Pizza Guys continues Bay Area expansion

February 16, 2021

Sacramento, California-based Pizza Guys is expanding its San Francisco Bay Area presence by opening its 19th store there on University Avenue in Berkeley, a…

Pizza Factory develops smaller store design

February 5, 2021

Pizza Factory has created Pizza Factory Express, a format optimized for delivery and carryout, while offering franchisees a lower investment, a news release…

Pizza Guys adding 6 California stores this year

February 2, 2021

Sacramento, California-based, Pizza Guys, said its expanding its network of more than 70 locations, with plans to open six stores over the next few months…

Artichoke Basille's to open 2nd Arizona store

January 28, 2021

Artichoke Basille's Pizza will open its second Arizona store in a Phoenix location this spring on North 16th Street with franchisees Keith Bolognese and Ron…

Artichoke Basille's opens 3rd New Jersey store

January 25, 2021

Mountain Mike's opens 2nd Oregon restaurant

January 25, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its second Oregon location in Roseburg in Douglas County under franchisee and area developer, Jim Smith, who owns the…

Artichoke Basille’s launching 3rd Jersey location

January 21, 2021

Artichoke Basille's Pizza, a New York-style pizzeria, is opening this spring in Jersey City at 246 Bay St., marking its third New Jersey location and the…

St Louis-based Imos Pizza uses mapping analysis to plan growth

January 18, 2021

St. Louis-based Imos Pizza, founded in1964, is using mapping software provider, SpatialTEQ's Map Business Online Pro, to help grow it beyond the five states in…

Pieology franchisee to open 1st Ohio stores

January 18, 2021

Pieology is opening several stores in Ohio, thanks to a deal with Pizza Pie Investments LLC, a news release said. The company, owned by Jerrod Hartman, signed…

Mici Handcrafted Italian expanding to Colorado Springs

January 15, 2021

Mici Handcrafted Italian, a five-unit fast casual chain based in Denver, Colorado, is opening their first Colorado Springs location in February, owned and…

2 industry leaders looking to invest in the 'next restaurant leader'

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Dave Pace, board member of Red Robin and former CEO of Jamba Inc., and Andy Pforzheimer, a co-founder of the Barcelona and Bartaco brands, have come together…

Sbarro expands in Central Ohio

January 13, 2021

Sbarro is opening its second restaurant in the Columbus, Ohio, market with convenience store retailer, EG America.

Flynn, Wendy's franchisees buy NPC International Pizza Hut, Wendy's stores

January 7, 2021

After months of roiling around where NPC International's substantial Pizza Hut and Wendy's stores would end up, today NPC said that mediation successfully…

Pizza Guys opens 1st Corona, California store

January 6, 2021

Sacramento, California-based, Pizza Guys, is opening its first Corona, California store under the ownership of the son of the company's CEO.

Mountain Mike's opens Cloverdale store for carryout, delivery

January 4, 2021

The Northern California town of Cloverdale is the site of the newest Mountain Mike's Pizza, with an opening last week in Furber Ranch Plaza, a news release…

How restaurant chains can thrive, not just survive, with the right technology foundation

Seizing the opportunities and surmounting the challenges restaurants face will require nimble and cost-effective processes enabled by secure and resilient data…

Former Papa John's CEO buys Midwest chain

December 21, 2020

Papa John's former leader, Steve Ritchie, has started his own restaurant group, which has purchased a Louisville, Kentucky-based small plates chain called…

Mod signs deal for 30 stores in 7 years

December 18, 2020

MOD Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC has added its 10th franchise partner, DBMC Restaurants, which will develop 30 stores over the next seven years. Its area of…

California Pizza Kitchen moves into Latin America

December 17, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen has partnered with Costa Rica-based specialty retailer, Morpho Travel Retail, to grow its global footprint in Latin America and open…

Marco's signs deal for 20 Texas units

December 16, 2020

Marco's Pizza — which just opened its 1,000th store in October — it has signed a multi-unit development agreement to bring 20 restaurants to Texas by the end…