Del Taco doubles New Mexico footprint

September 2, 2016

Del Taco is growing in New Mexico with two recently opened locations and three more on the way, according to a news release. Last year, the brand opened a…

Yum China sold for $460M

September 2, 2016

Yum Brands is selling the Chinese arm of its company, Yum China, for $460 million. They buyers are a China-based global private equity firm, Primavera Capital…

Tim Hortons gets a little British

August 31, 2016

Restaurant Brands International Inc. chain, Tim Hortons, is moving into the British Isles thanks to a master franchise joint venture with an English investor.

Del Taco expands in New Mexico

August 25, 2016

Del Taco Restaurants continued to grow its presence in New Mexico, with two recently opened locations and three more under development, according to a company…

Cold Stone Creamery engages customers through ice cream tossing

August 24, 2016

Subway celebrates top 12 franchisees on their big day

August 24, 2016

Subway is having a pretty good year, landing on a lot of "best-of" lists. Most recently the chain was named one of the top brands for customer service in a…

Congrats to the restaurant winners in the 2016 'Inc. 5000'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Inc. Magazine has named America's top 5,000 fastest-growing businesses, and the list includes a healthy representation of restaurants.

Captain D's fishing for franchisees in North Carolina

August 18, 2016

Captain D's plans to expand its presence in North Carolina, according to a company press release.

C-Speak: How Fazoli's CEO keeps dishing out growth

Carl Howard discusses how he turned a failing QSR brand into a thriving fast casual franchise and why he believes his work isn't quite yet done.

Panda Express announces Pittsburgh location

August 17, 2016

Panda Express is soon opening its first Pittsburgh location, according to a company press release, and will  celebrate by donating 20 percent of its grand…

Dunkin' dives into Minneapolis with new franchise group

August 17, 2016

Dunkin' Donuts is working with Eliasco LLC, to open 15 new restaurants in the Minneapolis-St. Paul south metro area, beginning in 2018, according to a news…

'Littler' Little Caesars opens in North Carolina

August 17, 2016

Little Caesars has partnered with Campbell Oil Company to open the nation's first Little Caesars Express site earlier this summer at in a convenience store…

Krispy Kreme blows back into the Windy City

August 17, 2016

After seven years away, Krispy Kreme is returning to the Chicago area this November. The first of eight planned stores will be located on South Halsted Street…

Taco John's and Love's Travel Stops partner on new location

August 11, 2016

Love's Travel Stops opened its first unit featuring a Taco John's in Liberal, Kansas, according to a press release.

Dunkin’ Donuts announces 9 new locations

August 11, 2016

Dunkin’ Donuts has signed agreements with two existing franchise groups in a quest to expand to nine new locations and one multi-brand unit with Baskin-Robbins…

Domino’s fires up store No. 13,000

August 9, 2016

Domino’s Pizza is celebrating the grand opening of its 13,000th store, this one located in Auburn, Washington and owned by franchisees Greg and Kenra Keller.  

Why universal POS technology makes all the difference in franchising

Traditionally, franchisors received self-reported metrics from franchisees, making inventory management and sales analysis an unnecessarily lengthy process. To…

Dunkin' Donuts expands in Atlanta with 3 franchisees

August 4, 2016

Dunkin' Donuts announced an agreement with three existing franchise groups to develop 13 Dunkin' Donuts restaurants and four multi-brand units with…

Bruster's offers hot LTOs to cool down from summer

August 4, 2016

Bruster's is offering a couple of new LTOs to see us through to the end of summer. The new flavors include cayenne chocolate chunk and s'mores.

Chick-fil-A launches Connecticut location

August 3, 2016

Chick-fil-A will open its fifth Connecticut location, this one at Mohegan Sun casino, this fall.