The Halal Guys, the American Halal food concept based in New York City, opened its first franchised location last week in Chicago. The site, which is also the brand’s first store outside of home base market in New York, is located in Chicago’s Gold Coast district at 49 W Division St. The Halal Guys have […]
Crushed Red Urban Bake & Chop Shop announced it signed a franchise development agreement to open three restaurants in O’Fallon, Missouri; Columbia, Missouri; and Overland Park, Kansas. The St. Louis–based franchise is known for chopped-to-order salads and artisan-crafted whole-grain pizzas served in an elevated fast-casual atmosphere. The new Crushed Red locations in Missouri and Kansas […]
“Fast-fine” dining pioneer, Fresh To Order is partnering with the veteran restaurateurs at Progressive Dining Group (PDG) to bring Fresh To Order’s chef-driven menu of freshly prepared, healthy dishes to the Chicago Loop. The multiunit agreement between Fresh To Order and PDG’s newly created Fresh To Order entity named 4 Greeks Hospitality Inc., calls for […]
Atlanta-based fast-casual pizza brand Uncle Maddio’s Pizza Joint is expanding its Charleston, South Carolina–area footprint this week as it opens its second restaurant on August 22 at 11 a.m. The restaurant is in North Charleston at 4940 Centre Point Drive, Unit C., and is opening only six months after Uncle Maddio’s launched its first Charleston-area […]
Buffalo Wild Wings–backed fast-casual pizza leader PizzaRev has signed a franchise agreement with Grupo GalerÃa to bring PizzaRev to Mexico. The agreement calls for 20 PizzaRev restaurants to be developed throughout Mexico City and the states of Mexico, Nuevo León, and Coahuila. Grupo GalerÃa currently owns and operates an expansive restaurant portfolio throughout Mexico, including […]
Pieology Pizzeria, where pizza lovers go to create custom pizzas in endless flavor combinations, announced that its second Las Vegas location is now open in Hughes Center, across the street from the Marriott Residence Inn. The first Vegas-area restaurant opened in Summerlin, Nevada, late last year. “At Pieology, we hope to inspire individuality when guests […]
Zaxby's, a Southeast favorite for chicken fingers and wings, is expanding its Nashville area footprint with three new locations opening over the next several months. Licensee Robert Ward—who opened Nashville's first Zaxby's fast casual restaurant four years ago at 915 Bell Rd. in Antioch—is targeting September 14 for the opening of his second store at […]
LA Crawfish, a Houston-based restaurant franchise known for its unique Vietnamese-style Cajun seafood, today announced that it has expanded its franchise stores in both Austin and Wallisville, Texas. The company continues to move forward in its aggressive franchise expansion initiatives throughout the U.S. "The opening of these two stores is a result of our continued […]
Fast-casual chicken restaurant concept, Zaxby's Franchising Inc., announced it will open its 700th restaurant on August 17, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The new restaurant will operate under ZAX Inc.—the largest franchisee in the Zaxby’s organization—and will join five existing Zaxby’s locations that serve the greater Charlotte area. An array of grand-opening activities is planned in […]
Russo’s New York Pizzeria, the authentic New York–style pizza fast-casual dining experience complete with handcrafted Italian recipes passed down from generations, announced a multiunit agreement that further advances the company’s strategic growth initiative. The Houston-based brand, which has a collection of more than 73 restaurants open or under development, has completed the deal with VKL […]
Rise Biscuits & Donuts, Durham, North Carolina’s award-winning concept featuring both sweet and savory breakfast and lunch options, announced the launch of its worldwide franchise program last year. Since signing deals for a total of eight new fast-casual restaurants, the better-breakfast brand will more than triple its existing presence in the Triangle area of North […]
Neds Noodle Bar, London’s award-winning fast-casual concept that offers a branded and systematic approach to Asian street food, partnered with Fransmart to build on its existing franchise program. Founded in 2000, Neds’ menu offers fast, fresh, and healthy noodles and Asian dishes. The food is made on premises from quality and natural ingredients according to a […]
