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Lisa Jennings

Executive Editor

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Lisa Jennings

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Emerging Brands

Can pickleball save the eatertainment sector?

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

Food

Panda Express rolls out plant-based version of Orange Chicken nationally for a limited time

The fast-casual Asian chain will use a Beyond Meat chicken alternative and give the dish a premium price.

Financing

True Food Kitchen plans to launch new fast-casual brand with help from $100M investment

HumanCo and Manna Tree join Centerbridge Partners, bringing in key investors that include Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra.

Marketing

MOD Pizza hopes to capture busy parents during back-to-school season with its latest offer

The family bundle package, called "Fundle," comes in a game-covered carrying container and saves parents up to $10.

Topics

Chipotle TV ad celebrates ‘The 88 Club’ to kick off Dallas-Tampa Bay game

The burrito chain will introduce LTOs for the menu highlighting Dallas Cowboys' wide receivers who wore the number 88.

Marketing

Wingstop launches a lineup of chicken sandwiches, then quickly runs out

Shortages after social media-fueled demand are becoming more common. Is it strategy?

Marketing

Au Bon Pain reveals brighter and modernized new look

Parent Ampex Brands plans to open its first Café of the Future next year and will remodel existing corporate units.

Emerging Brands

Kevin Hart’s new restaurant Hart House aims to reinvent fast food, and not by being plant based

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

Workforce

California's FAST Act may still hit the small chains and independents it's meant to spare

Those outside the fast-food sector worry they may have to raise wages to compete for workers.

Marketing

Chipotle Mexican Grill unveils cargo pants made of napkins

First it was cilantro soap, then the ‘Water Cup Candle.’ Now the fast-casual chain is creating upcycled athleisurewear.

Operations

Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan faces backlash after closing her restaurant Chaatable in Nashville, Tenn.

Celebrity chef Maneet Chauhan faces backlash after closing the Nashville restaurant Chaatable.

Food

Chipotle Mexican Grill’s latest test: Chicken Al Pastor

Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing Chicken Al Pastor at 94 restaurants in Denver and Indianapolis.

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