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Redford, Michigan-based Blenderz, an acai and smoothie bar with a retro vibe, is franchising amidst the opening of its first modular container location in Mio, Michigan. With the success of its first Michigan location in Royal Oak, the franchise is…

Marcos Pizza has opened its latest location in Orlando, Florida, according to a press release. The restaurant is locally owned and operated by franchisee Sam Sobh. Sobh moved to Orlando in 2012 to take a general manager position at a Marcos Pizza location, and eventually purchased his first franchise in 2014 at the age on 23.

Hatched from the minds of Emmy Award-winning TV host Guy Fieri and restaurateur Robert Earl, Chicken Guy opened a location this week in Miamis Dadeland Mall. "Flavortown is comin to Dadeland Mall," Fieri said in a company press release. "Im…

Kansas City-based Hawaiian Bros signed its fourth franchise agreement with Ohana Restaurant Group LLC, owned by Zach Fugate and cousins Nick and Nathan Blasi, in Wichita, Kansas. The newly formed Ohana Restaurant Group LLC franchised the Springdale, Arkansas location and will develop seven additional Hawaiian Bros restaurants across four markets.

In our countrys history was him. and its sort of hard to imagine that today mississippi was the first state to send a black man to the u.s. congress. but they did, and they did it all the way back in 1870. they did i and then believe it or not, an 1875, they did it again. the mississippi legislator said blanche k bruise to the united states senate. thats the second time ever a black man was elected to that chamber. and youre probably wondering why or how that happened. the reason mississippi was...

Like that all the way back in the 1870s was because of reconstruction. after the civil war, mississippi was forced to adopt a bunch of new laws and franchising the states newly-freed black citizens. and those laws allowed the states black man to vote in free and fair elections for the first time in history. and thats what they produced. it was real historic progress in the american south on an incredible time scale. and as you can imagine, the backlash to it was just as swift. in 1890, aggrieved...

The Dolly Llama, a dessert shop serving waffle and ice cream concoctions, is moving into Northern California with a location in Elk Grove slated to open by end of summer. Located at 4810 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 140, next to…

Houston-based Salata is closing in on 100 locations via a three-unit agreement with Phillip Jones, who also owns multiple Smoothie King and Marcos Pizza locations. Hell open his first Salata in Hapeville, Georiga "Ive been a huge fan of Salata…

Big Chicken, founded by Hall of Famer and New Jersey native, Shaquille ONeal, is opening six locations in New Jersey, thanks to a deal with franchisees Chad and Aditya Pate. "Aditya and I are thrilled to be working with the…

California-based The Habit Burger Grill is opening Sunday in Chongqing, the fourth-largest city in China, at Terminal 3 in the Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. "It is an honor to partner with HMSHost, a global leader in dining with an impressive…