Freshii today opened its doors for the first time in Dublin, Ireland. Situated in the Docklands’International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), the new store has claimed the historic CHQ Building as its first Dublin location. Freshii is a global leader in the health-casual restaurant business. With a diverse and completely customizable menu of breakfast, soups, salads, […]
Wienerschnitzel announced that Ted Milburn was named director of franchise development. Millburn will apply his more than 25 years of experience in sales and franchise growth to lead Wienerschnitzel’s domestic expansion initiatives. “With our heightened focus on franchise development, Ted is an incredibly valuable addition to the Wienerschnitzel team,” says Cindy Galardi Culpepper, CEO of […]
Carl’s Jr. announced the opening of its first restaurant in India. Operated by Cybiz BrightStar Restaurants, owned by Gurgaon-based Cybiz Corp, through a master franchise agreement with Carl’s Jr. Restaurants LLC, a subsidiary of CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc. (parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardee’s), the Carl’s Jr. restaurant will be located at the Select CityWalk […]
Houston-based Salata continues its rapid expansion with its new FIGat7th location—its third location in downtown Los Angeles and 48th nationwide. To celebrate, Salata will offer a free salad or salad wrap and a signature drink to the first 48 guests in line on Thursday, August 6. Additionally, all salads and salad wraps will be sold at […]
Grabbagreen announced its entry into Southern California. The Arizona-based food and juice concept has joined forces with Conehead Investments Inc., and has signed a 95 multiunit franchise and development agreement that will bring 80 Grabbagreen stores to Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties over the next several years. An additional 15 stores will be […]
GE Capital’s Franchise Finance business announced that it has provided a $30.7 million loan to Serazen LLC to refinance debt and to acquire and reimage 50 Hardee’s units in Greensboro and Wilmington, North Carolina, and Columbia and Florence, South Carolina. As part of the acquisition, Serazen has also agreed to build 14 new Hardee’s restaurants […]
PAR Technology Corporation announced today that Pita Pit USA has selected PAR’s Brink POS software and service solutions for its 250 restaurants throughout the country. First opening stores in the states in 1999, Pita Pit USA was founded on the idea that people want a fresh, healthy alternative to fast food and wanted to create […]
Many franchisors are “obese” with the franchise fees they charge. That’s the thinking behind UFood Grill, the award-winning fast-casual franchise where “delicious meets nutritious,” which today rolled out its new “Lean and Mean Deal”—a franchise incentive program that will offer deep discounts for a limited time on the initial franchise fee for multi-unit development agreements […]
PizzaRev, a fast-casual pizza concept backed by Buffalo Wild Wings, announced today the addition of a new franchise group to develop the brand in greater Reno, Nevada. Franchise owner Jill Lillaney signed a multi-unit agreement to bring PizzaRev to Reno, Carson City, and Sparks, Nevada. Lillaney owns and operates 23 Burger King restaurants throughout Sacramento, […]
Domino’s Pizza, the recognized world leader in pizza delivery, is celebrating the grand opening of its 12,000th store in the world today, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. “I am beyond excited to celebrate this huge milestone for Domino’s,” says Patrick Doyle, Domino’s president and CEO. “We’ve been opening new stores around the world at a steady […]
Church’s Chicken announced the opening of its newest restaurant in Gulfport, Mississippi. The new restaurant, operated by the CRW LLC franchise group, is located at 11487 US 49 and serves as the third Church’s Chicken within the Gulfport community. The three-store development agreement includes the opening of two additional restaurants in the Biloxi-Gulfport area by […]
Toppers Pizza has found success with their alternative pizza, and the brand charged into the second half of 2015 showing no signs of slowing. The brand closed out 2014 with average store sales reaching $914,000 and entered 2015 with a mission in mind: to support franchisees and improve operations to increase same store sales by […]
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