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

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The Taco Trailer That Learned to Think Like a Chain
Consumer · Ecommerce

The Taco Trailer That Learned to Think Like a Chain

Torchy's built a national restaurant business by treating the taco as a canvas and Austin weirdness as an operating system. Now the challenge is to keep the mischief intact while making every kitchen repeat it.

torchys-tacos · fast-casualRead →
Company
The $900 Chicken Stand That Learned to Scale Heat
Consumer · Ecommerce

The $900 Chicken Stand That Learned to Scale Heat

Dave's Hot Chicken turned four friends, a portable fryer and a tiny menu into a billion-dollar franchise. Its real product is not merely spicy chicken - it is a repeatable system for turning spectacle into restaurant traffic.

daves-hot-chicken · fast-casualRead →
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Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
Consumer

Firebirds Wood Fired Grill

Firebirds found a durable gap between the neighborhood grill and the expense-account steakhouse. Now, with 71 restaurants, a paid loyalty tier and private-equity backing, it is trying to scale the feeling of dinner around a real fire.

wood-fired-grill · polished-casual-diningRead →