Delaware opening 2nd Zoup

November 16, 2016

Tiny Delaware is getting its second location of Zoup, this time in Newark, where franchisees Eric and Dia Ames are handling the owner's ladle. Their Christiana…

First-time Captain D franchisees open in Georgia

November 16, 2016

Captain D's opened its newest franchise location in Lovejoy, Georgia, this week, marking the brand's 98th site in the state. Franchisees Ali Momin, Abrar…

Sloan's ice cream hits the Santa Monica market

November 15, 2016

Sloan's Ice Cream is getting ready to open its second location in the Los Angeles area, this time in Santa Monica, California.

&pizza lands $25M investment and a spot in the Big Apple

November 15, 2016

We're more than a month away from the big giving holiday, but that didn't stop investors from pledging to give &pizza $25 million of growth capital to fund…

Blaze Pizza ablaze with 3 new openings

November 15, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is on fire as the chain will open three new sites in three states on Nov. 17.

Moe's wants a few slices of Cheesehead territory

November 14, 2016

Moe's Southwest Grill is looking for multi-unit franchisees with an interest in Wisconsin, the brand's next expansion territory, according to a news release.

Fuddrucker's brings burger to Duncan, S.C.

November 14, 2016

Fuddruckers opens the brand's seventh South Carolina location this Monday in Duncan. The Butcher The Baker Management Company, Inc. will operate the site on…

Franchise Focus: How Mamoun's is taking Middle Eastern food mainstream

With 14 franchises under development, Hussam Chater, director of franchising and co-owner of Mamoun’s, plans to grow the brand to 200 by 2020

In the landlord's shoes: seeing yourself as a prospective tenant

If a tenant isn’t creating a relationship with the landlord and making deposits to that relationship, how can the tenant ever expect to make a withdrawal when…

100,000 burritos raises Go Burritos to franchise level

November 10, 2016

North Carolina-based Go Burrito is ready to franchise after three years of growth, according to a news release. The concept's owners, Mikey and Lily Wetzel…

Blaze Pizza opens new Chicago-area location

November 9, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza is opening a new Chicagoland location in Orland Park on Nov. 14, according to a press release.

The Melt expands into Texas

November 9, 2016

The Melt is driving into Texas, with its first location opening Nov. 21, at Houston’s Baybrook Mall.

Rise to pop up 5 new sites in Maryland

November 8, 2016

Rise Biscuits Donuts has signed a multi-unit franchise deal for parts of Maryland, including Silver Spring, Rockville, Towson and Baltimore. The quickly…

Firestorm Pizza open third North Carolina location

November 8, 2016

Firestorm Pizza announced today that the fast casual brand is opening its third location in North Carolina on Dec. 10, this one located in Huntersville, at…

Pieology opens new So. CA location

November 7, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria's newest location in Southern California is open, according to a press release. The franchisee, Frank Kalil, opened the unit in Temecula.

Revenue jumps by 23 percent at The Habit

November 7, 2016

The Habit Restaurants announced that revenue is up  22.6 percent to $71.9 million compared to $58.6 million over this time last year.

Grabbagreen grabs 14 franchise agreements

November 7, 2016

Grabbagreen has signed 14 franchise agreements with Prometheus Worldwide, LLC.

Buffalo Wild Wings taps new CFO, backs R Taco expansion

November 7, 2016

Buffalo Wild Wings has tapped Alexander Ware as executive VP and CFO and is expanding the R Taco concept across Texas and Louisiana.

Ahoy Easley! Captain D's sails into another South Carolina location

November 3, 2016

Captain D's has opened its 30th unit in South Carolina, the latest located at 5806 Calhoun Memorial Highway.

Pieology opens NC location No. 3

November 3, 2016

Pieology opened its third North Carolina location in Greensboro's Friendly Center. The site is the 10th owned and operated by Segovia Aslan Enterprises, which…