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Foxtrot co-founder Mike LaVitola

Executive Briefing

Foxtrot’s comeback mantra: Simpler, better

Mike LaVitola has a rare second chance to reboot. Will it work? Also: Cava’s steak enters the ring. And Momofuku wants to be a restaurant company again? Read more →

Elly Truesdell, New Fare Partners

In Conversation

Funding consumer brands in 2023

Elly Truesdell, founder of New Fare Partners, on where she’s investing today, what’s changed, and how food startups can get ready for venture. Read more →

CAVA homepage screenshot

Executive Briefing

Cava gets it done with a big IPO

For all the decades of excitement around Chipotle-for-x concepts, few have made it this far. Read more →

Prospectus Prospectus

Analyzing Cava’s IPO filing

Is the fast-casual Mediterranean chain ready for pickup? Read more →

Taika Mateverse can

Executive Briefing

Drink this NFT!

Using web3 to test the new Taika x FWB sparkling tea — and have a say in its future. Also: Cava’s Emma Chamberlain boost and Chipotle’s new venture fund. Read more →

Hodinkee founder Benjamin Clymer

Executive Briefing

Hodinkee and the new luxury

“We want to be the nose on the face of the watch industry.” Read more →

Field Trip

Executive Briefing

The desk lunch is on hold

How Sweetgreen, Chipotle, and fast-casual restaurants are changing their strategies for the times. Read more →