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The Kansas City restaurant group is rolling out a new food truck that gives guests craveable comfort food. CEO Alan Gaylin shares the delectable details.

Another national chain has chosen the Philadelphia region for its first-ever location in Pennsylvania. The latest is bringing its healthy juices all the way from the West Coast.

Southern California-based healthy juice bar brand Nékter Juice Bar will expand to Pennsylvania for the first time in May at Centre Square Commons at 970 DeKalb Pike in Blue Bell in Montgomery County.

The Montgomery County restaurant will be 1,200 square feet to 1,300 square feet in size with seating for 13 people.

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The Milwaukee building that is home to King Juice Co. sold for nearly $4.5 million last week to a New York state investment firm.

BrewDog, the Scotland-based craft brewer that houses its American headquarters in Columbus, is working to set up a Pittsburgh outpost.

Food truck Culinerdy Cruzer is parking for a brick-and-mortar location in downtown Sacramento.

The comfort-food-themed truck will become Culinerdy Kitchen at 524 12th St., main chef Keith Breedlove said in a Facebook posting, with June 1 as the target opening date.

“Look at the size of this kitchen,” Breedlove said in the video posting, recorded at the 9,200-square-foot space across from the La Valentina apartment and retail project. He added later, “I’m trying not to cry.”

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A microcinema that focuses on mamafilm, a place for mothers to be entertained and connected, will open in the Revolutsia development on East Central next month.

The 30-seat arrangement will be set in a living-room setup. Beginning May 11 and continuing on the second and fourth weekends of the month through October, mamafilm will feature film screenings followed by conversations with patrons and local experts or nonprofits, fitted with the movie's theme.

Mamafilm is the idea of Lela Meadow-Conner,…

Craft-brewing production and sales grew in 2018, despite a downturn in overall U.S. beer production.

Los Angeles cannabis company Vertical Cos. said it's raised $58 million in a Series A round of financing.

The company said it's now raised a total of $65 million in the past five years and is getting ready to spin off its hemp-based cannabidiol (“CBD”) assets — Vertical Wellness — later this year.

Investors in the latest round of financing include cannabis industry private equity fund Merida Capital Partners. Other investors, Vertical said, include “numerous global business leaders, including…

Four Hawaii restaurants have earned a spot on Yelp’s Top 100 Places to Treat Yourself for 2019 list. The ranking was released Tuesday and features restaurants from across the country.

Lahaina Grill on Maui is the top local eatery on the list, coming in at No. 12. Merriman’s in Waimea on Hawaii Island and Senia in Honolulu follow at No. 47 and No. 56, respectively. Finally, JO2 in Kapaa, Kauai, makes the cut at No. 80.

To generate the ranking, Yelp’s data science team looked at restaurants…