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Emerging Brands

5 concepts putting the ‘fine’ in ‘fast-fine’ dining

From tasting menus to "fancy" tap water, here's how fast casual's going upscale.

Technology

13 features of the next-gen restaurant

Industry experts offer their guesses on what the unit of the future will look like.

Technology

The future will be personalized

We asked some leading restaurant innovators where the industry’s increasing reliance on data will lead. These are their predictions for the decade ahead.

Emerging Brands

6 concepts boosting the dine-in fun quotient

Operators are adding haircuts, carnival games, virtual reality and more to draw diners.

Financing

Nestle acquires third-wave roaster Blue Bottle

The move may have Starbucks looking over its shoulder.

Emerging Brands

Inside Birdcall

A new fast casual ditches front-of-house staff for tablets.

Mammoth storms pummel the restaurant industry

As eateries in one of the nation’s biggest restaurant markets set their sights on recovery, those in the path of Hurricane Irma and other storms brace for an uphill climb.

Emerging Brands