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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…
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Rapid 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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Artichoke Basille's founders open 2nd Detroit-style pie brand location in NYC
September 11, 2019
Artichoke Basill's founders said this week they will open a second location of their Detroit-style pizza brand, Lions & Tigers & Squares (LTS for short…
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Pizza brand openings from A(rtichoke Basille's) to Z(eek's)
September 4, 2019
Pizza brands nationwide are on the move with new openings, beginning with New York City brand, Artichoke Basille's, which will open its second Connecticut…
read nowRapid Fired opens eastern Cincinnati suburb store
August 23, 2019
The Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Milford is the next home for a Rapid Fired Pizza franchise this fall when the new store opens its doors on Chamber Drive, a news…
read nowBrand growth strategy: New data shows smaller cities are HOT
August 21, 2019
Some recent research on the hottest cities for home sales not only informs brands about where the population is moving, but might give some food service brand…
read nowArtichoke Basille's Pizza expands in Northern California
August 16, 2019
New York-style pizza brand, Artichoke Basille's, will open an Oakland, California store on Aug. 24, the second Northern California unit for the chain. The new…
read nowBlaze signs deal for 7 stores in Texas, Louisiana
August 14, 2019
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza signed a multi-unit development deal to grow the brand's Texas presence, including seven new locations of the fast-growing chain in…
read nowBuddy's Pizza widens the pie outside 'Motor City'
August 9, 2019
Invigorated with a recent investment from Capitalspring, Detroit-based, Buddy's Pizza has begun a Midwest expansion that is taking the longtime brand out of…
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Pie Five creating pizza-crafting kids
August 8, 2019
Dallas-based Pie Five Pizza will help kids hone their pizza-making skills, thanks to its partnership with KidZania, a global brand of interactive education and…
read nowDomino's found liable for nearly $9M in franchisee's driver's crash
August 6, 2019
A California jury found Domino's Pizza liable for a car crash involving one of the brand's franchisee's delivery drivers in early 2011, along with damages of…
read nowTaco Bell, Pizza Hut name new CEOs
July 26, 2019
Former adidas Group North America President Mark King will take the reins as Taco Bell CEO, and Yum sister brand, Pizza Hut, has promoted its U.S. President…
read nowBlaze opens 20th Canadian store
July 22, 2019
Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening a store Thursday in Oakville in Ontario, Canada. The Win Park Drive restaurant has an open kitchen, so diners can watch…
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