Franchising News & Media
Pieology Pizzeria rolls into second North Carolina location
July 25, 2016
Pieology Pizzeria is opening its second North Carolina location, this one will be at 4158 Main, North Hills, Suite 103, in Raleigh. The franchise is the second…
read now&Pizza signs lease deal with MSC Retail
July 25, 2016
MSC Retail announced a lease agreement with &Pizza, according to a company press release. The unit will occupy 2,375 square feet of a 50,000-square-foot…
read nowPieology opens third Florida location
July 23, 2016
Pieology opened its third Florida location in Jacksonville, according to a company press release. The unit is owned and operated by franchise group, Kingdom…
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Canadian restaurant group acquires Kahala, readies for US growth spurt
July 22, 2016
Shareholders approved the merger Thursday of Kahala Brands Ltd and a wholly owned subsidiary of MTY Food group. Kahala — as the parent company of 18 brands…
read nowPie Five, Pizza Inn CEO steps down
July 22, 2016
Rave Restaurant Group’s CEO Randy Gier is stepping down, according to a press release from the company that owns 300 Pie Five and Pizza Inn units. Clinton…
read nowUncle Maddio's expands in Charlotte area
July 21, 2016
Uncle Maddio's Pizza expanded in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, a company press release announced. The brand announced the opening of its third restaurant…
read nowPizzaRev announces location, debuts iPourIt, fundraiser
July 21, 2016
To celebrate the opening of its new Oaks Mall unit in Thousand Oaks, California, PizzaRev announced it will give away free pizza on July 21 from 11 am – 1…
read nowChinese labor market stabilizes -- restaurant sector is key
July 21, 2016
The labor market in China appears to finally be stabilizing and one of the leading industries driving that turnaround is the food-service sector. That news…
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New report predicts the road ahead for food service market
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
A new analysis of the food service industry by Technavio shows that over the next four years the food service industry will grow almost 3½ percent overall…
read nowDonato's Pizza is fan favorite in Nashville
July 19, 2016
Donato's pizza said in a news release that its success with its location in midtown Nashville has been so encouraging, it's pressing ahead with planning for…
read nowPie Five opens second location in St. Louis
July 13, 2016
Pie Five and franchisee, TF Pie Group, will open the chain's second St. Louis location on July 15 on Hanley Road in Richmond Heights, according to a company…
read nowMarco’s Pizza announces new CFO
July 12, 2016
Ohio-based Marco's Pizza announced the appointment of Buddy Solomon as Chief Financial Officer.
read nowPie Five opens in Johnson City
July 11, 2016
Johnson City, Tennessee, is Pie Five's newest location, according to a company press release. The restaurant will open at 11 a.m., Friday at 2059 Hamilton…
read nowKono adds management manpower ahead of rapid expansion plans
July 8, 2016
Kono USA, the company behind Kono Pizza, has expanded its management team to meet the challenges of growth for the chain in the years ahead, according to a…
read nowDoorDash promises, delivers California service
July 7, 2016
DoorDash announced in a company press release its debut into specific regions of the Sacremento Valley, marking the door-to-door food delivery technology's…
read nowRapid Fired Pizza shoots into two new Ohio locations
July 5, 2016
Rapid Fired Pizza has opened two locations in Ohio, one at 6252 Wilmington Pike, Dayton, and at 1200 N Bechtle Ave, Springfield.
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Innovative Upstarts Part 3 — Slim Chickens finds chicken biz is anything BUT slim pickings
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
In the hotly contested chicken sector of food service, one relatively new player is showing competitors how it's done, increasing sales by 50 percent last year…
read nowRusso's heats up the Middle East
July 5, 2016
Chef Anthony Russo, founder and CEO of the two chef-driven concepts, Russo’s New York Pizzeria and Russo’s Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, announced the brands…
read nowUber defies Brexit in debuting new London food delivery service
July 1, 2016
Popular taxi-hailing service Uber is expanding its food delivery to a second location in Europe: London. Londoners can download the UberEATS app and order…
read nowRapid Fired Pizza continues rapid growth in Ohio
July 1, 2016
Dayton-area pizza chain, Rapid Fired Pizza, now boasts five locations in and around the Ohio city. It opened two more stores in June, including a Dayton…
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