Old 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…

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…

Firenza 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…

Vapiano 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…

San 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…

Flippin' 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…

Miami Dolphins owner invests in &pizza

October 25, 2017

&pizza is growing thanks to a cash infusion from RSE Ventures, co-founded by Stephen Ross and Matthew Higgins. Ross is the chairman and founder of the…

Toppers Pizza transforming digital customer experience

October 24, 2017

Toppers Pizza has partnered with Episerver Digital Experience Cloud to deploy its new website and digital properties and spearhead the transformation of its…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd announces strong Q3

October 24, 2017

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced this week that same-store sales increased 5.5 percent during the third quarter, comprised of a 1.3 percent increase in guest…

Spain's Telepizza opens 15 locations in Russia

October 24, 2017

Telepizza and master franchisee WWP have converted 15 pizza stores of another brand in St. Petersburg, Russia, elevating the chain's profile in that city, a…

Domino's dives into island nation of Malta

October 19, 2017

Domino's Pizza opened its first store on the Mediterranean archipelago nation of Malta, in the country's largest city of Birkirkara, a news release said. 

After 20 years, Rotolo's shows off new Craft & Crust prototype

October 17, 2017

Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based, Rotolo's pizzeria opened a prototype location on Ben Hur Drive in its home city under the Craft & Crust label.

Pizza conquers the world: A roundup of recent chain expansions

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

The slice of the pie that all pizza restaurateurs want a piece of is growing at a furious rate, as this roundup of recent expansions and openings proves.

Worldwide expansion: Where to go and who to know

by Stephen Dutton — Analyst, Euromonitor International

The old adage of "getting to know the locals" is more relevant today than ever for restaurant chains. Here, Euromonitor's Stephen Dutton spells out three…

New Gatti's Pizza restaurant design: Sometimes separation is a good thing

October 5, 2017

The new ownership behind Gatti's Pizza broke ground on the longtime brand's first franchise location in seven years this week, this one on East Central Texas…

New Pieology concept puts customers in brand's R&D Department

Pieology Pizzeria opened its latest endeavor this week, Pieology Pizzeria R&D, a restaurant concept that gives customers a voice in the chain's decision-making…

Bratislava lines up for Domino's 'pizza theater'

September 26, 2017

Bratislava, Slovakia, is the latest international location for Domino's. Slovakia master franchisee, Daufood, has joined with local franchisee Apim Gastro to…

Hungry Howie's has an appetite for Charlotte

September 26, 2017

Hungry Howie’s Pizza is opening a new location today in Charlotte, North Carolina, and franchisee Eric Fairbanks plans to open an additional six locations in…

Russo's gets 'bigger in Texas'

September 14, 2017

Russo’s New York Pizzeria opened its second Austin, Texas, location this week on Research Boulevard at the Arboretum. The new store joins an existing…

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza fires up Boston

September 7, 2017

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza opened last month in Massachusetts. The unit at 45 Court St., in Boston is the state's first location but is the 28th nationwide.