Big Easy-based Blaze bites back with gator sausage offering

February 16, 2017

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening a New Orleans location this month and is offering free build-your-own pies on Friday, Feb. 17 with a little something local…

Pie Five opens restaurant No.100

February 7, 2017

Pie Five is opening its 100th location this week in Independence, Missouri, according to a news release from Pie Five parent company, Rave Restaurant Group.

Blaze opens doors on 4 this week

February 6, 2017

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening four new U.S. locations this week. Of the four, two are in California, one is  in Iowa and a fourth is in New Mexico.

2 events to help you succeed in franchising

To help operators avoid common pitfalls and to learn about the new technology now available to help restaurateurs succeed, Networld Media Group is hosting two…

3 pizza brands expand

February 2, 2017

Two pizza brands are putting down roots in new territory this month, while a third brand signed a new franchisee in the Deep South, according to separate news…

Marco's Pizza leaps to top of fastest-growing pizza chains

February 2, 2017

Marco's Pizza has been named fastest-growing U.S. pizza franchise on the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list this year, ranking 38th overall on the list of notable…

MOD Pizza welcomes 9th franchising partner

January 31, 2017

Southern Pie has joined MOD Pizza's team as its ninth franchise partner, according to a press release.

Donatos opens sites in Ohio and Kentucky

January 26, 2017

Donatos opened two locations this week in Granville, Ohio and Owensboro, Kentucky, according to a news release.

Blaze to light up 2 Ohio cities this spring

January 25, 2017

Toledo and Canton, Ohio. will soon have Blaze pizza restaurants in their boundaries, according to a news release. 

MOD Pizza celebrates 200th location

January 25, 2017

MOD Super Fast Pizza is opening its 200th location this month, according to a press release. To celebrate, the concept is hosting an event at the 200th unit in…

Blast & Brew pours 15 sites into Phoenix

January 24, 2017

Pizza and beer chain Blast & Brew said in a news release that it plans to open up to 15 locations in Phoenix and is actively searching for franchisees…

Mr. Gatti's brings back Neopolitan-style crust in Texas

January 23, 2017

Mr. Gatti's Pizza opens its newest location Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Museum Place in Ft. Worth, Texas, according to a news release. The site brings tableside…

Papa Murphy's franchises company-owned stores in select markets

January 17, 2017

Less than two weeks after take-and-bake brand, Papa Murphy’s, announced the appointment of board chair Jean Birch to Interim CEO after Ken Calwell's departure…

2 pizza brands expanding US footprints

January 17, 2017

Pieology Pizzeria is continuing the move south on the West Coast, while California-based MiDiCi — The Neopolitan Pizza Company, is expanding down the coast of…

Blast & Brew seeks Phoenix-area franchisees

January 12, 2017

Fast casual pizza mecca, Phoenix, Arizona, is about to get a little something to wash down all those pies, as the beer and pizza brand, Blast & Brew, seeks…

Smashburger CEO trades burgers for pizza

January 9, 2017

Former Smashburger President and CEO Scott Crane has moved to the top job at Pizza Inn and Pie Five, owned by Rave Restaurant Group, according to a news…

Mafiaoza debuts sprawling Tennessee location

January 6, 2017

Mafiaoza's Pizzeria and Neighborhood Pub recently opened a site in Franklin, Tennessee, according to a news release.

Papa John's bakes up Beantown business

January 4, 2017

Papa John's has signed an agreement to drive growth in Boston, Massachusetts, with 1630 Pizza Company, which will open 25 units over the next five years…

Rapid Fired lands in northern Kentucky

December 30, 2016

The Greater Cincinnati suburb of Florence, Kentucky, is the latest city to see a Rapid Fired Pizza open — this one squarely in the middle of the city's…

Bridg partners with Papa Murphy's for big results with lapsed customers

December 21, 2016

Papa Murphy's recently partnered with Bridg to create buzz and business with the chain's lapsed customers, according to a company press release.