Small Batch Soups, a business founded in 2014, served its final customers on the first floor of Circle Tower on Dec. 31.
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“Ghost kitchen” pioneer ClusterTruck, founded in Indianapolis in 2016, initially announced franchise opportunities in March 2024.
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The closures are in Garfield Park, the Fashion Mall at Keystone and Hamilton Town Center, where a longtime tenant has closed to make way for a new steakhouse.
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Clutch Kitchen, a restaurant founded by Indiana University alum and “MasterChef” competition winner Kelsey Murphy, has taken over the spot previously filled by three counter-service concept eateries.
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Kelsey Murphy, whose culinary career launched after her 2021 victory as a contestant on Fox’s “MasterChef,” opened Clutch Kitchen this month at The Yard at Fishers District in the former Fishers Test Kitchen space.
Senate Bill 21 passed the chamber 37-11 and now heads to the Indiana House.
In November, Kimmie Chang opened Okonori Japanese High Kitchen in The Corner, a new mixed-use development by Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group at the intersection of East 116th Street and Rangeline Road.
Developer Thompson Thrift announced several new leases for restaurants in The Union at Fishers District on Tuesday.
Fox, which has been sued for negligent hiring, is requesting the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana take jurisdiction after asserting Huse Culinary was “fraudulently joined” to the lawsuit to keep the case in state.
The Fletcher Place brunch spot that helped Indianapolis build a reputation as a culinary destination is planning significant changes for 2026.
The Champagne Velvet-themed restaurants celebrate nearly forgotten beer resurrected by Upland Brewing Co. in 2013.
After placing in the Top 10 at four previous editions of the World Food Championships competition for chefs, Cindy Hawkins didn’t have to settle for “nearly victorious” status in 2025.
IBJ spoke to Eve Keller about her life and love of women’s sports and spaces. Read on for a transcript of that conversation, edited for length and clarity.
Hendricks Commercial Properties is asking the court to permit it to move forward with evicting Punch Bowl from its space and to collect unpaid rent, late charges, attorney fees, interest and other legal expenses.
Designated outdoor refreshment areas, or DORAs, have been widely established across the state since a law creating them was passed in 2023. But Indianapolis doesn’t yet have one.
Cunningham Restaurant Group said it was unable to reach an agreement on a long-term lease for the restaurant with the building’s owner.
The new round of planned closures comes on top of the closure of 240 U.S. Wendy’s locations in 2024.
Melting Pot launched in Florida in 1975, when communal dining associated with fondue was a prominent social trend.
Jaffe Realty Co. plans to invest $12 million to redevelop the lot at 420 E. Main St., which has been empty for 14 years.
Louisville-based Yum Brands also owns popular fast-food chains KFC and Taco Bell.
La Tapatia is scheduled to open Nov. 10 at 6283 N. College Ave., a 3,000-square-foot space north of the Turntable music venue.
The restaurant chain has about 30 locations in Indiana, including nearly a dozen in the Indianapolis area.
Three related businesses operated by Jack’s Donuts owner and CEO Jack “Lee” Marcum III have filed Chapter 11 petitions, listing total liabilities of more than $20 million and assets of less than $1.6 million.
Martin joined the company in 2019 as vice president of operations and spent more than four years at the side of founder Nathan Finney, who died in a November 2023 plane crash.
