Heather Lalley

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Emerging Brands

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

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

Operations

Big-name operators hit with no-tipping lawsuit

Class action alleges no-tipping policies are "conspiracy" to raise menu prices.

Some operators are moving all storage and prep to be customer-facing.

Downsized Minigrow will feature fewer menu items and ingredients.

How to make money, build brand awareness and (hopefully) avoid getting a cease-and-desist letter.

The parent of Gramercy Tavern and creator of Shake Shack intends to invest in upstart fast-casual brands and tech.

From flying falafel to the latest entrant in the groceraunt craze, here are the new concepts to watch.

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

David Chang's headless concept moves to traditional fast casual.

From tasting menus to "fancy" tap water, here's how fast casual's going upscale.

Industry experts offer their guesses on what the unit of the future will look like.

We asked some leading restaurant innovators where the industry’s increasing reliance on data will lead. These are their predictions for the decade ahead.

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