independents

Newcomers to the Top 100

Oct. 06, 2017

Whether these concepts grew their incremental sales, opened up or asked to be considered, they made the list of Top 100 Independents for the first time this year.

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2017 top independent hotel restaurants

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 06, 2017

The top-grossing independent restaurants located in hotels of 2017.

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2017 top independent restaurants in Las Vegas

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 09, 2017

Las Vegas is home to the top-grossing restaurant in the United States, Tao, along with 13 other high-volume players from the Top 100. The city hosts several celebrity chefs and leading multiconcept operators.

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2017 top independent restaurants in Fla.

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 09, 2017

Ten restaurants among the Top 100 Independents call Florida home. Three are in Orlando’s Disney Springs, and the rest are clustered in and around Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

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Sales tactics boosting sales and traffic

By Scott Hume on Oct. 15, 2017

Operators share how they’re boosting sales and traffic.

Emerging Brands

9 up-and-coming independent restaurants

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 17, 2017

The operators behind some of the top-grossing independents have turned out some new concepts.

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Charlie Sarkis, Boston's pioneering multiconcept operator, dies at 78

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 14, 2018

His Back Bay Restaurant Group was an early example of the MCOs that are now found throughout the nation.

Emerging Brands

8 openings on our radar

By Lauren Hallow on Feb. 09, 2017

Restaurant Business’ latest openings roundup includes outposts from international chains, restaurants specializing in ethnic fare, plus more to keep an eye on, including a revamped Planet Hollywood.

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