The chain's leaders believe their passion for pizza and commitment to high-quality ingredients will make this fast-casual pizza concept rise above its competitors.
Americans never seem to tire of pizza, and based on the recent surge in fast-casual pizza upstarts, the industry keeps creating new ways to give it to them in ever more convenient formats. Now comes something completely different. KONO Pizza, which opened its first unit last summer in Edison, N.J., not only takes pizza into QSR territory, it also offers a whole new type of product — pizza in a cone.
“Burgers, Bands and Bourbon” sum up the appeal of this Ohio-based gastropub.
Combining new high-speed ovens with a highly customizable menu, this Dallas-based chain is ready to make a name for itself in the fast-casual pizza segment.
With an extensive menu, a leisurely environment and what might be the world’s largest cappuccino and espresso machine, Café Intermezzo is betting that 21st-century America will take to the 19th-century European coffee house experience.
A just-in-time inventory system, supporting local compost programs and strict controls for produce purchasing and handling are among the practices allowing this growing chain to minimize waste and focus on maintaining high-quality menu items.
This California-based chain intends to raise the reputation of the humble hot dog with a menu of all-beef franks, high-end toppings and scores of franchise locations in the works.
This restaurant chain used its signature round sandwiches to inspire an updated interior design while leveraging a custom-made equipment package to rejuvenate operations.
Thanks to high-end ingredients, a chef-driven menu and an unusual partnership with another chain, Bad Daddy’s is poised to take its award-winning burgers national.
A small, yet efficient, equipment package helps this young quick-service concept to offer authentic tacos prepared fresh daily.
Keith Richards took a loan against his house and his love of Greek food to create this rockin’ “fresh casual” chain.
Developing a footprint to maximize return on investment, this fast casual chain ensures that it can efficiently offer a distinctive menu that is freshly prepared in an open kitchen.
With a commitment to customization, along with a five-ton deck oven, California-based PizzaRev continues to revolutionize how people think about and eat pizza.
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