In multiple cases, Chipotle shut down nascent brands because it seemed impossible for them to grow to a point where they ...

Baghdassarian said that Massis Kabob, which has been serving Mediterranean food in California mall food courts since 1976, was one of the first restaurants to invest in digital video menu boards ...

But when a small group of people, or sometimes just one, amasses the capital and influence to open up restaurant after restaurant, it — like a chain — still risks flattening the restaurant ...

The oldest restaurant in North Texas, the 104-year-old El Fenix, has become a small chain. Today, it has 14 restaurants in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area.

The small, 41-year-old chain has dozens of locations around the state, but only a few outside of it. Locals adore the restaurant, which has been called " the best thing about West Virginia ." ...