Lisa Jennings
Executive Editor
Contact LisaLisa Jennings, executive editor. Lisa Jennings is a veteran restaurant industry reporter and editor who covers the fast-casual sector, independent restaurants and emerging chain concepts. Her experience includes other industry publications as well as the daily newspaper The Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn., where she was Food Editor. Her work has been cited in the Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, FoodBeast, The Huffington Post, Time.com and more.
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Lisa Jennings
Page 1Whole Foods' co-founder John Mackey launches new Love.Life restaurant in Los Angeles
Mackey and several former Whole Foods execs are building a restaurant brand around the notion that food is medicine. The plant-based restaurant is only one part of the brand, which will later include medical services and wellness programs.
Hybrid market-restaurant chain Eataly acquired for nearly $200M
The U.K.-based investment firm Investindustrial VII LP plans to grow the brand globally.