Melt Shop plants 1st international flag in Kuwait

January 23, 2018

Melt Shop has opened its first international franchise location in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Located at Al Hamra Mall and Luxury Center, Melt Shop's newest…

Fatburger opening in Scotland

January 19, 2018

Fatburger and  Buffalo's Express are opening three co-branded units across Scotland in the next five years, the first of which is planned for Dundee, according…

Turkish-American sisters now franchising Flatbread Grill

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Turkish-American Sisters — Arzu, Fusun, and Gonca Esendemir — are now franchising their fast casual concept —  Flatbread Grill.

Fazoli's ends 2017 with growth spurt

January 18, 2018

The end of  2017 was all about growth at Fazoli's. It signed six agreements to develop a total of 15 restaurants nationwide and also opened five restaurants …

Tropical Smoothie Cafe opens 101 units in 2017

January 18, 2018

Tropical Smoothie Cafe beat its 2017 goal of opening 100 units by one. The chain, which hit 101 openings to end the year with 630 locations, also signed 18…

The Pizza Press presses toward 300 units by 2020

January 18, 2018

With 84 franchise units in its pocket, The Pizza Press is continuing its growth this year with plans for 50 openings, while awarding 25-30 more through…

R Taco adds 2 franchise partners

January 17, 2018

R Taco, a fast casual street taco chain backed by Buffalo Wild Wings, announced today the addition of two franchise groups. The agreements will result in…

Modern Market opening on Notre Dame campus

January 16, 2018

Modern Market opened its first university campus location this week in the Duncan Student Center at the University of Notre Dame. The newest restaurant makes…

Maui Wowi inks deals to open 8 units

January 16, 2018

Maui Wowi has announced four partnerships to open eight units in high-traffic venues in Alabama, California, Florida and Texas, according to a company press…

Blaze Pizza opening NY, California and Illinois locations

January 15, 2018

Thursday is a big day for Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza when the chain opens the doors to three units across the country. Locations include a 2,500-square-foot unit…

Captain D’s converts Church's Chicken restaurant in Houston

January 12, 2018

Captain D's has grown its footprint in Texas with the conversion of a former Church's Chicken to its newest franchised location opening today in Houston…

Rush Bowls to open 6 in Tempe, Denver

January 12, 2018

Rush Bowls has signed a multi-unit franchise development deal for three restaurants in greater Tempe, Arizona, and an additional three locations in Denver…

Franchise Focus: Irish burger joint rocketing to success

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Rocket's plans include expansion throughout Europe and beyond.

Toast partners with SpeedETab to offer white label app

January 11, 2018

Restaurant technology providers Toast and SpeedETab have partnered to offer restauranteurs a white label app solution with order-ahead technology. "In our…

Freshii CEO, founder keynoting 2018 Restaurant Franchising and Innovation Summit

Early bird registration ends Friday.

PJ's Coffee creates Mardi Gras-inspired drinks

January 11, 2018

PJ's Coffee of New Orleans is kicking off the Mardi Gras season with a king cake-flavored skinny protein velvet ice, along with its king cake lattes, hot…

Little Big Burger adds online ordering, cryptocurrency-based loyalty program

January 11, 2018

Little Big Burger has added online ordering at all 12 of its locations, according to a company press release.

Bareburger names chef for all-vegan concept

January 11, 2018

Bareburger has found a chef for the all-vegan restaurant it's launching this year in New York City. 

Salsarita's CEO on the secret to growing fast casual brands

Salsarita's will open several locations in 2018.

Shake Shack shaking up travel industry

January 10, 2018

Global restaurateur HMSHost and Shake Shack are shaking up the travel industry with a partnership to open the burger restaurant in airports and on motorways…