Franchising News & Media

New York Fries opens in Jersey City

April 26, 2024

New York Fries opened last month in the Newport Centre Mall in Jersey City, its third restaurant to open in the U.S. over the last three months.

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Brix Holdings acquiring Clean Juice

April 26, 2024

Brix Holdings, which owns Friendly's, Red Mango and Orange Leaf, is acquiring all assets of Clean Juice, a USDA-certified organic juice bar franchise with over…

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Nick the Greek opening in Santa Barbara

April 25, 2024

Nick the Greek opened Tuesday in Santa Barbara, marking the 15th sountern California location for owners Niko Heliotis, Dimitri Trembois and Panayioti…

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Tropical Smoothie Cafe getting new owner

April 25, 2024

Atlanta-based Tropical Smoothie Cafe will be under new management when Blackstone acquires the 1,400-unit brand from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los…

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WaBa Grill heating up Fresno

April 24, 2024

Anaheim Hills, California-based WaBa Grill, a rice bowl chain, opened its first Fresno location at the River Oak Plaza, marking its third in California's…

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Chipotle opens in Kuwait

April 22, 2024

Chipotle Mexican Grill made its Kuwait City debut earlier this month in partnership with international franchise retail operator Alshaya Group. The restaurant…

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Lefty's Cheesesteaks teams up with Cleveland Browns quarterback for Ohio expansion

April 22, 2024

Michigan-based Lefty's Cheesesteaks has partnered with Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is also an equity owner in the company, to expand the…

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Fatburger opening within 40 Round Table Pizzas

April 17, 2024

Los Angeles-based FAT Brands Inc., the parent company of Fatburger, Round Table Pizza and 16 other restaurant concepts, has signed a deal with California…

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Paris Baguette seeking master partner in Mexico

April 17, 2024

Paris Baguette, a French-inspired bakery cafe franchise with 4,000 locations, is expanding into Central America. With more than 160 locations in the U.S. and…

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Chandi Hospitality signs 10-unit agreement with Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy

April 16, 2024

Chandi Hospitality Group, a Northern California franchise group and real estate developer, has signed a 10-unit franchise agreement with Chicken Guy, owned by…

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Smashburger franchisee adds to portfolio

April 15, 2024

Smashburger has signed an agreement with existing franchisee Sachi Foods, owned by Farhana Ali, to add two Salt Lake City-based restaurants to its portfolio of…

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Le Macaron French Pastries seeking franchisees

April 10, 2024

Sarasota, Florida-based Le Macaron French Pastries is seeking franchisees to help it expand beyond its 75 locations open or in development nationwide.

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Long John Silver’s, Blaze Pizza, Slim Chickens execs talk expansion, real estate

by Mandy Wolf Detwiler — Editor, Networld Media Group

Restaurants executives from Long John SIlver's, Moxie, Slim Chickens and Blaze Pizza talked about expansion and the state of restaurant real estate at the…

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Original ChopShop testing kiosks, digital menu boards

April 5, 2024

Original ChopShop, which has 22 locations, is opening this summer in Tucson and will test digital menu boards. The store, 2749 N. Campbell Ave., features a…

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Jersey Mike’s raises record-breaking $25M

April 4, 2024

Jersey Mike's Subs and customers rallied to raise more than $25 million to help 200 local charities during its 14th Annual Month of Giving in March. The…

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Fazoli's kicks off Canadian expansion

April 3, 2024

Kentucky-based Fazoli's, which has 220 restaurants in 27 states, is opening 25 locations in Canada over the next 10 years thanks to a partnership with Briwin…

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Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken opening 1st San Diego location

April 2, 2024

Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken is hosting a grand opening party next week to celebrate its first San Diego location, which opened last month…

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Atomic Wings lands 15-unit deal for Virginia, North Carolina

April 2, 2024

New York-based Atomic Wings, a 25-unit chicken wing franchise, has signed a 15-unit area representative deal with Timir, Pritul and Hiren Patel to expand in…

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Flame Broiler relaunching franchising

April 2, 2024

Flame Broiler, a Korean-inspired fast casual restaurant known for its rice bowls, is relaunching franchising after a five-year hiatus to focus on building a…

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Smoothie King tripling Las Vegas footprint

April 1, 2024

Dallas-based Smoothie King has signed development agreements to bring seven locations to Las Vegas, tripling its footprint in the market.

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