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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Walk-On's is opening an Atlanta office

 By Joe Guszkowski on Jan. 25, 2022

The satellite to its Baton Rouge HQ will house finance, analytics and tech departments to help support the chain's rapid growth.

Emerging Brands

Tony Roma’s gets ready for its fast casual debut

 By Heather Lalley on Jan. 24, 2022

The 50-year-old casual-dining chain, which has shrunk to just seven U.S. units, sees a future in its smaller Bones & Burgers offshoot.

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Friendly's plans a fast-casual entry

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 20, 2022

A scaled-down riff called Friendly's Cafe will fire up its kitchen next month.

Emerging Brands

Sweetfin gets an investment from an Italian poke chain

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 18, 2022

Poke House has taken a minority stake in the 14-unit poke fast casual based in Southern California, allowing it to speed up its growth.

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How Obama's personal finance advisor is trying to change the face of restaurants

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 18, 2022

Robbie Robinson, co-founder of the Pendulum Holdings investment and advisory group, partnered with Chopt parent Founder’s Table to bring capital to operators who typically don’t get funding.

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How Hopdoddy prepared to get acquisitive

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 13, 2022

The Texas-based better-burger fast casual used the pandemic’s challenges to become leaner and stronger. Then it decided to buy a competitor and it might scoop up more.

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Investors are betting big on these emerging chains

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 21, 2021

Money was slow to start flowing at the outset of 2021, but interest in emerging concepts picked up in the back half of the year.

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Inside &pizza’s ambitious growth plans

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 21, 2021

The fast-casual pizza concept, which has about 60 units, plans to open 40 new stores by the end of next year. It also isn’t ruling out a possible IPO one day.

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With Callaway’s backing, Five Iron Golf gets ready to grow

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 17, 2021

The tech-enabled, golf-focused eatertainment chain has 11 units now with at least five more slated for 2022.

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Inside IHOP’s first Flip’d unit in NYC

By Joe Guszkowski on Dec. 16, 2021

The scaled-down spinoff will serve pancake bowls, burgers and more—mainly for takeout. It's the first of 10 slated for the Big Apple.

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