10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Market newcomers from the past year that set a new direction for the industry

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

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From co-branded QSRs to multilevel concepts with distinct spaces on every floor, restaurateurs have tried lots of tactics to appeal to all the different...

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

10 Groundbreaking Concepts - 2017

By the RB EditorsFrom Danny Meyer to Taco Bell, some forward-thinking operators are looking beyond pricing and marketing to bolster sales, exploring...

This eatertainment space appeals with its community twist

The labor-limited version of grab-and-go

An evolving mixed-service model

These 10 groundbreakers all pushed the envelope during the last 12 months in terms of both design and operation, bending traditions and blurring lines within their typical space to set new directions.

The one-size-fits-all approach of big legacy chains may be giving way to more diversified, regionalized methods of restaurant development, even for concepts...

There’s a movement afoot among some big-name chefs who are stepping back from high-end cuisine to launch fast-food concepts. “Chefs are really getting...

A proscenium frames a stone pizza oven, open kitchen and barista-manned coffee bar. Cherry-oak tile leads to an “Order Fresh Food Here” pillar with...

Consumers may say they want more healthy items on restaurant menus, but selling food as medicine might not be the easiest marketing pitch. Yet it’s the...

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