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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Concepts making a splash

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 02, 2017

A Hooters with flat-chested staffers and no table service was just one of the startling new concepts to emerge this week. Here's a rundown of ventures that merit a look.

Emerging Brands

6 concepts boosting the dine-in fun quotient

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 15, 2017

Operators are adding haircuts, carnival games, virtual reality and more to draw diners.

Emerging Brands

5 shiny new concepts for the new year

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 28, 2017

Learn about some of the latest entrants in the fast-casual segment, as well as a retail-cafe mashup making a splash. 

Emerging Brands

Full-service concepts elbowing into fast casual

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 10, 2017

Frequent past failures haven't discouraged full-service chains from trying fast-casual concepts. Here's a look at the latest experiments.

Emerging Brands

5 new concepts slinging Roman-style slices

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 25, 2017

Roman-style pizza concepts march into the U.S.

Emerging Brands

Slapfish spins off a raw-bar concept

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 04, 2018

The new spot is part of a boom in California places featuring oysters on the half shell.

Emerging Brands

7 new concepts we’re tracking right now

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 23, 2017

From drive-thrus to white tablecloths, new concepts keep popping up around the country.

Emerging Brands

Muscle Maker Grill parent plots $20M ‘mini IPO’

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 12, 2017

The 50-unit chain is the latest operation to take the alternate financing route.

Emerging Brands

4 vegan burger chains hoping to take on McDonald’s

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 12, 2018

Operators are catering to millennial diners' plant-based demand with a flurry of emerging vegan burger chains. Here’s a look at some of those growing concepts.

Emerging Brands

5 newcomers to the old-school luncheonette

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 24, 2017

How operators are revisiting this iconic style to shake up full service.

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