Franchising News & Media
Pieology: How a Navy Seal + vegan pies can build a better pizza brand
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Leadership at Pieology sees the same kind of clear skies in the brand's future that its Southern California home is known for, and on this week's podcast, CMO…
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&Pizza opening on Wall Street, adds to executive team
July 9, 2019
Washington D.C.-based &pizza, which has 36 locations across the East Coast, is opening its newest unit Wednesday in New York City and has hired or promoted…
read nowMountain Mike's reopens rebuilt Santa Rosa location destroyed in Tubbs Fire
July 9, 2019
Mountain Mike's has reopened its Santa Rosa location in Northern California that was destroyed two years ago in the Tubbs Fire that burned parts of Napa…
read nowFormer McDonald's COO named Papa John's chief restaurant operations officer
July 9, 2019
A veteran McDonald's executive will take the reins of guiding Papa John's North American corporate and franchise restaurants when Jim Norberg steps into the…
read nowBlaze Pizza adding to Canadian portfolio
July 8, 2019
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening Friday in Toronto at Vaughan Mills outlet shopping destination, according to a company press release.
read nowBlaze opens in Northern California
July 2, 2019
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its next store with a bang on Independence Day this week in the Northern California town of Lincoln.
read nowBlaze signs multi-unit deal for North Dallas
July 2, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza signed a three-unit deal for the North Dallas area with multi-brand operator, Roz Mallet, who initially joined the fast-growing brand…
read nowBlaze opening in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
June 24, 2019
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina will open a new Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza location Thursday, June 27 on Shoremade Road near Greenwise Market. The…
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Chicken Salad Chick + Steritech on scooping up accolades for menu simplicity, food safety
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
This week, the presidents of Chicken Salad Chick and Steritech take the microphone to relay the components of everything from a great scoop of chicken salad to…
listen nowPapa John's to dole out $80M for marketing, US franchisees
June 20, 2019
Beginning in the third quarter of this year, Papa John's said it will push out another $80 million in contributions to its National Marketing Fund and…
read nowLeading Canadian Burger King, Pizza Hut franchisee names CEO
June 19, 2019
Major Canadian Burger King and Pizza Hut franchisee, The Redberry Group, has named former Recipe Unlimited Corp. and Boston Pizza executive, Ken Otto, as its…
read nowShaquille O'Neal puts 'Size 22 footprints' down on 9 Atlanta-area Papa John's
June 17, 2019
Papa John's International Inc. board member and sports icon Shaquille O'Neal has closed on a deal for nine Atlanta-based Papa John's restaurants, including one…
read nowHungry Howie's fires up in Little Rock
June 13, 2019
Hungry Howie's Pizza opened a Little Rock, Arkansas location this week, as part of a multi-unit deal with franchisee, Zac Deem, signed last year. As part of…
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Time is running out to nominate your brand for the 'Perfect Pitch'
June 12, 2019
The deadline is June 14.
read nowPizza Inn's PIE debuts in Louisiana
June 12, 2019
Pizza Inn Express opened its first Louisiana location late last week in Lafayette. The new PIE store on West Pont Des Mouton Road is located in the new Exxon…
read nowBlaze, Mountain Mike's open central California stores
June 11, 2019
Both Mountain Mike's and Blaze have announced store openings in the grizzly bear state of California. Mountain Mike's Pizza said it has opened in the Cypress…
read nowMarco's makes its mark as Harris Poll 'Pizza Brand of the Year'
June 10, 2019
Marco's Pizza hauled in a heavy-hitter in the awards department this month when the 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend Study found that Americans chose it as Pizza…
read nowMici opening 6th unit, plans to start franchising brand
June 4, 2019
Mici Handcrafted Italian, based in Denver, will open its sixth location Monday in Parker, Colorado, at 11290 Twenty Mile Road, a news release said.
read nowChef Anthony Russo launches Italian microbrewery
June 4, 2019
Russo's New York Pizzeria is franchising an Italian microbrewery concept called Russo's New York Italia Pizza Kitchen and Brewery, with plans to open the first…
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The innovators that ARE this year's Top 100 Movers & Shakers, this week with Balance Pan Asian Grille
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Fast Casual's best and the brightest gathered last week at the Sofitel hotel in Chicago to celebrate their innovations and creations. This week, Fast Casual…
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