Franchising News
Mellow Mushroom expands in Kentucky
March 21, 2012
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers will open a new outlet in Bowling Green, Ky., on March 26. This will mark the brand's fourth location in the Bluegrass State, in…
read nowReport shows a jump in chain restaurant growth
March 20, 2012
The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered a 3.4 percent annual sales increase in 2011, a sharp improvement over 1.8 percent the prior year, according…
read nowStevi B's Pizza grows Alabama footprint
March 20, 2012
Stevi B's Pizza has signed an agreement to develop four locations in North Alabama with new franchisees and Huntsville area residents Jim King and Chris Hunter.
read nowSpin Neapolitan Pizza signs first franchisee to grow west
March 20, 2012
Kansas City, Mo.-based Spin Neapolitan pizza has signed its first franchisee, Craig Hofman, who has plans to develop 35 restaurants in the Southern California…
read nowPapa Murphy's plans Phoenix expansion
March 19, 2012
Papa Murphy's has announced plans to open up to 15 new outlets in the metro Phoenix market this year.
read nowSbarro inks expansion agreement in India
March 16, 2012
Sbarro has announced a franchise agreement to open 15 restaurants in the state of Maharashtra in India. Upper Crust Foods Pvt. Ltd. will develop and operate…
read nowCasey's General Stores debuts in Kentucky
March 16, 2012
Iowa-based Casey's General Stores Inc. has completed its final due diligence and will break ground on its first site in Kentucky later this month. The store…
read nowSeventy-plus Papa John's units for sale
March 16, 2012
PJCOMM Acquisition Corp., a Baltimore-based company that operates 40 Papa John's units in Colorado and 32 in Minnesota, has put all of its restaurants up for…
read nowNoble Roman's to ramp up non-traditional unit growth, take-n-bake line
March 14, 2012
Noble Roman's Inc., the Indianapolis-based franchisor of Noble Roman's Pizza and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs, has announced results for the year 2011. Net…
read nowPopeyes, Domino's operator adds Golden Corral to portfolio
March 13, 2012
Frisch's Restaurants Inc. announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with NRD Holdings LLC (NRD) for the sale of substantially all of its…
read nowRestaurant unit count drops in fall 2011
March 12, 2012
The total U.S. restaurant unit count dropped from 587,335 in Fall 2010 to 580,852 in Fall 2011, mostly due to independent restaurant closings. The data…
read nowGrimaldi's Pizzeria plans fifth Florida location
March 11, 2012
Grimaldi's Pizzeria has announced plans to open its fifth Florida location in the fall, in Tampa's Westfield Citrus Park Mall.
read nowPizza Fusion plans Vegas unit
March 7, 2012
Pizza Fusion will open a new restaurant in the Las Vegas area this spring.
read nowCiCi's Pizza allocates $5 million for franchise funding
March 6, 2012
CiCi's Pizza has announced its new investment and financing programs to help existing and prospective franchisees with funding options to further address the…
read nowUnique Pizza and Subs names Denver master franchisee
March 6, 2012
Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, has signed a master franchise agreement with Bridgton Holding Group LLC to open 20-plus locations…
read nowUnique Pizza and Subs plans to purchase Pizza Fusion
March 5, 2012
Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, has signed a letter of intent to purchase Boca Raton, Fla.-based Pizza Fusion Holdings.
read nowTop That! Pizza expands into Texas
March 2, 2012
Top That! Pizza's fifth location opened Feb. 25 in Mansfield, Texas, marking the company's first location outside of its home state of Oklahoma.
read nowUnique Pizza and Subs signs master franchisee in Michigan
March 2, 2012
Unique Pizza and Subs Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, has signed a master franchise agreement with Henry Kassab of Unique Pizza of Michigan LLC.
read nowPizzeria Piccola now open in Milwaukee airport
February 23, 2012
SSP America, an operator of food and beverage brands in travel locations worldwide, has announced the opening of Pizzeria Piccola in General Mitchell…
read nowPizza Hut Australia's new menu part of brand revitalization effort
February 23, 2012
Pizza Hut Australia has introduced a new Signature Range menu, which includes 13 new pizzas that will be permanent additions.
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