Franchising News & Media
Garbanzo opens 30th location
April 10, 2014
Phoenix is home to Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill's 30th location. The new restaurant opened this week at 4575 E. Cactus Road in Suite 140 and is the second…
read nowMOOYAH opening in Kuwait
April 10, 2014
MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes has opened its first restaurant in the State of Kuwait. Located in the Al Mahboula area south of Kuwait City, the restaurant…
read nowGenghis Grill invades California
April 9, 2014
Genghis Grill has finally reached the Golden State, opening its first California location Feb. 24 at the Mira Mesa Shopping Center in San Diego, according to a…
read nowSmashburger making Manhattan debut
April 9, 2014
Smashburger will open its first Manhattan restaurant tomorrow next to the Empire State Building at 10 W. 33rd St., between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, according…
read nowSaladworks looking for growth partner
April 9, 2014
Saladworks is working to identify strategic investors to facilitate its next phase in growth, said John Scardapane, who founded the brand in 1986. It now has…
read nowCorner Bakery spreading throughout Orlando
April 9, 2014
Corner Bakery Café has signed a new multi-unit development agreement with Holm Bake LLC, headquartered in Winter Park, Fla., which plans to open its first of…
read nowGRILLiT taking on Nevada
April 8, 2014
GRILLiT today announced that it has completed an agreement to develop a presence in Nevada. The rights were obtained for a total cash consideration of $75,000…
read nowNewk's opening 10th company-owned unit
April 8, 2014
Newk’s Eatery will celebrate its 10th anniversary by opening a new store Monday in Midtown Little Rock, Ark. The new location will be the 10th company-owned…
read nowSalata opening in Austin
April 8, 2014
Salata will celebrate the grand opening Thursday of its first location in Austin, Texas, in the Shops of Arbor Walk. The Houston-based chain has opened four…
read nowYum! Brands testing another 'better-chicken' concept
April 7, 2014
A new concept called Super Chix is up and running in Arlington, Texas. According to Ad Age, the restaurant is being tested by Yum! Brands, and features a…
read nowBurger 21 planning Phoenix expansion
April 7, 2014
Burger 21 is expanding into the Phoenix market, according to a company press release. The better burger chain has two Arizona locations in development in…
read nowCapriotti's opens in Northern Cali
April 7, 2014
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has opened its first Northern California location in Concord, Calif. To celebrate the new location, the first 25 customers today and…
read nowMaui Wowi opening Maryland units
April 4, 2014
Maui Wowi Hawaiian has granted an Empire Franchise Agreement to Lisa Giacobbe, who is planning to build the chain's presence in Maryland, according to a…
read nowCorner Bakery spreading across Tennessee, Kentucky
April 3, 2014
Corner Bakery Café has signed a multi-unit development agreement with Half Baked to open its first restaurants in Central and Eastern Tennessee as well as the…
read nowAfter 40 years of franchising, Subway remains fastest-growing concept
April 3, 2014
Entrepreneur's 35th annual Franchise 500 list once again featured numerous restaurant brands, with Subway coming in at No. 3, behind leader Anytime Fitness and…
read nowBuffalo Wild Wings steps up investment in PizzaRev concept
April 3, 2014
PizzaRev announced that Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. has completed a second tranche of its equity investment in the company.
read nowCafé Rio filing IPO?
April 2, 2014
Café Rio, a Mexican fast casual chain based in Salt Lake City, is in the process of interviewing banks ahead of an initial public offering of shares, according…
read nowPro volleyballer gets 'Juiced!'
April 2, 2014
Juice It Up!'s newest franchisee, Professional Volleyballer Erin Gray, will celebrate her new ownership Saturday at her Irvine, Calif., store with events for…
read nowLa Madeleine: Bonjour, El Paso
April 2, 2014
La Madeleine Country French Café is opening a new location tomorrow at the Fountains at Farah in El Paso. Situated in a 4,500-square-foot, end-cap location at…
read nowJohnny Rockets targeting Texas
April 2, 2014
The Texas restaurant market is cooking, according to the National Restaurant Association, which projected that the state's restaurants will register $42.…
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