Franchising News

Marco's Pizza signs 88 franchise agreements

April 29, 2021

Marco's Pizza, based in Toledo, Ohio, has signed 88 franchise agreements since the beginning of 2021 as part of its strategy to grow its 1,000-unit footprint…

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Via 313 Pizzeria coming to the masses

April 23, 2021

Fresh off its 2020 investment from Savory Fund, Austin-based Via 313 Pizzeria is doubling in size by year's end.

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Boston's Pizza pushing growth amid pandemic

April 22, 2021

Despite the economic challenges of last year, Boston's Pizza Restaurant & Sports Bar posted a 20% increase in unit growth and is on pace to double in size…

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Domino's opens first location in Ghana

April 20, 2021

Domino's Pizza Inc., a chain with more than 17,600 stores across more than 90 markets, has opened its first location in Ghana.

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Blaze Pizza heats up Dallas with 4 openings

April 16, 2021

Blaze Pizza is blazing a trail in Texas with the opening of four restaurants. It celebrated the grand opening last month of a location in Rowlett, Texas, and…

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Blaze opening 4 Dallas area stores this spring

April 12, 2021

Blaze Pizza's latest location to open in Rowlett, Texas, in late March on Lakeview Parkway, is the first of several stores coming to the Dallas market this…

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Crust Pizza Co to add 4 mid-South stores

April 9, 2021

Houston-based, Crust Pizza Co. has signed four leases for franchised restaurants in Spring and Kingwood, Texas as well as Moss Bluff and Lafayette, Louisiana…

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Romeo's Pizza breaks ground on 1st Central Texas store

April 9, 2021

Ohio-based, Romeo's Pizza broke ground this week on its first Central Texas store on Williams Drive in Georgetown, a news release said. On hand for the…

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Blaze Pizza to open 16 stores across 3 states

April 8, 2021

Blaze Pizza has signed agreements to open 16 restaurants, across three states, in the first quarter of this year, including stores in Texas, Florida and…

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Papa John's opens, readies to expand in Cambodia

April 7, 2021

Papa John's International Inc. plans to add 15 restaurants in Cambodia over the next three years, following the opening of the brand's flagship store in Phnom…

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Mountain Mike's opens 4th Orange County California store

April 2, 2021

Mountain Mike's has opened its first location in Rancho Santa Margarita, California on Antonio Parkway in southern Orange County, according to a news release.

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Pizza Factory employee since 15 becomes multi-unit operator

April 2, 2021

Longtime Pizza Factory employee and franchisee, Allison Williams, has become a multi-unit operator with the opening of the chain's San Andreas, California…

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Flynn acquires 1K-plus US Pizza Hut, Wendy's locations

March 24, 2021

Flynn Restaurant Group, the nation's largest franchise operator, doubled its size today with the completed acquisition of 937 Pizza Hut and 194 Wendy's stores…

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Little Caesars seeks to grow in the Big Apple

March 24, 2021

Little Caesars wants to build a New York City presence and is setting a goal to sign at least a dozen franchise units in the market in 2021, according to a…

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Antioch Pizza set to expand franchise

March 17, 2021

Antioch Pizza Shop has launched a strategic franchising initiative that will accelerate its expansion, according to a news release.

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Mountain Mike's franchisee opens 2 stores in 1 week

March 15, 2021

A longtime Mountain Mike's Pizza franchisee and developer agent has opened two stores in Riverside County, California in a single week. Robby Basati opened…

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Pizza Guys to open second San Jose location

March 10, 2021

Pizza Guys not only knows the way to San Jose, as the old song goes, but is beating a path to the mid-California city, marking the brand's fourth location in…

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Donatos adding 3 Florida stores

March 10, 2021

Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizza will open three Florida stores in Estero, Bonita Springs and Naples, according to a news release.

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Mountain Mike's lights up Sunnyvale, California

March 10, 2021

Rapidly expanding West Coast pizza chain, Mountain Mike's is opening its first Sunnyvale, California, store on East El Camino Real in Santa Clara County…

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Mountain Mike's opens in Highland, California

March 5, 2021

Mountain Mike's Pizza has opened its first Highland store in San Bernadino County in California. Owned by 16-unit franchisee and area developer Robby Basati…

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