Ethical Dining Ideals Are Colliding With Economic And Operational Pressures Mission-driven dining, sustainable fast casual, post-plant-based fatigue Modern fast-casual food culture is increasingly shifting away from idealistic expansion models centered around sustainability, local sourcing, and plant-based disruption toward more pragmatic and economically resilient dining systems. The collapse of Clover Food Lab reflects this transformation by showing how even culturally belo

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