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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

5 shiny new concepts for the new year

 By Heather Lalley on Dec. 28, 2017

Learn about some of the latest entrants in the fast-casual segment, as well as a retail-cafe mashup making a splash. 

Emerging Brands

Full-service concepts elbowing into fast casual

 By Peter Romeo on Mar. 10, 2017

Frequent past failures haven't discouraged full-service chains from trying fast-casual concepts. Here's a look at the latest experiments.

Emerging Brands

5 new concepts slinging Roman-style slices

By Heather Lalley on Sep. 25, 2017

Roman-style pizza concepts march into the U.S.

Emerging Brands

Slapfish spins off a raw-bar concept

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 04, 2018

The new spot is part of a boom in California places featuring oysters on the half shell.

Emerging Brands

7 new concepts we’re tracking right now

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 23, 2017

From drive-thrus to white tablecloths, new concepts keep popping up around the country.

Emerging Brands

Muscle Maker Grill parent plots $20M ‘mini IPO’

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 12, 2017

The 50-unit chain is the latest operation to take the alternate financing route.

Emerging Brands

4 vegan burger chains hoping to take on McDonald’s

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 12, 2018

Operators are catering to millennial diners' plant-based demand with a flurry of emerging vegan burger chains. Here’s a look at some of those growing concepts.

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5 newcomers to the old-school luncheonette

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 24, 2017

How operators are revisiting this iconic style to shake up full service.

Emerging Brands

‘Refinement’ and expansion slated for Bartaco after hiring of Union Square vet

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 16, 2017

New president will also work to revamp the concept’s technology.

Emerging Brands

A chain adapts to grocery

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 23, 2018

A Mediterranean concept adjusts operations to fit the nontraditional footprint.

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