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Emerging Brands

New brands and soon-to-open concepts worth watching

Emerging Brands

Must-watch concepts for 2018

 By Heather Lalley on Jan. 10, 2018

Here’s a look at some concepts slated for 2018 that could have the mojo to weather the troubled industry climate.

Emerging Brands

9 new concepts we’re watching

 By Heather Lalley on Apr. 19, 2017

From a major brand's fast-casual spinoff to a DIY ramen concept to vegan falafel, here are the ones to keep an eye on.

Emerging Brands

4 ways a growing coffee chain is keeping its indie vibe

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 13, 2017

Here’s how Colectivo has sidestepped the chain backlash being waged by young consumers.

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Inside Red Robin's delivery-only concept

By Heather Lalley on Jan. 23, 2018

The full-service chain hopes its “virtual” format will fly.

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7 new concepts grabbing our attention

By Heather Lalley on Apr. 27, 2017

Check out these new restaurants sporting "Pulp Fiction"-inspired burgers, pomegranate-tahini doughnuts, sausage-crust pizza and more.

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9 up-and-coming independent restaurants

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 17, 2017

The operators behind some of the top-grossing independents have turned out some new concepts.

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Restaurateur Sam Fox plots a busy 2018

By Heather Lalley on Feb. 07, 2018

The Phoenix-based multiconcept operator plans to open 19 new units, including one first-time expansion, this year.

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5 hotel-based concepts worth checking out

By Heather Lalley on May 16, 2017

Hotels are taking risks with high-end dining. Will the gamble pay off?

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High-tech Eatsa closes majority of its units

By Heather Lalley on Oct. 24, 2017

Eatsa, the automat-style chain heralded as a possible solution to rising labor costs, has shuttered all but two of its locations, citing plans to retool its menu and sell its technological platform to other concepts.

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Inside Slapfish's raw bar spinoff

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 13, 2018

The CEO finds efficiencies in a full-service/fast-casual combo model.

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