Franchising News & Media
Domino's, Pieology expanding globally
August 5, 2020
U.S.-based pizza brands are moving up and out to new places in the world, beginning with Domino's, which has extended its global reach to Croatia under a…
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Mod Pizza buys back 13 North Carolina stores
July 28, 2020
Mod Super-Fast Pizza, based in Bellevue, Washington, has acquired 13 of its existing North Carolina stores, spread between Charlotte, Wake Forest, Raleigh…
read nowRusso's franchises cloud-kitchen concept
July 24, 2020
Russo's New York Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen is expanding its cloud kitchen concept, a smaller version of its original concept. The 1,300-square-foot…
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Marco's to add 13 South Florida stores
July 21, 2020
Marco's Pizza will add 13 locations in Palm Beach County, Florida, over the next five via strategic franchise partnerships, according to a company press…
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Pie Five opens 1st Oregon store
July 21, 2020
Pie Five Pizza has opened the doors of a location in Corvallis, Oregon, location, which is its first store in the state, according to a news release.
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Full-service Paxti's Pizza to open San Fernando Valley store
July 16, 2020
Despite the nationwide slump in full-service restaurant brand traffic due to the pandemic, full-service chain, Patxi's Pizza is continuing its California…
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Hungry Howie's expands Oklahoma presence, featured on QSRweb podcast next Friday
July 16, 2020
Flavored-crust pizza brand, Hungry Howie's, opened a store in Tulsa, Oklahoma yesterday, July 16, under franchisee Matt Kelley, as his first location of the…
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Zalat Pizza to open 8th store — in the cloud
July 15, 2020
Dallas, Texas-based Zalat Pizza will open its eighth location Thursday, July 16, on Belt Line Road in Addison, Texas, according to a news release. The brand…
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Blaze opens South Florida store
July 10, 2020
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its first Fort Myers, Florida location on Monday, July 13, a news release said.
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With patent in hand, Mici 'presses' forward with national franchising
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Don't tell the restaurateurs behind Mici Handcrafted Italian this might be an inopportune time to launch a franchise nationally. They'll just tell you why the…
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Mountain Mike's moves in to Temecula
July 2, 2020
California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its first Temecula location in the Golden State. The company said it is the first of two planned for the city…
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Pieology partners with Latin American company to develop Florida
June 29, 2020
California-based Pieology has partnered with Pizzarium LLC — comprised of Gorrin Group and Corporación Multifranquicas, which own international restaurants and…
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PizzaRev permanently closes California stores amid pandemic
June 24, 2020
PizzaRev has closed all but two of its stores in Los Angeles County, California, according to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, but has not officially…
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F&D Woodfired Italian Kitchen opens Florida store
June 24, 2020
F&D Woodfired Italian Kitchen is firing up its oven in Longwood, just north of Orlando, Florida, according to a news release.
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Oath Pizza opens Northern Ohio location
June 23, 2020
Covelli Enterprises, the largest franchisee of Panera Bread, has opened an Oath Pizza location on the Ohio Turnpike in New Springfield, Ohio, outside of…
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Artichoke Basille's bursts on to Arizona pizza scene
June 17, 2020
Artichoke Basille's Pizza has opened its first Arizona location on East Baseline Road in South Tempe. The store is also the first for local franchisees and…
read nowPizza@ opens in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
June 4, 2020
Pizza@ USA, Inc. opened a new franchise location in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, as part of an 11-store agreement signed last year for the area with franchisee, Kelly…
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Wendy's bears brunt of social media slam around franchisee's Trump donations
June 3, 2020
A large donation to President Donald Trump's reelection PAC made by a franchisee of hundreds of U.S. Wendy's, Taco Bells and Pizza Huts has triggered a social…
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Blaze Pizza names supply chain, development leaders
May 29, 2020
Pasadena, California-based Blaze Pizza is making some changes in its executive ranks, announcing this week that Marie Zhang is joining the company as its chief…
read nowBlaze opens third Tampa-area store
May 28, 2020
Blaze is opening a new Florida location on Monday at the University of South Florida at Fowler Avenue and North 51st St., a news release said.
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