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Cheesecake Factory to launch a fast casual

 By Patricia Cobe on Feb. 22, 2018

The new concept will debut in Los Angeles this year.

The ‘Brangelinas’ of restaurants

By Kelly Killian on May 26, 2015

There aren’t enough words to describe today’s mishmash of concepts.

Operations

Are wings places the next wave in fast casual?

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 15, 2017

Full-service chicken-wing chains are hatching quick-serve spinoffs.

PizzaRev acquired by food-focused venture capital firm

By Heather Lalley on May 23, 2017

Cleveland Avenue, headed by a former McDonald's CEO, has ties to other emerging concepts.

Financing

3 things plaguing headless restaurants

By Lisa White on Jul. 18, 2017

The wave of headless restaurants has been rolling into the off-premise ecosystem. But recent closures of early entrants indicate that the waters are not calm.

Emerging Brands

4 incubating concepts that could take off

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 03, 2017

These restaurant concepts are proving themselves in food halls, pop-ups and more.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Starbucks experiments

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 15, 2018

The folks in green aprons are changing roles in what the company calls Deployment 2.0, and that's just one of the developments that turned heads in the restaurant industry this week.

Disney World aims to amp up its restaurant game

By Kelsey Squire on Oct. 18, 2016

As traffic to Disney World grows, so too must the dining and retail options that serve it. That idea drove the resort to make over its shopping and dining district.

Houston bakery rakes in dough in response to negative Yelp reviews

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 20, 2017

Former "Top Chef" contestant's bakery finds success is the best revenge with its Yelper-inspired Baked With Hate menu.

Emerging Brands

4 game-changing emerging concepts

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 02, 2017

With new restaurant concepts opening (and failing) every day, it can be hard to figure out which brands merit attention. Here are four standouts, the 2017 Emerging Chains of the Year, an elite group that will be honored at the Restaurant Trends & Directions conference next month in Chicago.

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