Franchising News & Media

Marco’s Pizza announces new CFO

July 12, 2016

Ohio-based Marco's Pizza announced the appointment of Buddy Solomon as Chief Financial Officer.

Pie 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…

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Kono 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…

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DoorDash 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…

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Rapid 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…

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Russo'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…

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Uber 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…

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Rapid 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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Community-based Pizza Patron sees record sales at several locations

July 1, 2016

Pizza Patrón announced that it is focusing on growth in the Southwest, Chicago and Louisiana after the chain reported all-time record sales at about 10 percent…

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Old Chicago expands footprint in Texas market

June 30, 2016

Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is targeting Texas for corporate growth and franchise expansion with the opening of three new locations this month,, and…

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Pieology announces 4th Fresno location

June 29, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria recently announced the opening of its newest Central California location in Fresno. According to a company press release, Pieology Fresno is…

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Pie Five Pizza launches 2nd Colorado Springs location

June 29, 2016

Pie Five Pizza Co. has announced the launch of its second Colorado Springs location set to open Saturday, July 2, at 1645 Briargate Parkway.

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Pieology Pizzeria opens 1st restaurant in Georgia

June 29, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria announced that it has opened its first Georgia location in Alpharetta, according to a recent press release.

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Fired Pie brings on CFO, board member

June 29, 2016

Fired Pie, the Arizona-based pizza concept, has hired Abby Anderson as chief financial officer. Anderson joins the team with an extensive history of financial…

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Blaze pizza stakes out new locations in Ontario, Texas

June 23, 2016

Blaze pizza announced this week that it is opening two locations in North America.

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Infographic: What's Domino's doing so right in India?

June 23, 2016

When you enter a market as diverse, populated and even chaotic as India, it pays to do your research. At least that's what a relatively new player in that…

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As Pieology gobbles up Project Pie, are fast casual pizza wars set to go nuclear?

June 22, 2016

Pizza Wars might just have entered a whole new phase today when Pieology Pizzeria announced it is acquiring its competitor, Project Pie — the first fast casual…

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