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Heather Lalley

Managing editor

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Heather Lalley

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Consumer Trends

Is this the definitive list of America's 50 top restaurants?

Almost every food media and critic issues a list of top restaurants. A new ranking uses the standouts among those lists as the basis for what it says is the authoritative rundown of the industry's best places. Here's our analysis of how they earned that distinction.

Consumer Trends

Operators push off-premise with inventive picnic baskets

In an upscale riff on grab-and-go, some operators are adding picnic blankets, silverware and even a bike tour to off-premise options.

Operations

What to know before launching an airport unit

As airports around the country elevate their F&B offerings, is it worth it for a concept to open airport outposts? And what should brands expect once they do?

Technology

Meet Las Vegas' mixology robots

Tipsy Robot is betting the efficiency and novelty of its cyborg bartenders will be the foundation for a new concept.

Emerging Brands

4 hot new concepts (and 3 on the horizon)

From French bistros to all-day brunch to Danny Meyer's latest, here are the new concepts worth watching.

Operations

4 ways new concepts are heating up ice cream

Operators are employing science, Instagrammable presentations, off-premise innovation and more to drive scoop sales.

Future 50: Emerging Brands

The unlikely rise of The Halal Guys

It’s an unlikely success story—a Cinderella saga of how a concept transformed from a New York City hot dog cart to the country’s fastest-growing small chain.

Future 50: Emerging Brands

10 things growth chains know

With every class of up-and-coming concepts comes a fresh crop of common threads that tie them together.

Future 50: Emerging Brands

8 insights from the Future 50 chains

The Future 50 uncovers industry insights around where the hot upstarts are germinating and other commonalities.

Emerging Brands

7 hot new concepts worth checking out

Clubstaurants, food halls and delivery-only concepts make our latest list of must-track openings.

Consumer Trends

4 themes among this year’s fastest-growing emerging chains

This year’s Future 50 emerging restaurant concepts share many commonalities, a number of which will be discussed at the upcoming Restaurant Trends & Directions conference in Chicago.

Consumer Trends

7 ways a marshmallow cafe is sticking to the trends

See how XO Marshmallow Cafe + Wonderland makes the most of its 700 square feet.

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