Red Mango parent company group buying Friendly's

November 2, 2020

Investor group Amici Partners Group LLC — a Brix Holdings entity — is buying Friendly's Restaurants parent company, FIC Restaurants Inc., as part of FIC's…

Stoner's Pizza deal will nearly double chain's size

October 30, 2020

Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based quick-service pizza brand, Stoner's Pizza Joint, has signed a deal to add 10 units with franchisee group, Pie Enterprises LLC.

Rapid Fired, Artichoke Basille's open stores

October 29, 2020

Pizzerias are popping up all over, proving the strength of the category at the moment.

Mountain Mike's opening in Aptos, California

October 23, 2020

Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its first Aptos, California, store in the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center just outside Santa Cruz, a news release said. The…

Marco's marks milestone: 1,000th store,

It's been a long and proud journey to 1,000 stores for Marco's Pizza.

Mountain Mike's opening in Cloverdale, California

October 15, 2020

Mountain Mike's Pizza is opening its first Cloverdale, California, location in November in Furber Ranch Plaza, a news release said. The Sonoma Count restaurant…

Innovative partnership leads to opening of California Mountain Mike's store

October 9, 2020

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened a store in Davis, California, thanks to a veteran franchisee, who partnered with two of his former restaurant managers to own…

India’s got some ‘Mojo’

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Mojo Pizza, a $1.4 million brand in India, serves over 1 million customers via 120 full-stack cloud kitchens.

Rapid Fired Pizza opening in West Virginia

October 7, 2020

Rapid Fired Pizza will swing open the doors on its first West Virginia restaurant store this week on Third Avenue in Huntington, a news release said.

Smokin' Oak will open Iowa store No. 2

October 7, 2020

Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza will hold a grand opening on Oct. 18 for its West Ridgeway Avenue store in Cedar Falls, Iowa, with free pizza all day, a news…

Pie Five, Pizza Inn parent adds executives to franchise development team

October 6, 2020

Rave Restaurant Group Inc., the Pizza Inn and Pie Five parent, has hired two executives away from Bojangles' to help lead its franchise development efforts.

Marco's readies for 1000th-store opening during National Pizza Month

October 2, 2020

Marco's Pizza is pulling out all the stops this National Pizza Month to celebrate not only the sacred pie but also the opening of its 1000th store this month…

Q4 revenues down nearly 40% at Pie Five, Pizza Inn

October 1, 2020

Rave Restaurant Group Inc., parent company of Pizza Inn and Pie Five, reported nearly 40% drops in revenue for both brands during the fourth quarter and fiscal…

Russo's opens Dubai location, plans expansion

September 30, 2020

Russo's New York Pizzeria has opened a Dubai location through its international franchise partner, Prime Hospitality. The Nakheel Mall store is Prime…

Pizza Hut adds analytics forecasting tool to drive sales growth

September 29, 2020

Pizza Hut will use real estate analytics provider, Intalytics, to develop a customized sales forecasting model and supportable unit analysis to drive growth…

Pieology now serving California's Coachella Valley

September 29, 2020

Pieology opened Tuesday in La Quinta, serving California's Greater Coachella Valley.

Hungry Howies, Smokin' Oak, Zalat add locations

September 25, 2020

The state of pizza looks pretty healthy if adding stores serves as a sign, with Hungry Howie's, Smokin' Oak and Zalat Pizza each announcing new locations this…

1,000 Pizza Hut locations could become competitors' stores

September 25, 2020

In the continuing saga of the bankruptcy proceedings of the nation's largest Pizza Hut franchisee, NPC International Inc., comes word that the company's more…

Blaze Pizza to add 2 Idaho units

September 24, 2020

Blaze Pizza said franchisees, Denny, Drew and Chase Wagstaff have taken over existing locations of the brand in Meridian, Eagle and Nampa, Idaho and plan to…

California Pizza Kitchen opens in Philippines, South Korea

September 23, 2020

California Pizza Kitchen has opened in Manila, Philippines, as well as Daegu, South Korea. Those combined with a previous opening in Salt Lake City, Utah, mark…