Franchising News & Media
Gen Z, community, financial visibility: 3 keys to business success
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
From capturing the hearts of an elusive Gen Z to connecting with your community and reaping financial visibility's rewards, this year's Three:15 session at the…
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Rapid Fired opens northern Texas store Monday
October 26, 2018
Rapid Fired Pizza will open a store in Wichita Falls, Texas on Monday, Oct. 29, by giving away 500 free pizzas, a news release said. The Taft Boulevard…
read nowYour Pie franchisees to expand in east Iowa
October 24, 2018
Dubuque and Davenport, Iowa Your Pie franchisees, Dan Sacco and Doug Ormsby, have signed a development agreement to grow the brand's east Iowa footprint with…
read nowRapid Fired opens Fremont, California store
October 22, 2018
Rapid Fired Pizza is opening a store in Fremont, California this week, and giving away 250 free pizzas today to celebrate, according to a news release. The…
read nowMarco's seeks franchisees for 30 small-market stores
October 19, 2018
Marco's Pizza has initiated a growth plan to strategically expand in a number of designated market areas to open 30 more locations in the next two years, a…
read nowRotolo's rolls out first Texas store
October 19, 2018
Texas' first Rotolo's Craft and Crust has opened on North Dallas Parkway in Frisco, Texas, and is celebrating on Monday, Oct. 22 with an official giant pizza…
read nowBlaze to open Missouri, California stores
October 19, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open stores in Richmond Heights, Missouri and Rialto, California, the company announced in a news release.
read nowMountain Mike's hits 200 units, keeps going
October 18, 2018
California-based Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its 200th unit in Sacramento, where it has 20 restaurants, a news release said.
read nowPupatella nabs $3.75M for DC expansion
October 18, 2018
Pupatella pizzeria has secured a $3.75 million investment to fuel expansion in the Washington, D.C. metro area, with as many as eight company-owned pizzerias…
read nowYour Pie celebrating 10th birthday by adding locations
October 16, 2018
As the Your Pie brand hits its 10th birthday, the company said its system is growing, making solid community connections and closed Q3 with 59 locations open…
read nowPapa John's CIO promoted to key new role, 4 others named to leadership posts
October 15, 2018
Papa John's International Inc. has put in place a new organizational structure that the brand said is consistent with the strategy laid out earlier this year…
read now1st Stoner's Pizza franchise opens this month
October 12, 2018
QSR pizza franchise, Stoner's Pizza Joint, is opening six locations in Texas as part of its first development deal since initiating franchising for the brand…
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Franchisors rally behind joint employer rule change
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
The public comment period is well underway for the joint employer rule published by the National Labor Relations Board on Sept. 14, which relates directly to…
read nowBlaze busts into Big Sky country
October 2, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its first location under the stars of Big Sky country this week. The 2,700-square-foot open kitchen restaurant opens…
read nowMici opening in Lafayette, Colorado
September 28, 2018
Denver-based Mici Handcrafted Italian will open its fifth location in Lafayette, Colorado, Oct. 2 on South Boulder Road, a news release said.
read nowMy Pie to open in Holladay, Utah
September 28, 2018
My Pie will "soon" open in Holladay, Utah, according to a news release, though no firm date was provided. The upcoming 2100-square-foot Holladay Market Place…
read nowPie Five moves 2 into north Texas
September 27, 2018
Pie Five Pizza has signed two franchise deals to open restaurants in the northern Texas cities of Murphy and Prosper later this year, a news release said.
read nowMr. Gatti's Pizza sells 13 units to former Papa John's VPs
September 25, 2018
In the largest multi-unit deal this year and one of the biggest in brand history, Mr. Gatti's Pizza has sold 13 Austin, Texas corporate locations to a group of…
read nowRapid Fired Pizza to open 2 more stores
September 25, 2018
Rapid Fired Pizza plans to open two stores later this year, one in the Eastern Kentucky city of Ashland on Central Avenue, and a second restaurant at an…
read nowCicis opening second Montgomery, Alabama, location
September 25, 2018
Cicis will open its second Montgomery, Alabama, location with a three-day celebration, starting Wednesday, a news release said.
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