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Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Express Rounds Out Decade as Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500® Top Staffing Franchise January 19, 2021 GMT (PRNewsfoto/Express Employment Professionals) OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- For the tenth consecutive year, Express Employment Professionals has received the distinction of the No. 1 Staffing Franchise in Entrepreneur Magazine’s annual Franchise 500® list released Tuesday. The compa...

Press release content from Globe Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Smoothie King to Host Fundraiser for North Texas Food Bank North Texas Food BankJanuary 19, 2021 GMT Dallas, Jan. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smoothie King, the Dallas-based smoothie company inspiring guests to live healthy and active lifestyles across the world, has partnered with the North Texas Food Bank to host a fundraiser at  Smoothie King locations in the Dallas area. From January 18 to Janua...

World’s Largest Education Franchise Also Ranked No. 1 in the Tutoring Category for the 20th Consecutive Year RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. (January 19, 2021) – For the first time ever, Kumon North America has been ranked in the top ten of the overall Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise 500® List. Kumon’s overall Franchise 500® ranking of No. 6 is the highest it’s ever received, up an additional six spots from their spot on last year’s list. 2021 is also the 20th year in a row that...

Pieology is opening several stores in Ohio, thanks to a deal with Pizza Pie Investments LLC, a news release said. The company, owned by Jerrod Hartman, signed a multi-unit development agreement and is close to securing its first location in…

Jan. 15, 2021 Mici Handcrafted Italian, a five-unit fast casual chain based in Denver, Colorado, is opening their first Colorado Springs location in February, owned and operated by Mici corporate and located at 3703 Bloomington St., the space was previously a Smashburger, according to a company press release. The restaurant will have 46 seats, pick-up and delivery stations and will offer delivery and catering. "Colorado Springs has always been at the top of our list of markets here in Colorado ...

Provided Jan. 18, 2021 Green District, a Louisville, Kentucky-based fast casual concept with five locations, has hired Chef Rob Rice as vice president of Operations and Salad Innovation. The graduate of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts spent his early career as corporate culinary trainer and executive chef for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, where he worked alongside Puck, according to a company press release. Green District, a Louisville-based fast casual concept with four locations, has hired...

Photo: Imos Pizza Jan. 18, 2021 St. Louis-based Imos Pizza, founded in1964, is using mapping software provider, SpatialTEQs Map Business Online Pro, to help grow it beyond the five states in which it serves, a news release said. The tool will allow the brand to use a variety of geospatial tools to plan expansion. The online business mapping software combines the power of driving time and driving distance analysis with location-based business data to expose the most lucrative ZIP codes, cities, ...

Jan. 15, 2021 Mici Handcrafted Italian, a five-unit fast casual chain based in Denver, Colorado, is opening their first Colorado Springs location in February, owned and operated by Mici corporate and located at 3703 Bloomington St., the space was previously a Smashburger, according to a company press release. The restaurant will have 46 seats, pick-up and delivery stations and will offer delivery and catering. "Colorado Springs has always been at the top of our list of markets here in Colorado ...

Provided Jan. 13, 2021 Auburn, Alabama-based Chicken Salad Chick and Tampa-based SoFresh are expanding in Florida with Chicken Salad Chick opening in Coral Springs and SoFresh opening this week in Lakelands Lake Miriam Plaza. Kicking off a string of development in the state, the Coral Springs Chicken Salad Chick marks the brands first Florida opening this year with additional locations planned for St. Petersburg, Ocala, Gainesville and Wellington, according to a company press release. The resta...

Golden Chick preps to open modular store Quick and less-expensive store construction are among the benefits Golden Chick leaders expect to reap when they begin opening their first modular stores. Renderings of Golden Chicks first modular store give an idea of the exterior appearance. (Photo provided) Jan. 14, 2021 Golden Chick is kicking off 2021 with innovation in restaurant design by introducing its first modular building, which is constructed off-site and transported to the final destination...