10 Groundbreaking Concepts

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

10 Groundbreaking Concepts - 2016

Apr. 29, 2016

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...

Cheffy QSRs

May 09, 2016

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...

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Sheetz

May 09, 2016

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...

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

La Botaniste

May 09, 2016

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...

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

McDonald's

May 15, 2017

McD's invests in becoming the ultimate concept for convenience

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Mod

May 15, 2017

Co-working-customer stealer

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Starbucks' pickup-only stores

May 15, 2017

No app, no order

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

CPG Restaurants

May 15, 2017

Retail brands invade restaurant space

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Nonrestaurant restaurants

May 09, 2016

“We’ve experienced an almost decade-long wave of innovation fueled by technology across all industries,” says Caleb Merkl, co-founder and CEO of Maple,...

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

Holler & Dash

May 09, 2016

Another chain is trying to broaden its reach and capitalize on a prime segment for growth by launching an entirely new fast-casual concept. But unlike...

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10 Groundbreaking Concepts