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Sandwich shops’ signature moves

 By Lauren Hallow on Jul. 31, 2017

As the make-your-own model grows synonymous with fast casuals, new sandwich spots are upgrading the handheld with elevated ingredients and chef-crafted builds.

Operations

3 hacks to beef up the org chart—on a budget

 By Heather Lalley on Nov. 13, 2017

A growing chain shares its tactics.

10 Groundbreaking Concepts

10 groundbreaking concepts: 2014

May 11, 2014

As concepts fight for a foothold in the crowded restaurant industry, determination to be on the cutting edge drives many decisions. 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.

Emerging Brands

3 restaurant concepts set to invade the US

By Aaron Jourden on Nov. 11, 2016

Overseas specialists in contemporary Indian comfort food, Brazilian brownies and Canadian pub fare have set the American market as an expansion target.

Operations

Dispatches from behind enemy lines: Whole Foods’ latest incursion into foodservice

By Heather Lalley on Mar. 30, 2017

Why this grocery store of the future poses a threat to your business.

2017 Top 500: Burger

By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 07, 2017

The top three burger chains, all QSRs, own two-thirds of the category's sales.

Beverage

Australian coffee concepts invade the U.S.

By Heather Lalley on Aug. 11, 2017

They're coming from a land Down Under to make their mark on the coffee cafe segment.

Emerging Brands

Cava founders plot full-service concept

By Heather Lalley on Nov. 29, 2017

New all-day restaurant will feature French-Mediterranean cuisine.

Concept to Scout: Banh Shop

By Dotty Griffith on Oct. 14, 2014

Yum! Brands is at it again, rolling out another fast-casual test concept in the Dallas area. Instead of fried chicken (the subject of a previous test, SuperChix in Arlington, Texas), it’s floating Southeast Asian “street” sandwiches, known as banh mi.

Food

Consumers' favorite taco joints

By Peter Romeo, Sara Rush Wirth, Kelsey Squire and Benita Gingerella on Nov. 28, 2016

Don't expect to find Taco Bell or Chipotle on the list of Foursquare users' most-loved sources of the Tex-Mex staple. But Waffle House is there, along with one-offs in such unexpected locales as Charlotte, N.C. Here are the top 20 joints, along with why they top the rankings.

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