In mid-December, On the Move Corp. and Stewart’s All American Corp.  announced the signing of an exclusive development agreement that calls for the development of 250 Stewart’s locations exclusive to On the Move convenience stores, throughout Florida and Georgia. “We…

Sliderz MG Inc. is a new Miami-based restaurant group that opened its first Sliderz restaurant in October In North Miami. The 2500 square foot quick casual restaurant is at 1817 N.E. 123rd St. at Biscayne Blvd. features an ‘American-style tapas’…

Introduced in the late 1980s, Paris Baguette is a café/bakery concept serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.  A franchise company owned and operated by SPC Group, it was introduced to the United States market in 2005 with its first location in…

Mobile franchise specializing in Hawaiian shaved ice and ice cream Tikiz Shaved Ice & Ice Cream has introduced an express financing program with First Financial Bank, called SBA Express. Through this new program, First Financial Bank has committed to finance…

Firenza, a recent entrant into the fast-casual pizza marketplace, has launched plans for a national expansion program. Introduced in March 2015 by a team of franchise executives with more than 100 years of restaurant business development experience, the company officially…

Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar is expanding its presence in New York and New Jersey with a multi-unit franchise agreement that will bring the chain to 105 units open, in development or under contract. The full-service casual restaurant and…

Topping a year of solid sales growth and menu additions, Nashville, Tennessee-based Back Yard Burgers has unveiled an aggressive new push for market share in 2016 through a contemporary redesign of its restaurants. The new design will launch next year.…

In mid-November, Cicis will return to Summerville, South Carolina with its newest restaurant in the Trolley Square plaza at 1525 Old Trolley Rd in Summerville. It is the twelfth Cicis in the Palmetto State and the 448th system-wide. The buffet-style restaurant will feature…

Having recently announced plans for national growth and in particular, targeting the Eastern United States, Columbus, Ohio-based Donatos Pizza has named Jeff Baldwin Vice President of Development and Franchising to help drive the brand’s expansion in new and existing markets…

In late October, Dunkin’ Donuts announced the signing of multi-unit store development agreements with three franchise groups to develop 13 new restaurants in North and South Carolina over the next several years. The three franchise groups and their development plans…