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Hungry Howie's opens 1st Lubbock, Texas, location
February 23, 2018
Hungry Howie's Pizza has opened its first Lubbock, Texas, store. The location is operated by franchisee Deep Singh, a veteran QSR manager who has 15 years of…
read nowArtichoke Basille's Pizza opens in Staten Island
February 22, 2018
New York City-based Artichoke Basille's Pizza is opening its first Staten Island location at Empire Outlets, New York City's only retail outlet center opening…
read nowPapa John's opens 1st Kyrgyzstan restaurant
February 21, 2018
Papa John's is continuing its push into central Asia with the Feb. 8 opening of a restaurant in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan — the chain's first location in that…
read nowDomino's misses mark on year-end financials
February 20, 2018
The world's top-selling pizza chain, Domino's, released its Q4 and FY17 financials this week showing that the brand aimed high and performed well but fell…
read nowBlaze opens 4th Research Triangle location
February 20, 2018
On Thursday, Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its fourth store in North Carolina's Research Triangle, this one at McFarland Drive in Durham.
read nowUpscale 'Special Edition' rolls off Pizza Press in May
February 20, 2018
The Pizza Press will open an expanded prototype restaurant this May in Brea, California, dubbed The Pizza Press Special Edition. A news release said the new…
read nowPie Five opens Jersey store No. 2
February 19, 2018
Pie Five Pizza Co. is opening its second New Jersey location, this one in East Brunswick on NJ-18 in Summerhill Square. The store opens today, followed by an…
read nowPie Five Pizza franchise comes to New Jersey town
February 16, 2018
Pie Five Pizza Co. is opening its first East Brunswick restaurant on Monday, according to a press release. The New Jersey unit is at 603 NJ-18 in Summerhill…
read nowBlaze opens 3 in 3 cities on 1 day
February 14, 2018
Blaze is living up to its fiery name this week, blazing a trail across the U.S. to open three units in as many cities in a single day, Feb. 15. The openings…
read nowBlaze fires up in Orem
February 13, 2018
Orem, Utah is the latest locale to get a Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza. On Feb. 15, the brand will open the doors on a 2,700-square-foot open-kitchen restaurant on…
read nowBlaze lands in Lincoln this week
February 12, 2018
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open a new Lincoln, Nebraska, location Feb. 15 on Q Street, a news release said.
read now800 Degrees Pizzeria: New year, new leaders ... new growth?
February 1, 2018
With the start of the second month of 2018, 800 Degrees Pizzeria has announced a newly assembled executive team focused on the chain's growth. In January, the…
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Restaurant tech: What pizza operators need now to woo today's customers
by Christopher Sebes — president, Heartland Commerce
Your customers are a bit like very engaged parents: They have expectations. That is particularly true today when it comes to the tech your brand offers to stay…
read nowPizza Patron rebrands for growth
January 29, 2018
The 90-location Pizza Patrón concept is relaunching with a new logo, visuals and updated website and online ordering platform. The refresh is meant to help…
read nowHungry Howie's continues to grow with Pacific Northwest deals
January 26, 2018
Hungry Howie's Pizza has signed deals for new locations in Utah and Washington state, continuing the momentum built in 2017 when it ended the year with 4…
read nowGatti's got its groove back
January 25, 2018
Leaders of a favorite pizza of baby boomers said that 2017 was a stellar year for restaging it as a favorite of boomers' kids and grandkids, too. Two years…
read nowSquisito going back to its roots
January 24, 2018
Martin Hernandez, franchisee with Squisito Franchise Enterprises, is opening his first Squisito Pizza & Pasta this year in Queenstown, Maryland.
read nowMarco's names new president
January 23, 2018
Marco's Pizza has promoted former COO Tony Libardi to president as the pizza chain approaches the opening of its 1,000th store during its 40th anniversary…
read nowPapa John's Poland opening puts chain in 45 nations, territories
January 19, 2018
Papa John's International said the chain has opened its first outlet in Poland. The downtown Warsaw location marks the chain's presence in 45 countries and…
read nowThe Pizza Press presses toward 300 units by 2020
January 18, 2018
With 84 franchise units in its pocket, The Pizza Press is continuing its growth this year with plans for 50 openings, while awarding 25-30 more through…
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