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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

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Yang’s Kitchen , which Chris Yang opened in Los Angeles with his wife in 2019, has always focused on quality ingredients , like locally milled flour for its scallion pancakes, and produce from Food Roots , which distributes locally grown Asian fruits and vegetables. But recently, it had to announce the ending of that perk.

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How this entrepreneur's bagel runs became a business

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That led to selling bagels at farmers markets. And it turned out to be Justin Wetherill, the founder of the uBreakiFix tech repair chain, who had built that company to more than 500 units before selling it in 2019. and Bruegger’s, Jeff sees a world of opportunity for bagels made better, especially in markets he sees as “bagel deserts.”

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Naya positions to bring fast-casual flavors of Lebanon to the growing Mediterranean category

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Then Kfoury plans to look to new markets, including possibly Florida, Texas, Chicago and the Washington, D.C. So he began talking to TriSpan in late 2019 with the goal of a strategic investment. Now Naya is plotting to fill in the five states where the brand operates: New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

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Hawkers Asian Street Food gets a powerful new board

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He has been CEO of Fogo since 2019 and had been company president since 2013. Tomasso has more than 30 years of leadership experience, including the past seven as CEO of First Watch. He previously worked with chains like Cracker Barrel and Hard Rock Café. McGowan is a 40-year industry veteran. million in revenues per year.

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BJ's Restaurants promotes President Lyle Tick to CEO

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Houdek had been with the chain since 2019. I look forward to building on the foundations we have laid and continuing to work with Brad, the Board, the leadership team and our team members around the country as we execute on our strategies to position BJ’s for sustainable long-term success.” Members help make our journalism possible.

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Red Robin's refranchising plan leads to job cuts at the home office

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It said the deal boosted traffic by a few percentage points in test markets. Hart stepped down in April, passing the baton to Pace, who had been chairman of the board since 2019. Those aggregators have become vital for Domino’s market share, and other chains too. Hart’s initial plan had been showing signs of momentum.

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Newk's, Beans & Brews, The Dead Rabbit and more make moves to bolster leadership

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Cheek served in the role from 2014 to 2019, before moving to Modern Market. In addition, Beans & Brews has hired Carrie Cohen as senior manager of digital marketing. Mark Moriarty at The Dead Rabbit. Photo courtesy of Nicolas Lee Ruiz. Chris Cheek has returned to Newk’s Eatery as chief development officer.