Franchising News & Media
QSR market to grow 5.16 percent by 2022, product launches increasingly important
January 30, 2018
Between now and 2022 the planet's fast food market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.16 percent, according to the most recent report from…
read nowRiverside, CA loves its Del Taco ... s
January 25, 2018
Del Taco has opened the doors of its 14th Riverside, California, location — this one on West La Cadena Drive, a news release said.
read now11th Afters Ice Cream opens in northwest LA
January 25, 2018
On Saturday, Jan. 27, Afters Ice Cream will open its newest location in Woodland Hills at Westfield Topanga's The Village Shopping Center. The Afters brand…
read nowFatburger opening in Scotland
January 19, 2018
Fatburger and Buffalo's Express are opening three co-branded units across Scotland in the next five years, the first of which is planned for Dundee, according…
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Emerald Isle burger joint ready to 'rocket' to new markets
by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com
The burger joint is evolving at relative lightening speed for business. And if the story of one Irish burger joint is representative, this trend toward…
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Freshii to Subway: Let's partner to succeed
January 17, 2018
Freshii founder and CEO Matthew Corrin has written a second letter to Subway Restaurants, proposing that the two brands partner to work through Subway's recent…
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Dunkin' Donuts new concept store: Just call it Dunkin'
January 16, 2018
The site of Dunkin' Donuts' first store 68 years ago today became the site of its newest "next generation concept store" on Washington Street in Quincy…
read nowQuaker Steak & Lube opens 1st 'Express' location in Gary travel center
January 12, 2018
TA Restaurant Group has opened its first Quaker Steak & Lube Express at the I-80/I-94 Burr Street exit in Gary, Indiana. The QSR will offer everything from…
read nowColumbus, Ohio, the test market capital, to open 1st food hall
January 9, 2018
The restaurant test marketer's dream city of Columbus, Ohio will soon house the city's first-ever food hall in the 102-year-old Budd Dairy building in the…
read nowWendy's opens 500th international location
January 9, 2018
Wendy's celebrated the opening of its 500th international location in December with the launch of a new store in Guatemala City, Guatemala, under the operation…
read nowDunkin' Brands makes major moves at top to grow at greater speed
January 9, 2018
Dunkin' Donuts has tapped senior vice president of operations Scott Murphy to move into the COO suite, and has brought on veteran industry executive, Rick…
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A&W: Growing again by returning to its 'roots' and root beer
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
For the first time in recent memory last year, longtime QSR brand, A&W, began growing again and thriving and much of the credit goes to the man who embodies…
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Church's wraps up '17 with a bang, 76 store sale
January 2, 2018
Church's Chicken leadership said today that the company has sold 70 of its corporately owned locations to franchise operator, Ampler Chicken LLC. It's one of…
read nowNestle Toll House Café by Chip opens locations in 2 states
December 21, 2017
Nestle Toll House Café by Chip has opened stores in Longview, Texas, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, this month, according to the company.
read nowTaco John’s lands 100-store deal
December 19, 2017
Taco John’s has landed the biggest development deal in its history involving at least 100 stores in three Southeastern states, a news release said. Georgia and…
read nowJack in the Box sells Qdoba
December 19, 2017
Jack in the Box is selling Qdoba for $305 million to the investment firm, Apollo Global Management, according to a company press release.
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Airports still hot venue for limited-service brands
by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group
Airports are the No. 1 non-traditional expansion market for QSR brands, and Austin, Texas, has positioned itself to be right in the center of the action.
read nowCaptain D's under new ownership
December 18, 2017
Sentinel Capital Partners has acquired Captain D's, a franchisor and operator of 530 Captain D's restaurants in 21 U.S. states. Terms of the transaction were…
read nowNestle Toll House Café by Chip sweetens the Big Easy
December 15, 2017
Getting cookies in The Big Easy just got easier, thanks to the sweet delectables that Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip has brought to the historic city at its…
read nowEl Pollo Loco hits Sacremento
December 15, 2017
El Pollo Loco has opened its eighth restaurant in Sacremento, California, on Delta Shores Circle, a news release said.
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