Franchise lending up 6 percent year over year

June 18, 2012

Lending to franchise businesses saw a drop of about 0.5 percent from April to May, according to the monthly Franchise Lending Index from the International…

MOD Pizza plans two more locations

June 18, 2012

MOD Pizza has officially opened its sixth Seattle-area location at the newly renovated Seattle Center Armory/Center House. Additionally MOD announced that it…

Pizza Inn Express opens in Houston

June 14, 2012

Pizza Inn Inc. has announced the opening of its newest Pizza Inn Express restaurant in Houston, which also will offer delivery service beginning July 1.

Sbarro names senior VP of operations

June 14, 2012

As the company embarks on a major initiative to reinvigorate the brand, Sbarro has announced that it has appointed food industry veteran George Wooten as its…

Manny and Olga's Pizza adding four units

June 14, 2012

Manny and Olga's Pizza Systems Inc. has announced the expansion of four restaurants in College Park and Rockville, Md., and Brookland, H Street NE…

Casey's General Store experiences big jump in pizza program

June 14, 2012

Casey's General Stores Inc. continues to gain more share of the pizza segment, reporting a 16.8 percent jump in same-store sales for its prepared food and…

Former Pizza Inn CEO to head up Wingstop

June 13, 2012

The Wingstop Board of Directors has announced that Charles Morrison has been named president and CEO of the company. Morrison replaces James Flynn who becomes…

Russo's targets New York, New Jersey for growth

June 13, 2012

Chef Anthony Russo, founder of Texas-based Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, has announced that he is returning the company to…

Fresh Brothers secures funding from Sketchers co-founder for growth

June 13, 2012

Fresh Brothers, a six-unit chain of pizzerias located in Southern California, has received an equity investment from Michael Greenberg, co-founder and…

Southern California Domino's franchisee receives financing for growth

June 12, 2012

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided a $7.1 million credit facility to Hishmeh Enterprises, a Domino's Pizza franchisee. The funding includes a $5.…

Let's Pizza vending machine ready for U.S. debut

Machine creates fresh pizzas in 2.5 minutes.

Top That! Pizza's new Mexican Pizza features local ingredients

June 8, 2012

Fast casual pizza franchise Top That! Pizza is introducing a new El Pollo Chorizo Mexican Pizza for a limited time at all locations starting June 11. 

Yum! Brands to double Pizza Hut, KFC units in Thailand

June 8, 2012

Yum! Brands announced that it is planning on doubling its KFC and Pizza Hut footprints in Thailand to 1,000 by 2020.

Domino's CEO: International will far surpass domestic footprint

Company will continue to make significant investments in digital platform.

Toppers Pizza eyes core markets for aggressive growth

June 4, 2012

Wisconsin-based Toppers Pizza plans to more than triple its footprint by the end of 2015. The 41-unit pizza chain is eyeing core markets such as Wisconsin, as…

CEO: Pie Five will 'change the way people think of pizza'

Pizza Inn's sister concept celebrates first anniversary as part of the growing fast casual space.

Hungry Howie's recognizes top franchisees

May 31, 2012

Hungry Howie's held its annual national convention from May 15-17 to recognize the best company stores and franchisees.

QSRs display strong global brand power

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

New report shows that emerging Brazil, Russia, India and China markets have driven growth.

Mellow Mushroom expands in Phoenix

May 24, 2012

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers will open its newest unit Monday in Phoenix's CityNorth, a 144-acre mixed-use community planned next to Desert Ridge. The…

Spin! Neapolitan Pizza opening fifth location

May 23, 2012

Spin! Neapolitan Pizza will open its fifth Greater Kansas City, Mo., location May 28. The 3,500-square-foot restaurant will offer seating for 100, a bar and an…