Pizza Inn opens quick-service concept

June 1, 2011

Pizza Inn, based in The Colony, Texas, has opened a new concept in Fort Worth that offers smaller, cheaper and faster pizzas.

NYC pizzeria Two Boots expands to Baltimore

May 30, 2011

Two Boots is opening its newest location at The Fitzgerald, a mixed-use apartment community in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, and will celebrate with a…

Pizza Patrón opens QSP model in Houston

May 25, 2011

Pizza Patrón's Quick Service Pizza concept is now available in Houston. The freestanding unit opened last week and brings the total number of Pizza Patróns in…

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans fifth location

May 24, 2011

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans to open its fifth Kansas City area location in the Prairie Creek Shops in Lenexa, Kan.

NRA 2011: Food Truck Spot doubles from inaugural year

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Exhibitors discussed increase in leads and enthusiasm for the mobility segment.

Street food: Urban foraging

by Suzy Badaracco — President, Culinary Tides Inc

“Lilly, get over here – she just got that blue box from the garage, where are you?” Teddy yelled – she was always a bit bossy toward Lilly. And it wasn’t as if…

Flippers Pizzeria unveils customer enhancement plans

May 19, 2011

Central Florida-based Flippers Pizzeria unveiled plans to enhance the customer dine-in experience, including restaurant upgrades and iPhone and mobile ordering…

New Pizza Inn unit sets sales record

May 19, 2011

Pizza Inn Inc.'s new Rocky Mount, N.C., location set a record for the biggest opening in company history with a sales increase of more than 60 percent in the…

New concept launch: From ideation to franchising

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

Fledgling concept creators discuss challenges, offer tips in starting a restaurant business from scratch.

Mellow Mushroom hits Gatlinburg

April 26, 2011

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers will open a new unit in Gatlinburg, Tenn., on May 2. The restaurant is located in the Ole Smoky Moonshine Holler, at the…

Pizza Fusion transitions to LED Source lighting

April 21, 2011

Florida-based Pizza Fusion has tapped LED Source, a franchised supplier, to provide LED lighting for a selection of their restaurants.

Top That! Breaks ground on first franchise

April 18, 2011

Top That! Pizza has broken ground on its first franchise location in Broken Arrow, Okla. The new store will be operated by franchisees Russell Leonard and…

Mellow Mushroom opening Anderson, S.C. unit

April 13, 2011

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers will open its doors in Anderson, S.C., on April 18 under the ownership of Ferrante, Danielle and Mark Johnson.

Shakey’s Pizza returns to Utah

April 13, 2011

After more than a decade of absence from Utah, Shakey's Pizza is making its return to the market. A new unit will open at the Meadows Shopping Center in…

California Pizza Kitchen opens airport unit in Mexico

April 11, 2011

California Pizza Kitchen Inc. has opened its first airport location in Mexico. The new unit, opened by CPK franchise partner Grupo Calpik, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and…

Commentary: Commercial real estate market rebounding

Asking rents for retail space are at 5-year lows and landlords want to fill their space with qualified tenants.

Pizza Inn opens new Alabama unit

April 5, 2011

Pizza Inn Inc. has opened a new delivery/carryout location in Saraland, Ala., marking the fourth location for multi-unit franchise owner Flash Market…

NEXTEP adds iPad Ordering to portfolio

April 5, 2011

Troy, Mich.-based NEXTEP Systems, a provider of customer self-order technology, has added iPad Ordering to its automated ordering portfolio.

GE Capital: Expect slow, steady restaurant industry gains

April 3, 2011

GE Capital, Franchise Finance held its Restaurant Leadership Conference last week. The conference included results from the 21st edition of the Chain…

Pizza Inn opens new North Carolina store

March 31, 2011

Pizza Inn has opened its doors in Pikeville, N.C. The new unit, owned by franchisee Tom Vail, will include Pizza Inn's specialty breakfast pizzas and other…