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Former Uber boss Kalanick raises $400M for ghost kitchen, delivery platform
November 8, 2019
Travis Kalanick, the Silicon Valley icon who was ousted as CEO of Uber, raised $400 million from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund in January for his new…
read nowLucali Miami creator opens more casual Miami concept
November 8, 2019
Dominic Cavagnuolo — who started Lucali Miami six years ago — is opening another concept called DC Pie Co by Lucali in Miami's Brickell neighborhood today…
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Blaze will open 5 Southern Louisiana units
October 29, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed a multi-unit deal to grow the brand's presence in southern Louisiana. Restaurant owner-operators, Kaleb and Khai Duong…
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Lions & Tigers & Squares brings mustard, chop cheese pies to NYC's East Village
October 28, 2019
Detroit-style pizzeria, Lions & Tigers & Squares, has opened its second Manhattan location at 160 Second Ave. at Tenth Street in the East Village. The…
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Pieology signs 'major' expansion deal in China
October 24, 2019
California-based, Pieology announced a major strategic alliance into China, with Shanghai-based TZG Partners. Along with other franchisees in Mexico and Spain…
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Henny Penny expanding world headquarters
October 23, 2019
Henny Penny, a manufacturer of foodservice equipment for restaurant operators, is adding 150,000 square feet to its world headquarters in Eaton, Ohio, a 35…
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Blaze opens 11th North Carolina store
October 22, 2019
Blaze Fast Fired Pizza will open on West Wendover Avenue in Greensboro, North Carolina on Oct. 24 with free 11-inch build-your-own the next day for those who…
read nowDomino's UK 4-nation expansion pulls back, Pizza Hut UK vegan fare pushes forward
October 18, 2019
Pizza action in the U.K. this week, includes some pullback from European expansion by Domino's in the U.K. and extra vegan offerings at its rival, Pizza Hut…
read nowMod goes to Canada
October 8, 2019
Mod Super Fast Pizza Holdings LLC is expanding into Canada via an agreement with V.I. Pizza Inc., led by Jim Hayden, Jeff Jefford and Ken Whitaker, who operate…
read now200+ unit Pizza Hut operator names CEO, acquires 27 Arby's
October 2, 2019
Pizza Hut store owner/operator, Quality Restaurant Group, has named former marketing and communications company executive Matthew Slaine as its new CEO, while…
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Pizza Guys brings 'double cheeseburger' pies to Vegas
October 1, 2019
The 60-plus-location Pizza Guys franchise opened its first Vegas store this week, as a second location for franchisee, Simran Singh, who also operates the…
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Blaze to open 2nd Tampa location
October 1, 2019
Blaze is opening a second Tampa, Florida-area location Monday on Word Way in Trinity, with the brand's traditional giveaway of free 11-inch pies scheduled for…
read nowRapid Fired caps 4 years with $4 pizzas
September 25, 2019
Today is Midwest-based chain, Rapid Fired Pizza's fourth birthday and the pizza pre-schooler is celebrating that fact with its customers by offering $…
read nowLa Boulangerie owners launch pizza concept
September 24, 2019
There's another limited-service pizza brand in the mix now that the two men who run fast casual brand La Boulangerie — Pascal Rigo and Nicolas Bernadi — have…
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Pieology opens 3rd Mexican store
September 24, 2019
Pieology has opened another store in Mexico, this time at Anahuac University in Mexico City last week, continuing the brand's established goal to expand…
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Papa John's opens 1st Portuguese store
September 23, 2019
Papa John's International, Inc. has officially expanded into Portugal by opening a store in Lisbon's Amoreiras zone. The brand's master franchisee in the…
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&pizza set to 'Zume' into new markets with mobile kitchens
September 19, 2019
D.C.-based brand 36-unit, &pizza, has paired up with Zume, Inc., to deploy Zume Forward Mobile Kitchens to expand in new markets, as well as to test…
read nowRapid Fired to fire up at University of Dayton
September 19, 2019
Rapid Fired Pizza will open a 3,300-square-foot location at the University of Dayton in Ohio this fall, a news release said. The Brown Street store will seat…
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Grimaldi's names franchise development chief
September 18, 2019
Arizona-based, New York-style pizza brand, Grimaldi's Pizzeria, has named a packaging company CEO and multi-unit Cold Stone Creamery franchisee and area…
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Pizza Inn, Pizza Inn Express opening 7 Midwest units
September 12, 2019
Pizza Inn is moving out, with an announcement this week that it will expand operations in southern Kansas and Northern Oklahoma through an area development…
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