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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Texas Roadhouse to speed growth of Jaggers brand with franchise deal

 By Joe Guszkowski on Sep. 20, 2021

It has partnered with the Dallas-based Saxton Group to open 10 locations of the fast casual in Texas and Oklahoma.

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How an iconic bagel seller is prepping for reinvention

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 14, 2021

The latest episode of the “Buzzworthy Brands” podcast features H&H Bagels, which has been in business for nearly 50 years, and is now getting its operations and systems in place to begin franchising.

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Smallcakes cupcake chain is acquired by The Derbyshire Group

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 14, 2021

The 180-unit brand, which sells cupcakes and ice cream and is largely owned by franchisees, will be led by a new team as it is prepped for growth.

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Ike’s Love & Sandwiches invests in new hot chicken concept

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 12, 2021

Ike’s executives will now take over development, operations and marketing for three-unit fast-casual chain Bangin’ Buns as it grows.

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Pincho gets a $20M investment from the Savory Fund

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 09, 2021

The money will be used to fuel growth of the Miami-based fast casual, as well as buying out franchisees to convert the eight current restaurants to company-owned stores.

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How Sam Fox went from college dropout to one of the country’s most successful restaurateurs

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 09, 2021

In the nearly 30 years since opening his first restaurant, Fox has become a concept developer whose ideas regularly get scooped up by big-time investors and chains.

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Shaquille O’Neal’s Big Chicken prepares for big growth

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 07, 2021

The former NBA star’s fast-casual chicken concept is getting into ghost kitchens, franchising and cruise ships, all the while finding the best ways to leverage its famous founder’s image.

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How Playa Bowls turned a blender and a dream into a growing fast-casual concept

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 02, 2021

Rob Giuliani and his partner, Abby Taylor, started with a stand on the Jersey shore selling smoothies and acai bowls and grew it into a 126-unit chain.

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Why health-focused chains are growing so fast

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 27, 2021

Concepts selling smoothies, salads and nutritionally balanced bowls topped the latest Buzzworthy Brands ranking, positioning themselves for swift post-pandemic growth.

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Everbowl’s pandemic pivot accelerates its path to growth

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 27, 2021

The fast casual’s switch to a 100% franchised model turned into a silver lining that’s spurring expansion.

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