50 Great Ideas
Chain moves that apply beyond the big guys
Some of the biggest restaurant concepts are hotbeds for innovation, testing out ideas that will be a boon for operations of any size.
Top 100 Independents
What's keeping indies up at night
Wages and workforce quality are the two most prevalent worries among the Top 100 operators. Here’s how they’re coping.
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.