Cinnaholic cinnamon rolls swirl into San Diego

August 3, 2016

Come Aug. 12, Cinnaholic, a vegan bakery concept, will open its first San Diego location at Mission Valley Mall.

Pie Five Pizza leaps into jaguar country

August 2, 2016

Pie Five Pizza Co. is opening its second Alabama location at 7450 Airport Blvd. in Mobile. The location is just outside of the University of Southern Alabama.

Moe's seeks franchisees for move into Motown

August 1, 2016

Moe's Southwest Grill is seeking franchisees to open Detroit-area locations of the chain with experienced multi-unit franchise owners.  

Smoothie King surpasses 800 units, anticipates exponential growth

August 1, 2016

Though a relatively young concept, Smoothie King will cross a major milestone this week when it opens its 800th location on Aug. 2 in Orlando, Florida. To…

Franchises beware: Learning from Jimmy John's legal issues

Franchisors observing the recent legal challenges facing Jimmy John's would be wise to exhibit caution when restricting former and current employees from…

Panera reports mixed Q2 financials

July 27, 2016

Panera Bread Co. is taking the good news with the bad today, reporting a 9 percent drop year over year with Q2 net income of $34.5 million. The company ended…

Learning from the best and the worst restaurant apps

Nearly half of the top 100 restaurant chains don't have a native app, even though consumers expect one. Gleaning wisdom from over 1 million app reviews has…

Pieology pizzeria rolls into new territory

July 27, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria has opened its first Arkansas location in Fayetteville at 1777 Martin Luther King Blvd.

Penn Station partners with Elara to feed hungry

July 27, 2016

In their One Case One Meal campaign, Penn Station East Coast Subs and Elara joined together to offer one meal to a person struggling with hunger for every case…

Captain D’s recognizes superior performance

July 26, 2016

At Captain D's annual convention last week, top performers were recognized for leadership that resulted in high sales volume.

Pollo Tropical swings into international expansion agreement

July 26, 2016

Fiesta Group Inc continues to grow internationally with the expansion of Caribbean-inspired concept, Pollo Tropical.

Noodles & Company CEO steps down

July 26, 2016

Noodles & Company CEO Kevin Reddy is stepping down, effective immediately, according to a company press release. The company selected Dave Boennighausen as…

3 types of rewards to increase employee satisfaction

By Autumn Manning, CEO of YouEarnedIt

Pieology Pizzeria rolls into second North Carolina location

July 25, 2016

Pieology Pizzeria is opening its second North Carolina location, this one will be at 4158 Main, North Hills, Suite 103, in Raleigh. The franchise is the second…

Chicken Salad Chick moves into Georgia

July 22, 2016

Chicken Salad Chick is opening its first Georgia location on Aug. 2 in Warner Robins on Watson Boulevard. The franchise will be overseen by Lanier and Rob…

Why franchising needs to have a little soul

by Matthew Harper — Intern, Networld Media Group

Restaurant franchising is often an extension of the corporate company: everything has to be exactly the same, or the process won't work. However, some…

Yogurtland stirs up some new talent

July 21, 2016

Yogurtland announced in a company press release the addition of two new executive team members, John Wayne Carlson as vice president of development and Chad…

Noodles & Company taps operations veteran as COO

July 19, 2016

Noodles & Company has tapped Victor Heutz as chief operations officer. Heutz has extensive experience in operations and franchise growth, most recently…

Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls diving into franchising

by Matthew Harper — Intern, Networld Media Group

In a world where innovation can be rare, Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls is on the cusp of a growing market where the sky — well, the sea — is the limit.

The Frantz brothers open new Omaha Potbelly location

July 18, 2016

Potbelly Sandwich Shop is opening its third location in Omaha, Nebraska in mid-October in Papillion.