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An affiliate of Chick-fil-A Inc. is eyeing the launch of a new company to open retail attractions where kids and parents can hang out and play in a stimulating and creative environment.

Restaurants are often looking for a bump when the summer doldrums hit, so if you want a deal at a local establishment, you have your chance.

The Pennsylvania-based chocolate and snack foods giant acquired the local jerky startup for nearly $220 million in 2015. At the time, Hershey said it was committed to keeping Krave's headquarters in Sonoma.

In 2011, there were 73 craft breweries in Wisconsin, according to the Brewers Association. By the end of 2017, however, that number more than doubled to 160, which ranks 14th in the U.S. Craft breweries currently have a $2 billion economic impact on Wisconsin and that number is only expected to grow.

Diners like the convenience and affordability of fast-food and fast-casual restaurants, a trend that shows no sign of slowing. Many of these chains have a presence across the country as they continue to expand. Here is a quick look at stories about the leading brands in the industry as recently reported by The Business Journals and other media.

For Starbucks, the scope of companywide anti-bias training on Tuesday was easy to measure. Roughly 175,000 employees at 8,000 locations pored over nearly…

The building that houses Celebrity chef Scott Conant’s Mora Italian on the southeast corner of Seventh Street and Montebello Avenue in uptown Phoenix sold for $4.7 million.

The building, which is the former headquarters of Planned Parenthood, is nearly 6,000 square feet, meaning it sold for $780 per square foot. The deal closed May 16.

Chad Tiedeman at Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the seller, 7th Street/Montebello, LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed right away.

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The creative director of D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co. first envisioned the company in New York with Roger Brady in 1978.

A popular Scottsdale-based restaurant chain is further expanding its footprint on both sides of the Valley.

Square One Concepts will add two new Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers locations: adding a new restaurant in Scottsdale early next year as well as opening its first Peoria location later this year.

The Peoria restaurant is set to open at the Park West shopping center on the corner of Northern Avenue and Loop 101. A specific opening date has not been set but CBCB expects to open the Peoria restaurant…

The owners will close the popular Chinatown eatery on June 24.

Four Seasons Resort Lanai has named Christopher Texeira as the new executive chef of its upscale Japanese restaurant Nobu Lanai.

Texeira, who brings more than 15 years of culinary experience to the position, helped open the restaurant in 2012 after working at Nobu Waikiki, which moved from the Waikiki Parc Hotel to the ground floor The Howard Hughes Corp.’s luxury condominium building Waiea.

A Kailua-native and graduate of Kapiolani Community College’s Culinary Arts Program, Texeira has lived…