Top 10 2018 Pizza Marketplace 'reads': Predictions, problems plus Papa John's

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Innovative approaches to pizza brand problems, pie flavor trends and, of course, the ubiquitous soap opera-in-a-pizza-box, Papa John's, were the leading…

Little Caesars opening 1st Philippine, Singapore stores

December 18, 2018

Little Caesars Pizza will open its first restaurants in the Philippines and Singapore in January 2019, part of the brand's global expansion, which will add to…

Blaze opening Rhode Island location Dec 20

December 17, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza said it will open a new store in Cranston, Rhode Island on Dec. 20 on Chapel View Road. The 2,800-square-foot open-kitchen restaurant…

Podcast episode 3: Breaking down McDonald's fecal bacteria kiosk screen story

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Host and QSRweb Editor Shelly Whitehead talks with Kiosk Marketplace Editor Elliot Maras about the industry fallout after the McDonald's contaminated kiosk…

Blaze opens Riverside California store

December 14, 2018

Blaze opens its latest location in Riverside, California on Dec. 17 on Magnolia Avenue, a news release said. The 2,800-square-foot open-kitchen restaurant…

Pizza Inn has opened 3rd West End Roatan, Honduras store

December 12, 2018

Pizza Inn has open a delivery and carryout store on Main Road in West End Roatán, Honduras, a news release said. Franchisee, Eldon Hyde of Sun Restaurant Group…

Blaze opens in West Vancouver

December 12, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opens today in  the West Vancouver area of British Columbia in Canada, with an open-kitchen store on Park Royal North, a news release…

Anthony's Pizza & Pasta opens in Windsor, Colorado

December 11, 2018

Anthony's Pizza & Pasta is now serving in the Fort Collins, Colorado area with the opening of a Windsor unit on Main Street, a news release said.

Blaze paddles in to Portage, Michigan

December 10, 2018

Portage, Michigan will get a Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza location Thursday, Dec. 13 on South Westnedge Avenue. The 2,400-square-foot open kitchen restaurant seats…

Pie Five expands franchise footprint in Texas

December 7, 2018

Pie Five Pizza will open its 14th Dallas-Fort Worth location with its first store in Murphy, Texas on Dec. 10. The new store marks the brand's 17th in the…

Blaze Pizza put down 5th store in California's Central Coast

December 3, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open in Arroyo Grande on Thursday, Dec. 6, with a 2,800-square-foot open-kitchen store seating 80, as well as an outdoor patio…

Sodexo takes Chef Wolfgang Puck's Pizza 'back to school'

December 3, 2018

Sodexo has joined with Chef Wolfgang Puck too put Puck's pizza on the menu at Spokane, Washington school, Gonzaga University, a news release said. The handmade…

Domino's splashes down in Indian Ocean island nation, Mauritius

December 3, 2018

Domino's Pizza has opened its first store on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius in the city of Port Louis. A news release said the opening was…

Pizza Inn all-day buffet heads for southern Tennessee

November 30, 2018

Pizza Inn will open its first Fayetteville, Tennessee story Dec. 3 on Huntsville Highway, a news release said. Franchisee Dan Holt has also said he'll donate …

Blaze blows into Santa Ana

November 30, 2018

Santa Ana, California will welcome a new Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza on Dec. 3, with a 2,388-square-foot open kitchen restaurant on West MacArthur Boulevard, a…

Papa Murphy's franchisee acquires 13 more Dallas-area stores

November 29, 2018

Papa Murphy's franchisee, Tom Lovelace Company, Lkc. has acquired 13 stores in the chain, including nine company-­owned and four franchised units in Dallas.

Calling all restaurant leaders' ears: Podcast starts here Nov 30

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Ready for an early holiday gift? QSRweb is joining with sister sites, Fast Casual, Food Truck Operator and Pizza Marketplace, to start a weekly podcast on all…

Presidents of Krystal, Schlotzsky's, Auntie Anne's, Huey Magoo's make up 'Franchising Think Tank'

The Franchising Think Tank is part of the Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit, March 11-13, in Louisville.

My Pie plans spring Miami opening

November 27, 2018

My Pie will open it first Florida location next spring, this one in Miami, where the brand said in a news release that it eventually plans to open five…

Mod Pizza to open store No 400

November 23, 2018

Mod pizza will open its 400th location on Friday, Nov. 23, in Kalispell, Montana, also the brand's tenth birthday, a news release said. The company said…