Romeo's Pizza breaks ground on 1st Central Texas store

April 9, 2021

Ohio-based, Romeo's Pizza broke ground this week on its first Central Texas store on Williams Drive in Georgetown, a news release said. On hand for the…

Blaze Pizza to open 16 stores across 3 states

April 8, 2021

Blaze Pizza has signed agreements to open 16 restaurants, across three states, in the first quarter of this year, including stores in Texas, Florida and…

Papa John's opens, readies to expand in Cambodia

April 7, 2021

Papa John's International Inc. plans to add 15 restaurants in Cambodia over the next three years, following the opening of the brand's flagship store in Phnom…

Mountain Mike's opens 4th Orange County California store

April 2, 2021

Mountain Mike's has opened its first location in Rancho Santa Margarita, California on Antonio Parkway in southern Orange County, according to a news release.

Pizza Factory employee since 15 becomes multi-unit operator

April 2, 2021

Longtime Pizza Factory employee and franchisee, Allison Williams, has become a multi-unit operator with the opening of the chain's San Andreas, California…

Top 5 Benefits of Standardizing Network Security Across the Franchise Brand

A standardized network offers the ability for corporations to gain “herd immunity” and add solutions the brand may have thought out of reach of its franchisees.

2021 Fast Casual Top 100 Movers & Shakers Awards Ceremony

Join us as we announce this year's Fast Casual Top 100 Movers and Shakers.

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Flynn acquires 1K-plus US Pizza Hut, Wendy's locations

March 24, 2021

Flynn Restaurant Group, the nation's largest franchise operator, doubled its size today with the completed acquisition of 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy's stores…

Little Caesars seeks to grow in the Big Apple

March 24, 2021

Little Caesars wants to build a New York City presence and is setting a goal to sign at least a dozen franchise units in the market in 2021, according to a…

Antioch Pizza set to expand franchise

March 17, 2021

Antioch Pizza Shop has launched a strategic franchising initiative that will accelerate its expansion, according to a news release.

Mountain Mike's franchisee opens 2 stores in 1 week

March 15, 2021

A longtime Mountain Mike's Pizza franchisee and developer agent has opened two stores in Riverside County, California in a single week. Robby Basati opened…

Pizza Guys to open second San Jose location

March 10, 2021

Pizza Guys not only knows the way to San Jose, as the old song goes, but is beating a path to the mid-California city, marking the brand's fourth location in…

Donatos adding 3 Florida stores

March 10, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizza will open three Florida stores in Estero, Bonita Springs and Naples, according to a news release.

Mountain Mike's lights up Sunnyvale, California

March 10, 2021

Rapidly expanding West Coast pizza chain, Mountain Mike's is opening its first Sunnyvale, California, store on East El Camino Real in Santa Clara County…

Mountain Mike's opens in Highland, California

March 5, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Highland store in San Bernadino County in California. Owned by 16-unit franchisee and area developer Robby Basati…

Romeo's romances Northern Ohio

March 2, 2021

Romeo's Pizza has opened a store in the northern Ohio city of Streetsboro, on State Route 43, a news release said.

Little Caesars franchisee opening Mutts locations in Arizona

March 1, 2021

Mutts Canine Cantina, a restaurant for dogs and their owners, will open six locations in Phoenix via a franchise agreement with Cafrema Investments, which owns…

Rascal House names franchise development head

February 23, 2021

Rascal House, which serves pizza, burgers and wings, has named former banking executive, Matthew Phillips, as its franchise development manager, a news release…

Man makes childhood dream reality by owning Hungry Howie's stores

February 19, 2021

Hungry Howie's Pizza will open its newest location next week in Grand Haven, Michigan. It will be the 11th store for Franchisee Jerry Heath, who grew up down…

Mountain Mike's adding 30 stores in Utah

February 19, 2021

Mountain Mike's has signed a development deal with Pelican Food Concepts LLC to open 30 locations in Utah over the next decade, a news release said. The deal…