New S.C. Mellow Mushroom boasts sci-fi theme

July 18, 2014

Mellow Mushroom will open its newest unit July 21 in Rock Hill, S.C., across from the Regal Manchester Cinema in Manchester Village. The new restaurant is…

Daytona Speedway paves the way for permanent QSR presence

June 27, 2014

The Daytona International Speedway in Florida is in the middle of a $400 million, multi-year redevelopment project called DAYTONA Rising. As part of the…

Pizzeria Toro ready for grand reopening after fire

June 24, 2014

Pizzeria Toro, located at Five Points in Durham, N.C., is ready for its grand reopening in July following a fire in November. Co-owner Jay Owens said the…

Pizza Patrón names brokerage firm to help with site selection

June 23, 2014

The Weitzman Group, a retail real estate brokerage firm in Texas, has been selected by Pizza Patrón to be an exclusive partner in site location and tenant…

MOD Pizza plants seed in Northern California

June 18, 2014

Seattle-based MOD Pizza announced it will be expanding to Silicon Valley. The first store, located in the newly developed Village Oaks Shopping Center in San…

Good, better, best: Counter tops

by Greg Swistak

For all it endures, a counter has to be tough, but durability often comes at a cost.

A look at Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza

Blaze Pizza opened this week in Louisville, Ky., and hopes to be a national contender in the top-your-own pizza segment by appealing to Millennials and busy…

HMSHost launches new by-the-slice pizza concept

June 10, 2014

HMSHost has developed a new pizza restaurant, called PZA, as part of its brand portfolio. According to a news release, the concept was developed with on-the-go…

Blaze Pizza plans to become a national player by targeting Millennials

by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com

The new Louisville, Ky., location will be ‘overstaffed’ to ensure guests are taken care of ‘no matter what.’

Mellow Mushroom expands footprint in Georgia

June 3, 2014

Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers is now open in downtown Cartersville, Ga., at 285 S. Wall St. The owners of this location are L.B. and Leon Berry, Zip Holland and…

Mellow Mushroom’s newest location includes ‘Disco Shroom’

May 23, 2014

Mellow Mushroom will open its newest location at 550 E. Interstate 30, Rockwall, Texas, on Monday. The new location is owned by Jim, Sharon and Brian Aubuchon.

The whys and hows of restaurant/stadium partnerships

by Greg Swistak

Set up properly, all parties can benefit when established sports and foodservice brands team up.

Chuck E. Cheese's grand opening event benefits children's hospital

April 30, 2014

Chuck E. Cheese's will open its brand new 14,200-square-foot family restaurant and gaming facility at Shackleford Crossing in Little Rock, Ark., on May 5, with…

Domino's Pizza selects cloud-based software to manage restaurant construction

April 17, 2014

Domino's Pizza recently purchased Procore's cloud-based construction software to manage the construction of 10,000 new restaurants and remodel of more than…

Carmela's Pizzeria intros cobranded prototype with Hershey's Ice Cream

April 17, 2014

Greenfield Farms Food Inc., parent company of Carmela's Pizzeria, has entered into an agreement with Hershey's Creamery Inc. to sell Hershey's Ice Cream within…

Villa Italian Kitchen signs deal for 40 mall-based units

April 15, 2014

Villa Enterprises announced today that it has signed a deal with Chicago-based General Growth Properties Inc. to open 40 Villa Italian Kitchen restaurants in…

Modular construction and ROI

by Greg Swistak

In my last post, we talked about a few of the advantages of integrating modular construction into building projects for retailers, foodservice operators and…

SPIN! Pizza sets its sights on Central Missouri campus

March 27, 2014

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza plans to open a location in the new mixed-use student housing/retail project on the University of Central Missouri campus, in…

Villa Enterprises takes over food court ops at Virginia outlets

March 26, 2014

Villa Enterprises announced it is assuming the management, operations and brand placement in the food court at Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets in Leesburg, Va.

Why the restaurant and retail industries should consider modular construction

by Greg Swistak

The construction method makes sense for hotels, shopping malls, airports, hospitals, dorms and more.