Muscle Maker, Fresca's Mexican now serving Angels baseball fans

April 13, 2016

Muscle Maker Grill and Fresca's Mexican Grill are hoping to knock it out of the park with Angels baseball fans as both concepts will operate inside the…

Tropical Smoothie Café taking on Albuquerque

April 13, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Café has signed franchise agreements to open five restaurants in Albuquerque, marking the brand's first introduction into the area.

Video: Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit attendees party with a purpose

More than 140 restaurant execs, plus a variety of sponsors, attended the first Franchising Restaurant and Innovation Summit.

Chicken Salad Chick opening 3rd location in Greenville

April 12, 2016

The opening marks the seventh Chicken Salad Chick restaurant in South Carolina.

Infographic: What to look for in a franchisor

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

An infographic provides a variety of information to help business owners decide which franchise is best for them.

Pei Wei expanding in Florida, Texas

April 11, 2016

Pei Wei has added to its Texas and Florida footprints.

Southern California getting 'Juiced'

April 11, 2016

Juice It Up! has entered a multi-unit area development agreement with BMB Foods to develop units throughout southern California.

Restaurant, retail customer experience leaders headline ICX Summit

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

Gurus from Smashburger, Dickey's Barbecue Pit, Detroit Red Wings, Domino's Pizza and Wingstop are among a hefty list of speakers and panelists offering expert…

Bruster's Real Ice Cream opens first South Korea store

April 11, 2016

Bruster's Real Ice Cream has opened its first shop in South Korea.

Capriotti's still betting on Vegas

April 8, 2016

Capriotti's Sandwich Shop has opened the doors to its latest Las Vegas restaurant in north Las Vegas, marking the company's 34th store in the market.

VERTS continues Texas expansion

April 8, 2016

VERTS will continue to expand in Texas throughout 2016, with plans to open eight to 10 additional locations across Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio.

Buona playing ball with Chicago Cubs, White Sox

April 8, 2016

The company has also penned an agreement with Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo to help raise awareness of his charity, The Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation.

Pieology Pizzeria opens 3rd Texas location

April 8, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has opened its newest Texas location in Austin.

Firenza to open store in Ashburn, Virginia

April 8, 2016

Firenza will open its third store in Virginia within the next few weeks.

Walmart stores now carrying Dickey's sausage

April 7, 2016

The retail giant is carrying three flavors, including Original Smoked Polish Sausage, Smoked Spicy Cheddar Sausage and Hot Links.

The Chickery inks franchise deal in Ontario

April 7, 2016

The Chickery has signed on a franchise partner in Waterloo, Ontario.

Pie Five Pizza to open 3 Colorado locations

April 7, 2016

Pie Five Pizza is opening three locations in Colorado — two in Colorado Springs and one in Aurora.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open stores in Las Vegas, Charlotte

April 6, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open two new locations this week — Its third Las Vegas location and its first in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Former franchisee takes the helm at Robeks

April 5, 2016

David Rawnsley is now the new president of Robeks Fresh Juices & Smoothies.

Grabbagreen in midst of aggressive growth plan

April 5, 2016

Since launching its nationwide franchising plan, Grabbagreen has expanded to 38 franchised units.