Papa John's opens 1st Portuguese store

September 23, 2019

Papa John's International, Inc. has officially expanded into Portugal by opening a store in Lisbon's Amoreiras zone. The brand's master franchisee in the…

&pizza set to 'Zume' into new markets with mobile kitchens

September 19, 2019

D.C.-based brand 36-unit, &pizza, has paired up with Zume, Inc., to deploy Zume Forward Mobile Kitchens to expand in new markets, as well as to test…

Rapid Fired to fire up at University of Dayton

September 19, 2019

Rapid Fired Pizza will open a 3,300-square-foot location at the University of Dayton in Ohio this fall, a news release said. The Brown Street store will seat…

Rapid Fired Pizza Comes to UD District

Rapid Fired Pizza is proud to announce a brand new restaurant that will be opening this Fall.  The newest Rapid Fired Pizza will be located at 1200 Brown…

Grimaldi's names franchise development chief

September 18, 2019

Arizona-based, New York-style pizza brand, Grimaldi's Pizzeria, has named a packaging company CEO and multi-unit Cold Stone Creamery franchisee and area…

Pizza Inn, Pizza Inn Express opening 7 Midwest units

September 12, 2019

Pizza Inn is moving out, with an announcement this week that it will expand operations in southern Kansas and Northern Oklahoma through an area development…

Artichoke Basille's founders open 2nd Detroit-style pie brand location in NYC

September 11, 2019

Artichoke Basill's founders said this week they will open a second location of their Detroit-style pizza brand, Lions & Tigers & Squares (LTS for short…

Pizza brand openings from A(rtichoke Basille's) to Z(eek's)

September 4, 2019

Pizza brands nationwide are on the move with new openings, beginning with New York City brand, Artichoke Basille's, which will open its second Connecticut…

Mountain Mike's scales to new heights in the art of 'family' as customer

Knowing the customer has always been essential to any restaurant endeavor and pizzerias are certainly no different. But when your customer is actually four or…

Rapid Fired opens eastern Cincinnati suburb store

August 23, 2019

The Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Milford is the next home for a Rapid Fired Pizza franchise this fall when the new store opens its doors on Chamber Drive, a news…

Brand growth strategy: New data shows smaller cities are HOT

August 21, 2019

Some recent research on the hottest cities for home sales not only informs brands about where the population is moving, but might give some food service brand…

Artichoke Basille's Pizza expands in Northern California

August 16, 2019

New York-style pizza brand, Artichoke Basille's, will open an Oakland, California store on Aug. 24, the second Northern California unit for the chain. The new…

Blaze signs deal for 7 stores in Texas, Louisiana

August 14, 2019

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza signed a multi-unit development deal to grow the brand's Texas presence, including seven new locations of the fast-growing chain in…

Buddy's Pizza widens the pie outside 'Motor City'

August 9, 2019

Invigorated with a recent investment from Capitalspring, Detroit-based, Buddy's Pizza has begun a Midwest expansion that is taking the longtime brand out of…

Pie Five creating pizza-crafting kids

August 8, 2019

Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza will help kids hone their pizza-making skills, thanks to its partnership with KidZania, a global brand of interactive education and…

4 growth guidelines globetrotting pizza brands need to know

by Bill Edwards — CEO, Edwards Global Services, Inc.

Global expansion is no longer only the domain of the pizza brand behemoths. Lots of smaller chains are hitting the worldwide market, and leaders at those which…

Domino's found liable for nearly $9M in franchisee's driver's crash

August 6, 2019

A California jury found Domino's Pizza liable for a car crash involving one of the brand's franchisee's delivery drivers in early 2011, along with damages of…

6 emerging fast casuals will battle to win the Perfect Pitch

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Six operators will pitch their concepts Oct.15 to attendees and a panel of advisers at the annual Fast Casual Executive Summit in Austin.

Taco Bell, Pizza Hut name new CEOs

July 26, 2019

Former adidas Group North America President Mark King will take the reins as Taco Bell CEO, and Yum sister brand, Pizza Hut, has promoted its U.S. President…

Blaze opens 20th Canadian store

July 22, 2019

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening a store Thursday in Oakville in Ontario, Canada. The Win Park Drive restaurant has an open kitchen, so diners can watch…