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After a period of same-store sales decline, this fast-casual chain is betting on new menu items, a new service model and a new prototype to turn its fortunes around.
This Japanese fine-dining concept specializes in dishes that let the main ingredient shine without extra sauces and seasoning. It has an interior design and kitchen to match.
Restaurant industry veteran Kert Gennings is the new president of The Chickery, a Washington, D.C.-based fast-casual chicken concept.
Despite the name, this casual dining operation doesn’t define itself by drink alone, but by good food and engaging employees.
This sandwich shop counts on scratch cooking and fresh ingredients to make it a national player.
This wing concept is out to attract everyone from Millennials to professionals to families with its new design.
Campus foodservice operation adds new serving, preparation and cooking equipment.
This casual dining chain has opened its first store in seven years as part of the revival of parent company Real Mex Restaurants.
Following a period of growth, this polished-casual chain put a short pause on expansion to refine its look and improve kitchen operations.
This polished-casual concept’s new prototype features a fully open kitchen, island bar and dining areas that offer customers different types of restaurant experiences.
Redesigned stores simplify interior traffic flow and reap the benefits of induction technology.
