Chain: Fazoli's

Fazoli’s, America’s largest elevated quick service Italian chain, announced the re-opening of its franchised location in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, after an accidental fire burned the original building to the ground in May of last year. Marking the brand’s 9th restaurant in Missouri, the newly built restaurant is located at 2501 N. Westwood Blvd and will […]

Fazoli’s announced 12 franchise sales records at its franchise-owned restaurants during the first quarter of 2018, with plans to open up to seven additional locations. Additionally, Fazoli’s experienced its most successful grand opening of a new restaurant in Hazard, Kentucky, breaking the $100,000 weekly sales barrier and setting a new record for the brand. “We […]

Fazoli’s, America’s largest fast casual Italian chain, announced Wednesday that after a long and illustrious restaurant industry career spanning 43 years, including the past 24 with Fazoli’s, Vice President of Franchise Sales Sam Nelson will retire effective March 21. Sam’s affiliation with Fazoli’s dates all the way back to 1985 when the concept was originally […]

Fazoli’s announced today the opening of its newest franchised location in Plant City, Florida, part of the greater Tampa Bay area. Marking the brand’s second restaurant in Florida, the Plant City location reflects Fazoli’s continued focus on development in Florida. Located at 238 West Alexander Street, the new restaurant celebrated its grand opening with a […]

Fazoli’s, America’s largest elevated quick-service Italian chain, announced the opening of its newest franchised location in Hazard, Kentucky. Marking the brand’s 24th restaurant in Kentucky, the Hazard location reflects Fazoli’s continued emphasis on development in its home state of Kentucky. Located at 47 Commodore Street, the new Hazard restaurant will celebrate its grand opening with […]

The TA Restaurant Group announced the opening of a new Fazoli’s restaurant in Oklahoma City West located at I-40, Exit 140 (South Morgan Rd.), in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The new Fazoli’s will serve their delicious variety of classic Italian dishes, baked pastas, pizza, Submarinos sandwiches, entree salads and desserts—along with their unlimited signature garlic breadsticks. […]

The TA Restaurant Group announced the opening of a new Fazoli’s restaurant located at I-10, Exit 583 (I.H.-10 East), in San Antonio, Texas. The new Fazoli’s will serve a delicious variety of classic Italian dishes, baked pastas, pizza, Submarinos sandwiches, entree salads and desserts— long with unlimited Fazoli’s signature garlic breadsticks. The restaurant dining room […]

Fazoli’s it has appointed three industry veterans to the company’s corporate leadership team: Jeff Sturgis as chief development officer; Rodney Lee as chief financial officer; and Jodie Conrad as vice president of marketing. Closing out the calendar year, the company has experienced strong success throughout 2017 with the rollout of newly remodeled locations, the signing […]

Fazoli’s, America’s largest fast casual Italian chain, announced a 1 percent same-store sales increase for its franchised locations during the second quarter of 2017—marking the 17th consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth. “Fazoli’s continues to build momentum after a record fiscal year and yet another quarter of solid results,” says Carl Howard, president and chief […]

Fazoli’s, America’s largest fast casual Italian chain, announced the opening of its newest franchised restaurant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota—marking the brand’s first location in the state. The new restaurant, which is set to officially open its doors on, August 1, is located at 4224 West Empire Place. The Sioux Falls restaurant will feature an […]

Fazoli’s announced an agreement with the TA Restaurant Group, a division of TravelCenters of America LLC (TravelCenters), operator of the TA and Petro Stopping Centers travel center brands, to bring its restaurants to highway travelers across the country. The Lexington, Kentucky–based company has finalized a deal to open four new locations in Connecticut, Oklahoma, Texas, […]

Fazoli’s announced Tuesday it has signed three single unit franchise agreements to develop restaurants in the Tampa and Atlanta metro areas. In Tampa, the agreement with S.C.S. Hospitality Group marks the brand’s second franchised location in the Sunshine State. The two agreements in Georgia are with longtime multi-unit franchisees who are expanding on the success […]

Fazoli’s announced another month of robust sales results for the brand’s franchise restaurants. The Lexington, Kentucky-based company reported an impressive 4.9 percent same-store sales increase for its franchised locations in January. In addition, Fazoli’s has been consistently breaking its own franchise sales records and has experienced 15 consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth. “Fazoli’s has […]

Fazoli’s announced three new appointments within its corporate finance department, including the hiring of David Hasler as chief financial officer. Hasler spent the past 10 years in finance roles with Walmart, most recently as senior director of global treasury. As the newest member of the senior leadership team at Fazoli’s, he will oversee the Italian […]

Fazoli’s announced year-end achievements for 2016 with the signing of 11 franchise agreements to develop a total of 25 new restaurants nationwide. In addition, the brand marked a record breaking 15 consecutive quarters of same-store sales growth and opened five restaurants, most recently in Washington, Missouri, and Bonaire, Georgia. “It’s been an incredible year of […]