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It would be fair to describe Melt Shop founder and CEO Spencer Rubin as a meticulous person. After setting his sights on a career in the restaurant industry as a child, he has spent much of his life building the skills necessary to be a success.
This comfort food specialist relies on a franchisee-friendly kitchen and simple operations to fuel growth.
Offering what it deems the best of all the regional barbecue styles, this fast-casual outfit commits to authenticity in both design and cooking.
The new kitchen, servery and dining room at this Jackson, Miss., middle school use contemporary technologies for a more efficient child nutrition program.
With a hip yet low-frills design and limited equipment package, this fast-casual pizza chain was developed with franchising in mind. Three years in, the plan is working.
With a new design, this fast-casual operation ups the emphasis on dine-in service and food quality through an open kitchen.
Edie Ames was named chief executive officer for The Pie Hole, a Los Angeles-based pie and coffee shop with global expansion ambitions.
Russian chain banks on quality ingredients and familiar flavors as it moves into New York City.
New prototype moves nearly all food prep and production to the front of the house for this healthy eating fast-casual chain.
This fast-casual operation has changed its name, design and culture in a quest to upgrade its food choices.