Here is something that you might not know. The Boston Pizza food franchise is a Canadian based chain of restaurants that was first originated from Edmonton, Alberta. Many would often make the mistake of associating the franchise with the city in Massachusetts, but that goes along with the founders’ intended strategy of selecting a franchise name that represents a recognizable and established brand. We can see that this brand name was indeed leveraged as the Boston Pizza franchise has expanded to over 300 locations in Canada, as well as expansion to the United States and Mexico. Focusing on the Canadian market as their primary expansion market, the Boston Pizza food franchise is putting most of their growth efforts into steady expansion across the Ontario province. Boston Pizza has recently opened its first restaurant and sports bar in Bracebridge, Ontario, and also recently opened its third location in Markham, Ontario. Despite their expansion, the food franchising industry will face increasing competition from rising food prices, food contamination recalls, and growing competition in the market. Looking at the pizza industry as an example, pizza franchises are facing intense competition from supermarkets that are offering their own oven-baked pizzas sold and served in-store at a cheaper price. 2009-05-04T16:46:13Z true 29 27 6 2009-05-08T15:17:35Z