Franchising News & Media

Quiznos gyros ... 'er 'jai-ros' return

October 2, 2018

It's the eternal question: How do you really pronounce "gyro?" And now, at least in Canada, we have a completely unscientific answer thanks to Quiznos' recent…

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Blaze busts into Big Sky country

October 2, 2018

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza is opening its first location under the stars of Big Sky country this week. The 2,700-square-foot open kitchen restaurant opens…

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Fuzzy's Taco Shop names COO

October 1, 2018

Fuzzy's Taco Shop, a Baja-style taco joint founded near the Texas Christian University college campus in 2001, has named industry veteran David Catalano as its…

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Dickey's Barbecue Pit expands in Texas, Hawaii, Michigan

October 1, 2018

Dickey's Barbecue is opening six units this month. Locations include Kalamazoo, Michigan and Pearland, Willis, Fairfield and Fulshear, Texas. And for the first…

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Zoup now open in Malvern

September 28, 2018

Zoup is open for business in Malvern, Pennsylvania, in the Uptown Worthington development on Philadelphia's Main Line, according to a company press release.

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My Pie to open in Holladay, Utah

September 28, 2018

My Pie will "soon" open in Holladay, Utah, according to a news release, though no firm date was provided. The upcoming 2100-square-foot Holladay Market Place…

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Freebirds World Burrito going meatless on Mondays

September 27, 2018

Freebirds World Burrito is launching an eight-week campaign with Meatless Monday starting on World Vegetarian Day, Monday, Oct. 1 and running through World…

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Freebirds World Burrito going meatless on Mondays

September 27, 2018

Freebirds World Burrito is launching an eight-week campaign with Meatless Monday starting on World Vegetarian Day, Monday, Oct. 1 and running through World…

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Cowboy Chicken franchisee opens in Golden State

September 27, 2018

Cowboy Chicken is opening its first Bakersfield, California, restaurant on Saturday, Oct. 6. To mark the occasion, the restaurant is hosting a grand opening…

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Focus Brands opens 1,500th international store

September 27, 2018

Multi-restaurant brand group Focus Brands has opened its 1,500th international location. The Auntie Anne's-branded unit, which is in Liverpool, joins the…

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Pie Five moves 2 into north Texas

September 27, 2018

Pie Five Pizza has signed two franchise deals to open restaurants in the northern Texas cities of Murphy and Prosper later this year, a news release said.

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SAJJ Mediterranean to open 3 more California locations

September 26, 2018

SAJJ Mediterranean, which operates Bay Area restaurants and food trucks serving Middle Eastern cuisine, has announced plans to open three more California…

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Chicken Salad Chick opening 5th Mississippi unit

September 25, 2018

Chicken Salad Chick is expanding in Mississippi with its first Biloxi area location in D'Iberville, which will be the brand's fifth restaurant in the state.

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Penn Station East Coast Subs franchisee adds to portfolio

September 25, 2018

Cardinal Cheesesteaks, a franchisee of Penn Station East Coast Subs, has purchased the Elizabethtown and Radcliff Penn Station locations, bringing its total to…

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I ♥ Mac & Cheese signs multi-unit deal in North Carolina

September 25, 2018

I ♥ Mac & Cheese, a fast casual concept specializing in made-to-order macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese sandwiches and salads, has awarded a multi-unit…

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Farmer Boys expands Orange County footprint

September 25, 2018

Farmer Boys, a fast casual burger concept with 93 locations throughout California and Nevada, has opened its 10th Orange County restaurant in the city of…

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Shake Shack cleared for landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

September 25, 2018

Shake Shack is opening today in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Concourse A near Gate 28, as part of a joint venture between Concessions…

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Rapid Fired Pizza to open 2 more stores

September 25, 2018

Rapid Fired Pizza plans to open two stores later this year, one in the Eastern Kentucky city of Ashland on Central Avenue, and a second restaurant at an…

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Taylor Gourmet investor pulls funds, chain closes

September 24, 2018

Taylor Gourmet, a 10-year-old Washington D.C.-based hoagie chain closed all 17 of its locations this weekend, after KarpReilly, the private equity firm that…

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Charleys Philly Steaks opens 600th unit, plans 400 more by 2022

September 21, 2018

Charleys Philly Steaks celebrated its 600th restaurant opening last week in Lancaster, Ohio. The unit, 732 North Memorial Dr., is the chain's second location…

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