Franchising News & Media

Wing It On opens 2nd Jersey store

December 12, 2022

Wing It On, which has 11 locations and a food truck, is opening its second New Jersey location by year's end. Located at 161 Main St., Suite 140 in West…

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Veggie Grill debuting 4 brands under 1 roof in NYC

December 12, 2022

California-based Veggie Grill is opening next week in New York City at 1004 Second Ave, marking the 35th restaurant opening for the fast casual veggie-centric…

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Dave's Hot Chicken coming to New Hampshire

December 9, 2022

Dave's Hot Chicken, a Los Angeles-based street food concept turned fast casual brand, has inked a franchise agreement with Al Graziano to make its entrance…

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Nando's making Texas debut

December 9, 2022

Nando's Peri-Peri, a South African fast casual brand, is opening in the North Dallas Corridor at Village on the Parkway in Addison, Texas. Construction will…

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Charleys Philly Steaks franchisee opens 36th location

December 9, 2022

Charleys Philly Steaks opened its latest location last month in Canton, Ohio at 4525 Tuscarawas St., marking the 36th location for the franchise group, Anjani…

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Hopdoddy making Louisiana debut

December 8, 2022

Austin-based Hopdoddy Burger Bar is entering the Louisiana market next week when it opens in Shreveport at 1370 E. 70th St.

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Kismet Bagels opening 2nd brick-and-mortar location

December 8, 2022

Kismet Bagels, which launched as an online pop-up shop in 2020 and opened its first brick-and-mortar earlier this year in Fishtown, Philadelphia, is adding a…

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MOD Pizza to expand Kansas footprint

December 8, 2022

MOD Pizza will open in Lenexa, Kansas, on Dec. 14. The unit is owned and operated by MOD franchisee Paceline Partners, who own 13 other MOD Pizza locations in…

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Fazoli's entering Louisiana

December 8, 2022

Kentucky-based Fazoli's is opening a location in Denton, Texas, and two in Shreveport, marking its entry into Louisiana.

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Bad Ass Coffee brews up 10-unit deal

December 7, 2022

Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii, which hopes to add 150 locations over the next five years, has signed a 10-unit agreement with RPC Ventures for West Houston and…

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Quiznos parent company names CDO

December 7, 2022

Rego Restaurant Group, which owns Quiznos and Taco Del Mar, has hired Vanessa Fox, the former CDO for Zaxby's franchising, as chief development officer

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Nebraska Clean Juice franchisees adding 2 locations

December 7, 2022

Clean Juice franchise partners Angela Moran-Manzitto and Sarah Peter are adding two locations to their Nebraska-based business. The first will open in…

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Alfalfa raises $2M to bolster growth

December 7, 2022

Alfalfa, a fast casual food joint known for serving locally sourced salads and gluten-free doughnuts, has raised $2 million to expand its brick-mortar…

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Cousins Maine Lobster lands 1st multi-unit deal

December 6, 2022

Cousins Maine Lobster, a food truck concept founded in 2014 by cousins Jim Tselikis and Sabin Lomac, is bringing six food trucks over the next 18 months to…

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Huey Magoo's opens 38th location

December 6, 2022

Florida-based Huey Magoo's has added its 38th location. The store is located in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The 2,300-square-foot inline restaurant featuring an…

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Big Chicken going big in Houston

December 6, 2022

Big Chicken, founded by basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, is continuing to break ground in the Houston area with its second signed lease in a 50-unit…

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Pokemoto signs agreement for 50th location

December 6, 2022

Pokemoto, owned by Muscle Maker Inc., has crossed a threshold milestone of 50 franchise agreements signed, reaching 15 states, since ramping up its franchising…

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Fatburger celebrates 200th location with Paris debut

December 6, 2022

After announcing last year that it was developing in France, Fatburger — owned by FAT Brands — has officially opened in Paris as a co-branded unit with its…

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Smoothie King bringing 15 locations to Cleveland

December 6, 2022

Dallas-based Smoothie King, which has over 1,400 global locations, is opening 15 stores in Cleveland.

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Bobby's Burgers names president of franchising company

December 5, 2022

Bobby's Burgers, a fast casual brand created by celebrity chef Bobby Flay, has hired Michael McGill as president of its franchising company, Capital BB LLC.

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