Franchising News & Media
Stoner's opens 2nd Jacksonville, Florida store
July 1, 2021
Florida-based quick-service pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, is opening its second location in Jacksonville, Florida today on Southside Boulevard, a news…
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Marco's to open 20 Denver-area stores by 2024's end
June 30, 2021
Marco's Pizza has signed two deals to open 20 Denver-metro stores by the end of 2024. This comes on the heels of the brand's 90-plus franchise agreements…
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Papa John's plans 250 German stores in 7 years
June 29, 2021
Papa John's is not only expanding into Germany, but doing so in a very big way, with plans to work with franchise partner, PJ Western Group, to open 250 units…
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Creator of 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation' co-creates drive-thru pizzeria
June 29, 2021
Scott Godino Jr., the founder of B.A.R. (Born And Raised) restaurant concept in Las Vegas, has partnered with Anthony E. Zuiker, who created the TV franchise…
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Mountain Mike's opens San Bernardino County store
June 25, 2021
Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its first Upland, California, location in San Bernardino's Upland Village Plaza near Burlington.
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Mici's glorious, 'gut-wrenching,' 1st-person story of starting to franchise
by Elliot Schiffer — Ceo, Mici
It's your baby. It's your life's work. It's your living. And now you're opening up your brand to franchising and all that entails. Mici's Partner and CEO…
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Little Caesars to add 25 Charlotte stores in 3 years
June 23, 2021
Little Caesars will add 25 units in the Charlotte, North Carolina market by 2024, substantially increasing the brand's current footprint there of nearly 4…
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Stoner's Pizza begins Mile High City expansion
June 23, 2021
Stoner's Pizza Joint is entering the Denver market in September when it opens on East Yale Avenue.
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Donatos' 3-store deal jump-starts Atlanta expansion
June 23, 2021
Donatos Pizza has signed a deal to add three Atlanta-area restaurants to its Georgia footprint, which, thus far, includes one location in Savannah, according…
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Romeo's hits 50 locations
June 22, 2021
Ohio-based Romeo's Pizza has opened its fiftieth store, this one in Georgetown, Texas on Williams Drive, a news release said.
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California Pizza Kitchen grows Hong Kong footprint
June 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) has opened another store in Hong Kong, this one in Hong Kong's Northwest New Territories' largest mall, Tuen…
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Romeo's gets 'sweet' on Texas
June 18, 2021
Ohio-based Romeo's Pizza cut the ribbon on its latest Frisco, Texas store June 17 on Fourth Army Drive, a news release said.
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2 Hungry Howie's stores 'move on up' to Mile High City
June 17, 2021
Denver, Colorado is opening a pair of Hungry Howie's Pizza locations in Aurora and Thornton by offering a large single-topping pizza for $7.99, a news release…
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Zalat Pizza adding 12th location
June 10, 2021
Zalat Pizza will have 12 locations when it opens its latest store Monday in Flower Mound, Texas, where it will serve only takeout through Zalat's website or…
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Mountain Mike's opens Oceanside store No. 2
June 8, 2021
Family-style pizza chain, Mountain Mike's has opened a second Oceanside, California store in the Camino Town and Country Shopping Center on South El Camino…
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Restaurant exec search firm takes on franchisee-brand matching
June 4, 2021
Restaurant executive search firm, ClearPath Solutions, is getting into the franchise business of sorts. The company said this week that it's launching an arm…
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Rapid Fired to open South Carolina store No. 4
June 2, 2021
Rapid Fired Pizza will open its fourth restaurant in South Carolina, this one on Augusta Street in Greenville later this summer, a news release said.
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New Mexico-based Dion's Pizza rolls out pizza-specific POS
May 28, 2021
New Mexico-based chain, Dion's Pizza, said after beginning to vet POS systems a "few years ago," it's finally chosen SpeedLine Solutions as the exclusive…
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Rapid Fired to fire up 2nd West Virginia store
May 28, 2021
Rapid Fired Pizza will open its second West Virginia store late this summer of this year on Murdoch Avenue in Parkersburg, according to a news release. The…
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Yum's University of Louisville center aims to increase 'under-represented' franchise ownership
May 26, 2021
Louisville, Kentucky-based QSR powerhouse Yum Brands Inc. said today it's working with the University of Louisville to launch a first-of-its-kind center for…
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