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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

7-Eleven broadens its restaurant footprint with a $1B acquisition

 By Peter Romeo on Jan. 12, 2024

The c-store chain is buying the Laredo Taco Co. fast-food units it doesn't currently own, along with the Stripes c-stores that house them.

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How Steve Ells' new Kernel aims to change the labor equation

 By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 11, 2024

Expected to open in February, Kernel will attempt to reinvent the team member experience. Brand president Stephen Goldstein describes how the concept is designed to benefit both the planet and workers.

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Saying go to drive-thru salad

By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 04, 2024

With a head-turning design and an engaged venture capital backer, Greenlane could shake up the healthful fast-casual segment.

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Automated restaurants, Chipotle's next thing and a plant-based burger with Kevin Hart buzz

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 20, 2023

Here are a few concepts to watch in 2024. Some have only barely gotten started, but they promise big things.

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Here's another pickleball concept, this one backed by NRD Capital

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 15, 2023

Industry veterans Aziz Hashim and Mike Rotondo are behind The Pickle Pad, a franchise concept scheduled to debut next year.

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Golden Corral likes what it's learning from its new Homeward Kitchen concept

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 14, 2023

Three years in the making, the fast casual upstart is on track to surpass pro forma projections, the company says.

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What's new from Daniel Boulud, Maneet Chauhan and the 'Too Hot Tamales'

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 13, 2023

New and notable openings this month include a second concept for VCR Group, which includes serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk.

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Mamahuhu hopes to spark 'third wave' that builds on legacy of Chinese-American mom and pops

By Lisa Jennings on Dec. 06, 2023

Chef Brandon Jew takes on the fast-casual challenge of scaling quality food at an accessible price in a Panda Express-dominated segment. But you won't find Chrysanthemum Salad at Panda Express.

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A pair of retail-restaurant hybrids join forces in Chicago

By Joe Guszkowski on Nov. 27, 2023

Foxtrot Market and Dom's Kitchen & Market, which offer both freshly made meals and groceries, are merging to create Outfox Hospitality.

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Savory promotes two execs as platform grows

By Lisa Jennings on Nov. 27, 2023

Weeks after announcing its latest investment, the Utah-based multi-concept platform and private-equity fund names two finance leaders to new positions.

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