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Development

Wisconsin-based fast-casual sub shop Cousins Subs opened its first-ever airport location in Concourse C at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport with partner HMSHost.

Design

Located in Carlsbad, Calif., The Coyote is a longtime restaurant/bar/live music venue that’s a favorite with locals for its extensive outdoor seating. A dark and aging indoor dining area was being underutilized until it was renovated.  

Design
Brent White

Hot colors, hard plastic surfaces, fixed furnishings, drab dropped ceilings, bright institutional lighting — think back to just about any fast-food restaurant chain not too many years ago, and these are the design elements you’d have been likely to see. After all, the whole QSR experience was built around getting customers in and out quickly, not making them comfortable enough to hang around.

Development
Bill Chemero

When Bill Chemero and John Eucalitto got involved with Wayback Burgers in 2008, the chain — which began in Newark, Del., in 1991 — had fewer than 10 locations, but the owner had an appetite for growth. The duo embarked on a path that grew the chain to more than 170 restaurants globally and eventually saw them acquiring the chain. Today, Eucalitto is president and CEO of the chain, and Chemero serves as chief development officer. Here, Chemero provides insights on how they grew the company and where they plan to take it next.

Development
Garbanzo

The ability to see the future has been in the hands of fortune tellers and soothsayers for hundreds of years, but in the 21st century, restaurant developers are turning to another tool: digital analytics.

Development
Another Broken Egg Cafe

With a cultural shift toward brunch and morning cocktails, this breakfast chain has redesigned to emphasize its bar and its Southern roots.