Why millennials make valuable franchise partners

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Millennials have ignited rapid change in the industry and view franchising differently than the previous generation of business owners.

Freshslice Pizza to celebrate Prince George, British Columbia, grand opening

April 1, 2016

Earlier this month, Freshslice Pizza had its soft opening in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, and surpassed all sales records. It is following up…

Papa Murphy's says 'Aloha,' enters Hawaiian market

April 1, 2016

Papa Murphy's Holdings Inc has signed an exclusive area-development agreement with Take-n-Bake Hawaii LLC to develop 15 Papa Murphy's pizza stores in Hawaii…

Texas newest home for 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza

March 30, 2016

1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza is getting ready to open its first Texas location Thursday in Austin.

Social Media Is Running (Not Ruining) Your Restaurant…Why That’s A Good Thing

Watch the full session video of the opening keynote of the 2016 Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit. Speaker: Andrew Gruel, Founder and Head Chef of…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open new stores in Tennessee, Florida

March 28, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open two new locations this week — Its second Knoxville, Tennessee, location and its first in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.

Rapid Fired Pizza opens near Wright State University

March 24, 2016

Rapid Fired Pizza has opened its newest location in Fairborn, Ohio.

Marco's Pizza has aggressive growth plan for Texas

March 23, 2016

Marco's Pizza is targeting Texas for growth.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza opening in Lafayette, Louisiana

March 23, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its first Lafayette, Louisiana, location on Friday.

Papa Murphy's doubles expansion in Alabama

March 23, 2016

Papa Murphy's Holdings Inc has signed agreements with Waterman Acquisition Company LLC to develop 12 new Papa Murphy's pizza stores in Huntsville and…

Pieology Pizzeria opens second Missouri location

March 22, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has opened its second Missouri location, in Creve Coeur.

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza hits 3 new markets in 7 weeks

March 22, 2016

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza has opened in three new markets in seven weeks.

Sanfratello's Pizza to open fifth location

March 21, 2016

Sanfratello's Pizza will soon open its first north side Chicago location.

PizzaRev to open 4 Long Island restaurants

March 21, 2016

Restaurant operators Mike Tochluk, Alan Shearer and Chuck Kwon will soon open Long Island's first PizzaRev.

Russian pizza chain invades Mississippi

March 18, 2016

The first American franchise of the Russian chain Dodo Pizza opened in Oxford, Mississippi.

Papa John's signs development deal in Netherlands

March 18, 2016

Papa John's has signed a restaurant development agreement in the Netherlands.

Russo's Restaurants initiate Florida expansion plan

March 17, 2016

Chef Anthony Russo, the founder of dining concepts that include Russo's New York Pizzeria and Russo's Coal-Fired Italian Kitchen, has a franchise growth plan…

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open third Metro-Detroit location

March 17, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open its third Detroit-area location Monday.

MOD Pizza raises $32M in equity funding to support expansion

March 16, 2016

MOD Pizza has raised approximately $32 million in an equity funding round led by existing investor PWP Growth Equity.

Pie Five to open new Baltimore restaurant

March 16, 2016

Pie Five Pizza will open its newest Baltimore location Friday.