Which Acoustical Solution has the Best ROI?
Creating a dining space that offers an appropriate amount of background noise while allowing...
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Which Acoustical Solution has the Best ROI?
Creating a dining space that offers an appropriate amount of background noise while allowing diners to hear each other is always a challenge for designers. When asked which acoustical solution provides the best return on investment, 30% of restaurant development + design readers said they haven’t identified a clear solution yet!
Which Tech Has the Greatest Impact on Restaurant Design Decisions?
Mobile ordering (and the attendant pickup) is the restaurant technology that has had the greatest impact on restaurant design decisions, according to 33% of restaurant development + design readers.
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Restaurant designers are not catering designs to a specific age group, according to the latest survey of restaurant development + design readers. Demographic influence is a careful balance, according to 46% of readers.
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My Girl Reimagines Cuba’s Golden Age
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The Biggest Bar Design Trend of 2026? It’s Not Alcohol!
In a survey fielded in June, 35% of readers of restaurant development + design said expanding and designing for larger nonalcoholic beverage offerings is the top bar design trend of 2026.
III Forks Reinvents Its Brand with New Addison Prototype
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Which Tech Has the Greatest Impact on Restaurant Design Decisions?
Mobile ordering (and the attendant pickup) is the restaurant technology that has had the greatest impact on restaurant design decisions, according to 33% of restaurant development + design readers.
Digital and Off-Premises Dining Still Dominating Operator Decisions
Digital ordering and, more broadly, off-premises dining, are having the greatest impact on restaurant development strategies, according to a restaurant development + design reader survey.
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Which Tech Has the Greatest Impact on Restaurant Design Decisions?
Mobile ordering (and the attendant pickup) is the restaurant technology that has had the greatest impact...
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