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Concept watch: Another approach to the Mediterranean market

A new Los Angeles concept features street foods made with roasted meats.

Concept watch: A peek inside a 'nonchain' from Canada

A polished-casual brand called Earls is striving to carve a niche in the U.S. market by offering a broad menu, an upscale experience and unique designs. It's also sporting a halo for how it treats employees.

A new school of fast-casual concepts is bringing regional seafood favorites into the mainstream, offering the sort of selections that consumers formerly found in their areas at higher-end restaurants.

Plan Check specializes in modern takes on old favorites, from all-natural fried chicken and smoked milk gravy to sweet-potato waffle fries served with peach ketchup. And then there's the Ketchup Leather.

Meaning “sausage kitchen” in German, fast-casual Wurstküche serves a variety of encased meats and imported German brews to customers in Denver and L.A.

Los Angeles-based fast-casual Eggslut initially launched as a food truck in 2011 before settling into a space in LA’s Grand Central Market food hall.

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