In mid-century America, the local soda and sweet shop was a fixture of small town life. Here is where Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica met to gossip, fall in and out of love and plan the next pep rally. The Fiiz Drinks chain is trying to modernize that tradition. Started in Utah in 2014 around the personalized "Your Drink, Your Way" soda concept, it has expanded the menu to snacks and desserts, and grown its footprint, to 70 locations. But can that local meeting-place appeal scale to the 500 locations that company President Scott Ball has planned over the next …

While healthy popcorn and snacks brand Lesser Evil launched almost two decades ago, it really burst from its organic shell and onto mainstream grocery shelves in just the last few years. Now at 40,000 stores, Lesser Evil has taken the same approach to growth that it does to popping corn - low and slow. As VP of Marketing Caitlin Mack tell us this week, the art and science of the product touches all aspects of the company culture. Get ready to learn about the importance of "butterfly wings" on your handful of popcorn.

There are meat-lovers' brands and then there are meat-lovers' brands. Barry McGowan, CEO of Brazilian-style eatery Fogo de Chao assures me that there are many veggie offerings on the menu and the buffet table for my vegan palate. But let's face it. The heart of this fast-growing chain is the slow-turning spits and deep carnivore vibes. As he explains this week, Fogo is all about on-premise experience - flames, meat juice, friends.