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The Pizza Press presses toward 300 units by 2020
January 18, 2018
With 84 franchise units in its pocket, The Pizza Press is continuing its growth this year with plans for 50 openings, while awarding 25-30 more through…
read nowPizza Inn pins 60th birthday giveaways on loyalty, social media
January 16, 2018
Pizza Inn is celebrating its 60th birthday by hosting a year-long celebration with giveaways including a 1958 Ford Skyliner hardtop convertible for one of…
read nowBlaze Pizza opening NY, California and Illinois locations
January 15, 2018
Thursday is a big day for Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza when the chain opens the doors to three units across the country. Locations include a 2,500-square-foot unit…
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Domino's CEO leaves a chain reborn, flying high
January 10, 2018
Domino's President and CEO J. Patrick Doyle will step down in June from the top spot at a chain he led from its "cardboard crust" and "ketchup" sauce days to…
read nowColumbus, Ohio, the test market capital, to open 1st food hall
January 9, 2018
The restaurant test marketer's dream city of Columbus, Ohio will soon house the city's first-ever food hall in the 102-year-old Budd Dairy building in the…
read nowRusso's launches "on-the-go" brand
January 5, 2018
Russo's New York Pizzeria has launched a pizza and pasta-focused concept — Next Generation Pizza & Italian. Founder and CEO Anthony Russo said he designed…
read nowFirenza opens in South Carolina
January 3, 2018
Firenza Pizza's newest location will celebrate its grand opening next week in Lexington, South Carolina, with the Sunset Boulevard store's debut on Tuesday, a…
read nowPizzaRev drops into Pelican State
December 28, 2017
PizzaRev opened a Shreveport, Louisiana, location in early December on Line Avenue, a news release said. Local restaurateurs, Mark Florsheim and Cassidy Kin…
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Ritchie in, Schnatter out as Papa John's CEO
December 22, 2017
John Schnatter has officially stepped down as CEO of Papa John's, although he will remain a chairman. Steve Ritchie, the brand's COO, will replace Schnatter…
read nowRedBrick debuts in Garden State
December 21, 2017
RedBrick Pizza Kitchen Café has opened the first store with its new design on Shoppes Boulevard in North Brunswick, New Jersey, a news release said. It's the…
read nowPapa John’s goes to Bahamas ... 'mama'
December 20, 2017
Papa John's will open five new restaurants in the Bahamas over the next three years thanks to a development deal with PPJ Bahamas, a news release said. The…
read nowFirenza ready to go in San Antonio
December 14, 2017
Firenza Pizza opens its San Antonio location this week with some special promotions supporting Susan G Komen of San Antonio, William Taft High School, and the…
read nowKotipizza Group develops international fast casual pizza concept, enters burger market
December 13, 2017
Kotipizza Group has developed a fast casual concept, No Pizza — There's no pizza like No Pizza, aimed at international markets. The first unit will open next…
read nowSbarro takes fast casual pizza plunge in Japan, adding 20 fast-food spots in Argentina
December 12, 2017
Sbarro, a U.S.-based fast food pizza brand, has made two significant international deals this year. One will bring 20 Sbarro restaurants to Argentina, and…
read nowPizza Inn launches express concept early next year
December 12, 2017
The nearly 60-year-old Pizza Inn brand is launching a new Pizza Inn Express prototype — PIE — offering faster-than-ever service in a convenience- store…
read nowLittle Caesars opening 3 more Central, South American units
December 12, 2017
Little Caesars Pizza is pushing further into Central and South America just a few months after opening its first Chile restaurant. It's opening two more in…
read nowBlaze lights up Concord, North Carolina
December 8, 2017
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening soon in Concord, North Carolina on Christenbury Parkway, a news release said. The 2,800-square-foot location seats 78 and is…
read nowPizza Forte goes 'Vegas Baby' … again
December 7, 2017
Pizza Forte opened its second location at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, offering pizza and a small smattering of other non-Italian cultural favorites like…
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza opens in Pasadena
December 1, 2017
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza opened a South Pasadena store Thursday, Nov. 30 at Oxley and Fair Oaks, with free build-your-own pizzas all day and evening for…
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Vapiano gets a Scottish brogue
November 28, 2017
Vapiano has opened its fifth restaurant in the United Kingdom, this one in the Scottish capitol city of Edinburgh, according to Vapiano Executive Board Member…
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