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St. Louis-based Lion's Choice is now open on the ground floor of the BJC @ The Commons building at 4249 Clayton Ave. in the Cortex district.

“The energy and excitement in Cortex are contagious, and we're thrilled to be a part of the neighborhood,” Mike Kupstas, CEO of Lion's Choice, said in a statement. “Whether it's a quick cup of coffee in the morning or lunch catered for the whole office, our new location in Cortex is ready to welcome hungry guests looking for a quick and delicious meal, served…

Spaghetti Warehouse currently has eight locations, but at one point it had about 60 across the nation. Now that the company is stabilized, the CEO said, it's looking to grow.

Jackson's Bar and Bistro, a longtime staple of one of Nashville's most popular neighborhoods, has closed its doors for good.

“Jackson's has been running out of gas,” Tom Sheffer, the restaurant's owner, said in an interview Tuesday morning. “It wasn't running the way that we felt proud to run it.”

Sheffer, who now lives in Birmingham and runs several restaurants there, said Sunday was the last official day at Jackson's Nashville. The restaurant opened in late 1999, making for a run of more than…

When you think hydration, sweet potatoes don’t spring instantly to mind.

But V8+Hydrate, just launched by the Camden, New Jersey-based Campbell Soup Co., is being described by the company as a “category-changing beverage” that “taps into the naturally occurring electrolytes and glucose of the sweet potato and perfectly blends it with water.”

Each 8-oz can has 45 calories and a serving of vegetables, according to a news release. The beverage contains no artificial sweeteners, is non-GMO,…

Stacks Espresso Bar is opening its fourth coffee shop next month in Newton Highlands, a wealthy suburb of Boston, where a neighborhood favorite coffee shop is closing.

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Notable business openings

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Boulevard 41, which offers custom-made personal pizzas and a self-pour beer wall, is now open near Hop House in the El Dorado Hills Town Center. This is the first location for the locally owned eatery. Through Aug. 30, Boulevard 41 has limited hours of 4 to 10 p.m.
On Monday, Ruhstaller…

Two former Naf Naf Grill restaurant executives in Chicago are taking up new roles in the restaurant industry.

David Sloan, the former CEO of Naf Naf Grill, and Franklin Wiener, the former COO of Naf Naf, left the company last year and are staying busy.

Sloan grew Naf Naf Grill from one to 38 restaurants in seven years before he left the company, and Wiener “executed a strategy that successfully grew the company from three to 38 locations across seven states and from 25 employees to over 700,” according…