Black Rock Coffee Bar raised $294 million in an initial public offering Friday, with its stock soaring 38% as trading began in New York. The company priced shares at $20 but they climbed to $27.53 on the first day of trading. That gives Black Rock a market value of about $1.3 billion. Black Rock founders Daniel Brand and Jeff Hernandez …
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Every decade witnesses its own set of trends when it comes to restaurants. The 1970s brought spaces like Hard Rock Cafe, which blended music, memorabilia, and casual dining. The 1980s and early 1990s saw a rise in themed chains like Rainforest Cafe, a jungle-inspired eatery with animatronics, and ShowBiz Pizza Place, which combined pizza, arcade games, and robotic characters. During …
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