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Box Chicken operates out of a 200-square-foot kitchen space, fulfilling online orders in West LA.Shelby Moore for BIThis article is part of “Made to Order,” a series highlighting the business strategies driving today’s food industry.On a good day, Noah Clark prepares 30 bento-box-style meals — but the Box Chicken chef…

In 2023, a breast cancer diagnosis reframed Low Seow Yee’s perspective on life.She decided to quit her job at a government agency to open Hangout Laundry, a laundromat, in Singapore.Laundromats are often touted as a passive income business, but she’s hosting parties and making laundry fun again.When Low Seow Yee…