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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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The $1.5 Million Scoop: How Chicken Salad Chick Turned a Picnic Staple Into a Franchise Machine
Consumer · Ecommerce

The $1.5 Million Scoop: How Chicken Salad Chick Turned a Picnic Staple Into a Franchise Machine

Chicken Salad Chick took a dish associated with picnics and church lunches, gave it 12 personalities, and built a fast-casual growth story around the humble scoop. Its real product is not novelty alone - it is repeatable choice served with a neighborhood touch.

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Cafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican
Consumer · Hospitality · Food And Beverage

Cafe Rio Fresh Modern Mexican

The Utah chain that refuses to own a freezer built a burrito empire on slow-braised pork and tortillas pressed while you wait. Here is how a chef's side project became a 160-restaurant test of whether "made from scratch" can scale.

cafe-rio · fast-casualRead →
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Twin Peaks Restaurants
Consumer · Hospitality · Franchise

Twin Peaks Restaurants

How a Texas mountain-lodge sports bar turned cold beer, scratch kitchens, and franchisee ambition into one of the highest-grossing brands in casual dining.

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