Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open second Pennsylvania location

March 15, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will open its second Pennsylvania location in May in Monroeville.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza opening 2 new California locations

March 14, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will soon open two new California locations.

Ono Hawaiian BBQ coming to LA

March 11, 2016

The brand will open 12 more locations in 2016, with an upcoming opening in Peoria, Arizona, in a few weeks.

Pei Wei opening second St. Petersburg location

March 11, 2016

The new location brings 50 jobs to the Tampa market and the restaurant is currently hiring.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open third Las Vegas location

March 11, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will soon open its third Las Vegas location.

Former McDonald's franchisee signs development deal with Pie Five Pizza

March 11, 2016

Pie Five Pizza has a new development deal with a former McDonald's franchisee.

ADP report reveals franchise job growth in February

March 11, 2016

Franchise sector 2016 job growth in the U.S. was up by 18,500 in February, according to the latest ADP National Franchise Report.

Caribbean fast casual brand opening in Maryland

March 10, 2016

A new fast casual concept, Dat Jerk Caribbean Chargrill, is opening March 12 in Waldorf, Maryland.

MAD Greens opens 20th location

March 9, 2016

The Mesa opening was the chain's third in five weeks thanks to a recent $13 million investment from Colorado-based 9th Street Capital. With this new funding…

The Halal Guys signs franchisee for Chicago, Wisconsin

March 9, 2016

The new franchisee, Dustin LeFebvre, signed a multi-unit deal committed to open at least three more units in Chicago, two units in Milwaukee and one in Madison.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open third Canada location

March 9, 2016

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza will soon open its third Canada location.

Teriyaki Madness brings on experienced operations team to support young brand

March 8, 2016

The new team has been put in place to coach owners through the company's launch process, a robust and holistic approach to training and supporting new…

Tropical Smoothie expanding in Dallas

March 8, 2016

Tropical Smoothie Café has signed franchise agreements to open three restaurants in Dallas.

Pie Five to open two locations at BWI Airport

March 8, 2016

Pie Five Pizza Co. has a new development deal with Creative Food Group LLC that will add two new restaurant locations at Baltimore Washington Airport.

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza to open new South Florida location

March 7, 2016

Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza will open a new South Florida location Thursday.

Dickey's sees 23% spike in sales thanks to LTO

March 4, 2016

In the first quarter, the sliders accounted for a 23 percent increase in daily sales per store.

Newk's expanding East Coast footprint

March 4, 2016

The Cary location is the second Newk's in the nation to feature Newk's newest restaurant design, which debuted in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Sweet Lorraine's Fabulous Mac n' Cheez! twists into Chicagoland

March 3, 2016

Sweet Lorraine's Fabulous Mac n' Cheez! has opened its first Chicago restaurant.

Giardino Gourmet Salads opens in Nashville

March 3, 2016

Giardino Gourmet Salads opened its first franchise restaurant location outside of Florida.

Spoleto following growth path to America

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

March 3, 2016

John Velasquez and Carlos Oliveira have qualified to operate the business in the states under the Florida EB-5 Regional Center, which offers investment…