Virginia-based Franchise Consulting LLC announced the addition of Italian restaurant chain Paisano’s to its family of clients. "Paisano’s has proven its solid business model for over a decade," said Mike Halpern, Franchise Consulting’s founder and CEO. He added that the company hopes to have 10 development agreements signed for the D.C. metro area by 2010.

Other brands that have used Franchise Consulting’s services include Camille’s Sidewalk Café, Coney’s and FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Café.