Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Why Cornbread Farm to Soul believes the time is right for fast-casual soul food

IHOP franchisee-turned-entrepreneur Adenah Bayoh wants to pay homage to a type of culture and food often overlooked but in great demand.

Emerging Brands

Openings and Closings: Here are the new and notable independent restaurant openings this fall, and news of some closures

If there is one constant in the restaurant industry, it is the creative output of entrepreneurs in the independent restaurant sector who keep a steady pace of new concepts and innovation. To help readers keep up with what’s new, Restaurant Business is launching a new monthly feature that will track notable independent restaurant openings—and closings— across the country.

A growing number of restaurant brands are vying for dominance with a dish that checks every box for the post-pandemic consumer.

The new La Madrina will be part of an all-star food hall lineup created by Mina Group spinoff TableOne Hospitality.

The five-unit chain hopes to more than quadruple its footprint over the next few years.

Wow Wow Hawaiian Lemonade got its start out of a trailer. The brand’s fresh-pressed lemonades grew a following through night markets and farmers markets in Hawaii, finding fans among locals and to...

Birdsong launches fast-casual spinoff Birdbox with Claude the Claw sandwich, a chicken sandwich with claw attached.

Punch Bowl Social founder Robert Thompson jumps into this increasingly crowded niche with the new Camp Pickle concept to debut next year.

Hart House CEO Andy Hooper hopes to redefine the QSR employment experience with higher wages and benefits that go way beyond the industry standard.

The outlet in American Dream mall in New Jersey will be the first physical location for the fast-growing virtual brand.

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