Franchising News
Minimum wage legislation introduced, franchise association responds
March 6, 2013
The debate over the minimum wage has heated up significantly this week. On Tuesday, Senator Tom Harkin and Rep. George Miller introduced a bill to raise the…
read nowMcAlister's Deli expanding in Ohio, Kentucky
March 6, 2013
McAlister's Deli is opening units in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, under its franchisee, Bistro Group, which already owns and operates five locations in…
read nowFazoli's extending new franchisee discounts
March 6, 2013
Fazoli's is extending its franchise incentive program an additional nine months to the end of 2013. The program combines reduced franchise fees and royalty…
read nowVooDoo extends footprint to New Orleans' West Bank
March 1, 2013
VooDoo BBQ & Grill has opened its first location on New Orleans' West Bank, a populous and high-growth area with great potential, said its owner and…
read nowManny's Med Café to open 5th unit
March 1, 2013
Charleston, S.C.-based Manny's Mediterranean Café has announced plans to open a new franchise location in the Charlotte, N.C., area in the next 90 to 120 days.
read nowCross-country expansion continues for Dickey's
March 1, 2013
Last month, John Thomson, a Dickey's Barbecue multiunit franchise owner, opened his 12th Dickey's location and this week he opened his 13th in Sandy, Utah.
read nowSchlotzsky's shatters company record with 170-unit franchise deal
February 27, 2013
Schlotzsky's has signed its largest franchise agreement in more than 40 years; the partnership calls for 170 Schlotzsky's locations throughout California…
read nowJohnny Rockets lands in Ecuador
February 27, 2013
Arriving on schedule at the New Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito's Tababela parish are two Johnny Rockets restaurants, dovetailing with the…
read nowIFA's VetFran partners with VA Business Accelerator program
February 27, 2013
The International Franchise Association's VetFran initiative has partnered with The Department of Veterans Affairs' VA Business Accelerator program to ensure…
read nowBlaze Pizza continues wildfire growth
February 26, 2013
Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza today announced that Lessing's Hospitality Group, a New York-based restaurant and catering company, has signed an agreement to develop…
read nowSmoothie King enjoys 20 months of positive sales
February 26, 2013
Smoothie King Franchises Inc., announced this week that it has experienced 20 months of consecutive positive same-store sales. Coming off an overall…
read nowFuddruckers opens 5th Puerto Rican unit
February 26, 2013
Fuddruckers has opened its latest unit in Puerto Rico at 501 Main Avenue in Bayamon, under the direction of franchisee Max Olivera of Carolina-based Caribbean…
read nowOutback co-founders opening fast casual restaurants
February 25, 2013
Palm Beach, Fla.'s Tim Gannon and his Outback Steakhouse co-founder Bob Basham have opened their first PDQ unit, with plans to open four more this year and up…
read nowNew Jersey franchisee named Pancheros Franchisee of the Year
February 22, 2013
Pancheros Mexican Grill has named Kato Patel as its Franchisee of the Year. Patel, a franchisee of the Mount Laurel, N.J., location, was commended for…
read nowSbarro to make its debut in Peru, Colombia
February 21, 2013
Sbarro announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Taco Holdings that will expand the company's presence in South America. Taco Holdings…
read nowManufacturer releases financing options to spur froyo franchise growth
February 21, 2013
Donper America has new flexible financing options designed to assist frozen yogurt franchise companies grow and expand their brands, Scott Amico, vice…
read nowHow Do You Roll? swims away with $1M from 'Shark Tank'
February 20, 2013
It was sink or swim for How Do You Roll? Co-founders Yuen and Peter Yung, when they took a dive in ABC's "Shark Tank" this past Friday. The brothers certainly…
read nowCorner Bakery Cafe targets Boston
February 20, 2013
Corner Bakery Cafe plans to significantly expand its presence in the Northeast by opening about 18 new restaurants in the Boston area. The company recently…
read nowBennigan's posts 25 percent growth
February 20, 2013
Bennigan's Franchising Company is continuing to reinvent itself in the U.S. and on a global scale with the signing of five new franchise agreements and plans…
read nowIFA names QSR executive as new chairman
February 20, 2013
Steve Romaniello, CFE, chairman of FOCUS Brands and managing director of Roark Capital Group in Atlanta, has been named the new chairman of the International…
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