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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Punch Bowl Social tackles eatertainment

A deeper dive into the growing eatertainment chain, which made Restaurant Business’ Future 50 list for 2018.

Emerging Brands

Cava invests in tech

A deeper dive into the growing Mediterranean brand, which made Restaurant Business’ Future 50 list for 2018.

Emerging Brands

5 fresh fast casuals from established restaurateurs

By Heather Lalley on Jul. 03, 2018

Proven restaurant operators are breaking from their traditional mold in order to drive their portfolios forward.

Emerging Brands

Where's the best place to open a new restaurant concept? Try Texas.

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 02, 2018

A new ranking packs a number of surprises about where startups are most likely to succeed or fail.

Emerging Brands

The keys to becoming a top growth chain?

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 29, 2018

Build a foundation of people and culture, and success will follow, say emerging chain leaders.

Emerging Brands

5 restaurant preconceptions that died yesterday

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 27, 2018

Attendees of the Restaurant Directions conference learned they have to make some adjustments when thinking about industry problems and opportunities.

Emerging Brands

7 ways the restaurant market is changing—for better and worse

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 26, 2018

From a plague on malls to a spike in gas prices, new challenges are about to confront restaurant operations of all sizes and ages. Here's a preview.

Emerging Brands

Cheesecake Factory’s fast-casual concept has a name: Social Monk

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 22, 2018

Social Monk Asian Kitchen will be the chain’s second try at an Asian concept and will debut this fall.

Emerging Brands

Newcomers to the 2018 Top 500 list

By Sara Rush Wirth on Jun. 22, 2018

These emerging brands managed to grow sales enough to break into the ranks of the largest chains across the country.

Emerging Brands

Mission BBQ: The fast-growing chain you might not know about

By Jonathan Maze on Jun. 22, 2018

The story behind the flourishing chain began with a mission to support the military, firefighters and police officers.