Ells initially planned to open 15 Kernel locations, but later acknowledged closing the first two after less than a year to retool the concept.
THEN · Nov 9, 2023
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NOW · Apr 9, 2026
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“I just completed my series a round and raised thirty six million. And so, so, you know, that'll take us through the next couple of years and, and that will be a lot to open up, uh, 15 restaurants.”
“so we, we closed down, uh, the two Kernel restaurants after less than a year, uh, spent a couple of months, uh, uh, you know, retooling, and opened counter service”