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Blaze Pizza continues wildfire growth
February 26, 2013
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…
read nowMellow Mushroom marks two new openings
February 25, 2013
Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is set to open in Historic Downtown Decatur, Ala., on March 4.
read nowSbarro to make its debut in Peru, Colombia
February 21, 2013
Sbarro announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Taco Holdings that will expand the company's presence in South America. Taco Holdings…
read nowIFA names QSR executive as new chairman
February 20, 2013
Steve Romaniello, CFE, chairman of FOCUS Brands and managing director of Roark Capital Group in Atlanta, has been named the new chairman of the International…
read nowUncle Maddio's plans 20 new locations by the fall
February 20, 2013
Uncle Maddio's Pizza Joint opened new restaurant locations last week in Dunwoody, Ga., and Charlotte, N.C., raising the total number of open franchises to nine…
read nowFranchising industry shows improvement in January
February 20, 2013
The Franchise Business Index (FBI), an index of the economic health of the U.S. franchising industry, increased by 0.7 percent in January as nearly all…
read nowSKINNYPIZZA setting up shop in Manhattan
February 18, 2013
SKINNYPIZZA is set to open in September in the World Financial Center in New York City. SKINNYPIZZA is a Long Island, N.Y.-based company that has developed a…
read nowVilla Enterprises plans six new outlets in Egypt
February 15, 2013
Villa Enterprises plans to open a Villa Italian Kitchen location in the Mall of Arabia food court in Cairo, Egypt, through franchisee Sherief Sobh.
read nowNoble Roman's expands grocery store take-and-bake presence
February 14, 2013
Noble Roman's Inc. has signed two new franchise agreements in the last three weeks, bringing the total number of Take-n-Bake (TNB) units open or in development…
read nowFranchise association outlines 2013 policies to accelerate job creation
February 12, 2013
The International Franchise Association released its 2013 Policy Platform in advance of President Obama's State of the Union address today. The platform makes…
read nowYum! Brands plans expansion in Russia
February 11, 2013
Yum! Restaurants International's Oleg Pisklov said today that the company plans to open between 60 and 70 restaurants in 2013 in Russia and other Commonwealth…
read nowFormer Panera franchisee taking Blaze Pizza to Midwest
February 8, 2013
Walch Hospitality Group LLC, led by John Walch, has signed an agreement to develop six franchise Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza stores in Milwaukee and Madison, Wisc.
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NRA: Restaurant job growth hit 17-year high in 2012
February 7, 2013
The restaurant industry added jobs at double the rate of the overall economy in 2012, and the National Restaurant Association expects this trend to continue in…
read nowPizza Fusion grows Middle East presence
February 6, 2013
Parent company Unique Pizza and Subs Corp. today announced its Pizza Fusion brand has opened its eighth restaurant in the Middle East via the Samir Group, its…
read nowHungry Howie's plans franchise growth in Ohio
February 6, 2013
Michigan-based Hungry Howie's is looking to expand its footprint in the Buckeye State. The company will exhibit at the Cincinnati Franchise & Business…
read nowTopper's leverages social media to build awareness in expansion bid
February 5, 2013
The new Ann Arbor, Mich., Toppers Pizza unit marks the company's 50th location. Entrepreneur recently recognized Topper's as a Top 500 concept, and the company…
read nowPapa Murphy's reports record growth in 2012
February 1, 2013
Papa Murphy's Pizza's partnership with Directed Equity to provide funding for qualified franchise candidates led to the chain's record growth in 2012.
read nowChef-restaurateurs collaborate for new fast casual pizza concept
February 1, 2013
Chefs Rodelio Aglibot (Koi, Yi Cuisine, Sunda, BLT) and Frank Fronda (Napa Valley Grille, Cafe del Rey, Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire), the founding partners…
read nowMarco's Pizza targets Florida for 2013 expansion
January 31, 2013
Marco's Pizza is targeting Florida for growth in 2013. With 37 franchise locations already operating throughout the state, the company expects to have an…
read nowBlaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza continues SoCal expansion
January 31, 2013
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed a lease for its next location, which will be located in Rolling Hills Plaza at 2625 Pacific Coast Highway in Torrance…
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