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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

How Angie's Food Concepts aims to become the Walmart of restaurants

 By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 27, 2024

Fast food has an affordability problem and Tony Christofellis, who co-founded the Salad and Go chain, believes he knows how to fix it.

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Everytable resets its table

 By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 23, 2024

Once hailed as a concept that cracked the code on offering healthy fast food at affordable prices, the Los Angeles-based chain has retrenched. What happened?

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Koo Koo Roo plans relaunch to tap lingering brand loyalty

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 22, 2024

The new owner of the defunct 36-year-old "home-meal replacement" chain says they loved it once, they'll love it again.

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Home Run Dugout to expand with $22.5M investment

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 19, 2024

The baseball-themed eatertainment concept's Series A funding round was led by Lagniappe Capital Partners, which is also a minority investor in Puttshack.

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A pioneer of NYC's fine-dining scene, Nick Valenti is at it again

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 12, 2024

The former CEO of Patina and Restaurant Associates is opening restaurants again, starting with an Italian place near Orlando.

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6th location of Danny Meyer's Daily Provisions opens with exclusive pastry

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 12, 2024

Former Gramercy Tavern Pastry Chef Claudia Fleming partners to create an homage to NYC’s iconic black-and-white cookies.

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Two more restaurant chains have sights set on big growth in Walmart stores

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 08, 2024

Crave Hot Dogs and Knuckies Hoagies have signed agreements with the retail giant, joining Mr. Gatti's Pizza and Wonder.

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The family-owned Porto's Bakery & Cafe in Los Angeles readies its next generation

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 06, 2024

This iconic 50-year-old brand with soon-to-be seven units is preparing for the next half century with a long-needed shift into the digital age.

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Steve Ells' new Kernel takes major pivot: adding meat

By Lisa Jennings on Aug. 01, 2024

The initially plant-based startup concept created by the founder of Chipotle is evolving as it prepares for growth.

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Batbox hopes to become the Puttshack of baseball

By Lisa Jennings on Jul. 30, 2024

An eatertainment concept out of Mexico with a high-tech baseball simulator has won a $7.3 million Series A funding round to launch growth across the U.S.

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