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Mendocino Farms

Former Zoes Kitchen CEO Joins Mendocino Farms
Kevin Miles has 25 years of industry experience.
Mendocino Farms Sells Majority Stake to Growth Firm
Fast casual Mendocino Farms, a Southern California-based brand with 16 locations, has sold a majority stake to TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG
How Mendocino Farms is Rethinking the Fast Casual Paradigm
Mendocino Farms is positioned to disrupt upscale casual dining in suburbia.
Why Mendocino Farms is One to Watch
After a decade perfecting its operation, this California fast casual 2.0 brand is ready to shake up the better-sandwich scene.

Farming in Flux
Family farms are disappearing, even as restaurants look to source better ingredients. Can agriculture and foodservice help save each other?
Learn More About Fast Casual 2.0 at the NRA Show
There’s no doubt that the fast-casual industry is the most exciting restaurant category today.
Say Hello to Fast Casual 2.0
Fast casual changed the restaurant industry conversation. But it’s the next wave of limited-service restaurants that might change how we dine out entirely.

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