concepts

The most notable openings of 2016

By Lauren Hallow and Kelsey Squire on Dec. 19, 2016

2016 was a busy year for restaurant openings, with everyone from Chipotle to Pepsi launching revamped or brand new concepts. Here’s a look at the most notable openings of 2016, divided into seven categories: offshoots, brand extensions, fried chicken brands, poke brands, new spots from the big guns, revamps and game changers.

Ikea considers stand-alone restaurants

By Benita Gingerella on Apr. 18, 2017

30% of the DIY store’s food customers visit just to eat.

2017 Top 500: Pizza

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 08, 2017

DIY pizza is again a growth story, but still a relatively small piece of the pie (only Blaze Pizza has hit the top 200).

Operations

This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Fashion benders

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 15, 2017

Restaurants influenced more than food trends this week. Just ask those waifs in outlandish outfits who strutted the runways this week in New York City.

Emerging Brands

Guy Fieri’s Times Square concept to close

By Heather Lalley on Dec. 29, 2017

Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar, consistently one of the country’s top-grossing independent restaurants, announced this week that it will close on New Year’s Eve. The Times Square restaurant from ...

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill's urban renewal

Mar. 09, 2015

In designing its first urban prototype, Denver-based Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill broke out of its suburban mold to inject the energy and rhythm of the city into its new downtown store.

Emerging Brands