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Founder story
Hero Bread walked away from Subway, then rebuilt to $54m
The low-carb baker landed an anchor customer in 2021 and was running out of money by 2022. Its chief executive says the maths never worked, so they quit the deal and started again selling direct.
№ 305 · 6 October 2026
Startup news
Picnic's collapse leaves Moto Pizza with two idle $160,000 robots
A supplier shutting down in May turned a Seattle restaurant's pizza machines into cabinets. It is the latest in a run of robotic-pizza failures that includes Zume, Pazzi and Basil Street.
№ 158 · 28 August 2026