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LYFE Kitchen

Emerging Brands

LYFE Kitchen begins its 2nd act

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 25, 2018

The fast-casual chain’s new owner plans to expand the health-focused restaurant in and around Chicago after buying it from Carlisle Corp.

Financing

Carlisle Corp. sells off struggling LYFE Kitchen

 By Heather Lalley on Sep. 21, 2018

The three-unit brand is bought by Chicago-based L3 Hospitality Group, a former franchisee.

Emerging Brands

LYFE Kitchen closes original location as unit count dwindles

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 20, 2018

The once-promising fast casual is down to just four stores.

Consumers want healthy food—but are they buying it?

By Lauren Hallow on Aug. 25, 2016

Despite consumer interest in better-for-you fare, some health-focused fast casuals have been slowing growth.

Why you may be giving millennials the creeps

By Sara Rush Wirth on Apr. 06, 2015

Restaurants' new buzz phrase for capturing consumers is one-to-one marketing--using data captured often without the customer's awareness to personalize a pitch. That snooping and profiling doesn't sit well with some patrons, including our Token Millennial.

Technology

Restaurant Business tests chain apps

By Sara Rush Wirth and Benita Gingerella on Oct. 30, 2016

With most chains trying to score valuable real estate on their customers’ phones, the Restaurant Business team took a look at 25 restaurant apps to see what’s working—and what’s not.

2016 Top 500 restaurant chains

Jun. 21, 2016

More than half of the restaurant industry’s $491 billion in sales come from the Top 500 chains. And these giants grew at a modestly stronger rate, both in terms of sales and store counts, than the industry overall. Restaurant Business focused on the leading 250 performers to identify trends for our first-ever special report delivering lessons from Technomic’s annual Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. This special package includes lessons for all operators from the largest chains by segment, menu category and more.

Food

Meeting the challenges of veg-centric entrees

By Lizzy Freier on Apr. 12, 2017

Operators aren’t landing the buy-in for vegetarian dishes.