Franchising News & Media
Papa John’s goes to Bahamas ... 'mama'
December 20, 2017
Papa John's will open five new restaurants in the Bahamas over the next three years thanks to a development deal with PPJ Bahamas, a news release said. The…
read nowFirenza ready to go in San Antonio
December 14, 2017
Firenza Pizza opens its San Antonio location this week with some special promotions supporting Susan G Komen of San Antonio, William Taft High School, and the…
read nowKotipizza Group develops international fast casual pizza concept, enters burger market
December 13, 2017
Kotipizza Group has developed a fast casual concept, No Pizza — There's no pizza like No Pizza, aimed at international markets. The first unit will open next…
read nowSbarro takes fast casual pizza plunge in Japan, adding 20 fast-food spots in Argentina
December 12, 2017
Sbarro, a U.S.-based fast food pizza brand, has made two significant international deals this year. One will bring 20 Sbarro restaurants to Argentina, and…
read nowPizza Inn launches express concept early next year
December 12, 2017
The nearly 60-year-old Pizza Inn brand is launching a new Pizza Inn Express prototype — PIE — offering faster-than-ever service in a convenience- store…
read nowLittle Caesars opening 3 more Central, South American units
December 12, 2017
Little Caesars Pizza is pushing further into Central and South America just a few months after opening its first Chile restaurant. It's opening two more in…
read nowBlaze lights up Concord, North Carolina
December 8, 2017
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening soon in Concord, North Carolina on Christenbury Parkway, a news release said. The 2,800-square-foot location seats 78 and is…
read nowPizza Forte goes 'Vegas Baby' … again
December 7, 2017
Pizza Forte opened its second location at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, offering pizza and a small smattering of other non-Italian cultural favorites like…
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza opens in Pasadena
December 1, 2017
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opened a South Pasadena store Thursday, Nov. 30 at Oxley and Fair Oaks, with free build-your-own pizzas all day and evening for…
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Pieology CEO on the art of experimenting with live-action customer experience
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Data drives today's restaurateur, and Pieology has taken that idea to a new and lively level at its R&D location in California.
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Vapiano gets a Scottish brogue
November 28, 2017
Vapiano has opened its fifth restaurant in the United Kingdom, this one in the Scottish capitol city of Edinburgh, according to Vapiano Executive Board Member…
read nowPizza Press goes national by staying local
November 21, 2017
The Pizza Press plans to open 30 locations by early next year, and chain leadership said each one will have a local focus, unique to its area. A news release…
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Chuck E. Cheese: Where a parent can (finally) be a parent
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
Fast Casual Editor Cherryh Cansler — aka Lincoln's mom — heads to the brand new Chuck E. Cheese in Kansas City to find things have really changed ... and for…
read nowPie Five to touch down at San Francisco airport
November 15, 2017
Pie Five Pizza is set to touchdown at San Francisco International Airport when its newest location opens later this fall, which is the first California-based…
read nowOld Chicago Pizza to add 48 stores
November 14, 2017
Full-service brand Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is going into a growth spurt, having this week signed franchise development agreements for 48 new units in…
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Blaze, &Pizza CEOs square off in franchise debate
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
One strongly supports growing his chain via the franchise model, while the other thinks ownership allows stores a better path to long-term success in a…
read nowFirenza Pizza going to Kansas City
November 7, 2017
Firenza Pizza is set to open its first Kansas City, Missouri, restaurant Tuesday in the Shops At Boardwalk at 8624 N. Boardwalk Ave., according to a company…
read nowVapiano opens mountain-view location in Southern France
November 3, 2017
Vapiano has opened its 14th location under the ownership of Salvatore Perri, this one in the Marseille region of southern France, a news release said. The new…
read nowSan Antonio debuts its 1st 1000 Degrees Neopolitan
October 27, 2017
San Antonio is set to see a new 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza open its doors Nov. 2 on Huebner Road, the first location for the brand in that city, a news…
read nowFlippin' Pizza rolling across Texas, Georgia, California
October 26, 2017
Flippin' Pizza NY Pies & Slices is expanding across the US over the next few years starting in Texas, Georgia and California. The 10-year-old fast casual…
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