Franchising News & Media
IFA: key to continuing job growth is tax reform, revising work week definition
April 10, 2015
Franchise businesses will create jobs at a faster pace than the overall economy in 2015, as it has in each of the last four years.
read nowFired Pie expands footprint in Arizona with 5 new locations
April 10, 2015
Arizona fast casual Fired Pie announced the opening of its tenth location at Scottsdale Fashion Square.
read nowMOOYAH expands to Arlington, intros 'Millionaire Sweepstakes'
April 10, 2015
Dallas area fast casual MOOYAH Burgers, Fries & Shakes announced the opening of its 25th DFW area MOOYAH location and its first Arlington location.
read nowIFA advocating for SBA to develop 'reasonable standards' for franchises
April 9, 2015
IFA stated that franchisors and franchisees should not be considered "affiliated" solely because of contractual rights and obligations.
read nowPieology expands footprint in Kentucky, Alabama, Michigan
April 9, 2015
The Louisville location will seat approximately 100 guests.
read nowCaptain D's to expand southern footprint with 14 new locations
April 8, 2015
The brand will expand its footprint in Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina.
read nowCREAM inks largest franchise deal since 2012
April 6, 2015
The agreement marks CREAM's largest franchising deal since launching franchise opportunities in 2012.
read nowHelsinki-based fast casual pizza chain to expand in Finland
April 3, 2015
Helsinki-based Frankis Group Oyj, the parent company of Kotipizza chain, changed its name to Kotipizza Group.
read nowChopped Leaf to open 7 units in Canada
April 3, 2015
Chopped Leaf fast-casual franchise announced plans for 7 new openings over the next 6 months.
read nowBURGERFI announces 30 additional stores, winners of franchise award
April 3, 2015
The company expects an additional 30 locations to open by the end of 2015.
read nowTropical Smoothie inks deal for 51 franchises
April 3, 2015
Tropical Smoothie Café, a fast casual café concept serving food and smoothies with a tropical twist, signed 51 franchise agreements in Q1 2015.
read nowJamba inks agreement to refranchise 100 locations in California
April 3, 2015
Jamba, Inc. has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Vitaligent LLC to refranchise 100 company-owned restaurants in the San Francisco, Sacramento and…
read nowBlast 825 donates more than $3K to local SPCA
April 2, 2015
Blast offered guests $4 pizzas and salads at the celebration, donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the Placer SPCA via Blast 825's new charitable…
read nowJuice It Up! opens in Texas, introduces smoothie bowl
April 2, 2015
Juice It Up!, raw juice bar and smoothie chain, opened its first Rockwall, Texas, location.
read nowMOD Pizza expands to Portland with 1st airport location
April 1, 2015
Seattle-based MOD Pizza announced the opening of its first airport location at Portland International Airport within the newly renovated C Concourse.
read nowRusso's to expand in national and international markets
April 1, 2015
Russo’s Restaurants has 20 stores in development currently, with plans for two Russo’s New York Pizzeria locations in the UAE, bringing its total to six in the…
read nowMalaysia first location for 1000 Degrees Neapolitan international expansion
March 31, 2015
Fast casual chain 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria Franchise announced its expansion to Kuala Lumpur, the federal capital and most populous city in Malaysia.
read nowBlaze Pizza expands in San Francisco
March 27, 2015
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza announced the grand opening of a new San Francisco restaurant at Stonestown Galleria on Saturday, March 28.
read nowTropical Smoothie targeting North Carolina for expansion
March 27, 2015
The sandwich and smoothie franchise expects to open 20 locations throughout Greater Charlotte within the next five years.
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Extra! Extra! How the odd pairing of newspapers and pizza built a successful brand for Pizza Press
by Nicole Troxell — Associate Editor, Networld Media Group
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Read about how two seemingly unrelated concepts - pizza and newspapers - have merged together to create a brand experience at…
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