Pizza Ranch signs franchise agreement for Montana

May 10, 2012

Pizza Ranch has signed a franchise agreement with Mike and Angie Christianson to open a new location in Billings, Mont. The new restaurant is slated to open in…

Detroit Style Pizza Co. launching this summer

May 9, 2012

World Champion Pizza Maker Shawn Randazzo will launch the new Detroit Style Pizza Co. at two metro Detroit locations this summer.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza adds two locations

May 7, 2012

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, a new fast casual concept, will open two locations in Pasadena and Irvine, Calif., this summer. A creation of Elise and Rick Wetzel…

Stevi B's Pizza adding two Virginia units

May 4, 2012

Stevi B's Pizza has announced the signing of an agreement to develop two additional locations in the greater Richmond, Va., area with franchisee Rick Collins…

Go Roma to expand in Upper Midwest

May 2, 2012

Go Roma will focus its initial expansion on locations throughout the upper Midwest, according to Jeff Drake, president of Go Roma. The company, which launched…

Papa John's finds success in local store marketing efforts

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

During its Q1 earnings call, the company reiterated its premium positioning amidst a highly competitive, deep discounting segment.

Pizza Inn opens new Houston unit

May 2, 2012

Pizza Inn Holdings Inc. is expanding in Houston with its newest addition now open.

Franchise owners, corporate employees form American Pizza Community

May 2, 2012

America's leading pizza companies, their small business franchise owners and other groups that comprise the pizza industry announced Tuesday the formation of…

Domino's international division surpasses domestic footprint

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Company's Q1 promotional focus was on side items, driving tickets and store profits.

West Virginia pizzeria crowdsources for new name

May 1, 2012

A Fayetteville, W. Va., pizzeria is hosting a contest to come up with a new name as it plans for expansion.

You want to franchise your restaurant: Now what?

by Harold Kestenbaum — Partner, Gordon & Rees, LLP

In my last blog, we discussed why your restaurant should be franchised. I will assume that you have listened to what I said and you have now made the decision…

The concept of 'Reverse Innovation' in the food industry

by Darrel Suderman — President, Food Technical Consulting

Multinational corporations have forecasted that developing countries will account for 70 percent of their growth a decade from now.