Restaurants

Bandana’s Bar-B-Q Opens Evansville, IN Site

Franchising.com: St. Louis, MO-based Bandana’s Bar-B-Q opened its newest location at 6636 Logan Dr, Evansville, IN today. The 32 unit chain currently operates locations in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana with plans to continue expansion within these states while looking at opportunities in Ohio, Nebraska and Kentucky. Plans call for 5-10 new locations in the

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Squisito NY Pizza And Pasta Opens First Franchised Restaurant

Pizza Marketplace.com: Husband and wife partners, Michele and Gennaro DiMeo, owners of Maryland-based Squisito NY Pizza & Pasta, have opened their first franchised location. The fast casual Italian brand joined forces with Fransmart, the franchise development company behind brands such as Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Qdoba Mexican Grill and zpizza, to develop the concept

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Bojangles’ Franchisee Opens 8th Location In Tenn.

QSRweb.com: Bo South Tennessee Inc., a Bojangles’ franchisee for the past 21 years, will open its eighth location Sept. 25 in Chattanooga, Tenn. The new, 3,808-square-foot Bojangles features drive-thru and in-store dining beginning with breakfast and continuing through dinner late into the evening. “We are thrilled to open a new restaurant in Chattanooga and to

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Flippers Pizzeria Franchisee Among Flurry Of Local Companies Hiring At St. Pete Job Fair

Tampabay.com: Gerard Pickhardt, a former aerospace manufacturing executive from Sarasota, is doing his part to spice up Tampa Bay’s economy, one new restaurant at a time. Pickhardt and his wife, Bonnie, bought bay area franchise rights for the Orlando-based Flippers Pizzeria chain, and they plan to open their first location on N Fourth Street in

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Food Franchising Industry Sees Solid Increase In Profits

Gaebler.com: Profitability continues to be an elusive target for many businesses in the current U.S. economy — but not for food franchises, according to a new report by the Franchise Business Review. Based on a survey of 4,000 franchisees representing 84 brands across the franchise food sector, the study showed that food franchises increased profitability

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