Elevation Burger going cross country

May 31, 2013

Elevation Burger recently signed two new franchising deals in the cities of Wyomissing, Penn., and Houston. With 39 stores in operation, the company is…

East Coast Wings & Grill heating up Tennessee

May 31, 2013

Continuing its aggressive expansion outside of its North Carolina hub, East Coast Wings & Grill, a restaurant concept known for its 75 flavors of…

Wingstop taking off in North Carolina

May 31, 2013

Wingstop is expanding in North Carolina. The 570-unit chicken wing chain has signed a multi-unit development agreement to open the first Wingstop restaurants…

Burger 21 announces franchise opportunities in N.C.

May 31, 2013

Burger 21 is on track to develop a minimum of five new restaurants within the Research Triangle area of Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill in North Carolina.

Menchie's celebrates 300th store opening

May 30, 2013

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt opened its 300th location on May 23 in Houston. The brand reached the 300-store milestone in six years, with an average of five…

Sbarro ready to debut fast casual concept: Pizza Cucinova

May 30, 2013

Columbus, Ohio, will be home to Sbarro's new fast casual concept, Pizza Cucinova. According to Columbus Business First, two units are planned in the market…

Blaze Pizza paves way for Chicago, Miami development

May 30, 2013

Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza has signed an agreement with an affiliate of Levy Family Partners. This agreement paves the way for the development of 15 franchise…

Fast casual pizza chain announces nationwide franchise developments

May 29, 2013

 Just five months after launching its flagship restaurant in L.A. near the University of Southern California, The Pizza Studio has announced that it will open…

Kneaders opens 1st location in Phoenix

May 27, 2013

Residents of Gilbert, Ariz., welcomed their first Kneaders Bakery & Café this week at 5155 E. Baseline Road. The first 100 customers received free French…

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza debuts in SoCal with first franchise location

May 23, 2013

SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza's first franchise location is now open in Southern California in the City of Orange near Honda Center and Angels Stadium in Anaheim…

Franchise business index shows consumer spending higher than expected

May 23, 2013

The Franchise Business Index (FBI), an index of the economic health of the franchising industry, increased by 0.2 percent in April, boosted by improvements in…

Garbanzo opening 1st Orange County unit

May 23, 2013

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill, a Colorado-based fast casual restaurant concept featuring fresh and healthy Mediterranean cuisine, will open its first Orange…

Smashburger franchisor launches fast casual pizza joint

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

May 23, 2013

Fast casual pizza concepts are all the rage these days, and Smashburger's founder is getting in on the action, opening Live Basil Pizza this week in the Denver…

Growth continuing at Newk's

May 23, 2013

Newk's Eatery, a fresh casual restaurant concept offering a variety of made-to-order choices, recently signed agreements for six new locations in the latest…

Togo's opening another unit in Oregon

May 23, 2013

Togo's Eateries is opening its latest Medford, Ore., restaurant at 1310 Center Drive in the Harry & David Country Village. The new restaurant is owned by…

Freakin' is ready to franchise

May 23, 2013

Flint, Mich.-based Freakin' Unbelievable Burgers is celebrating its first anniversary this week by announcing franchise opportunities to potential investors…

Bruster's Real Ice Cream launches revitalization strategy

May 22, 2013

Frozen treat chain Bruster's Real Ice Cream is debuting a new, five-point strategy to reignite growth and attract new franchisees. Introduced at the National…

CUPS Frozen Yogurt to open 2nd franchise

May 22, 2013

CUPS Frozen Yogurt – That's Hot will open its second franchise location tomorrow at Troy Hills Shopping Center, 1123 Route 46 in Parsippany, N.J.

Technomic: Better foodservice growth expected in 2014

May 22, 2013

At a special session for its Foodservice Planning Program clients this week, Technomic shared its latest expectations for foodservice industry performance, by…

The Pizza Studio announces franchise developments in seven states

May 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based fast casual pizza restaurant The Pizza Studio announced plans to open several new locations this summer and fall. The new restaurants join…