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AvroKO Launches Hospitality Incubator for Minority Women Entrepreneurs
- Development
- The Editors
Hospitality design and concept firm AvroKO and its sister agency Brand Bureau launched Hospitable Bridge, an incubator to support women of color entrepreneurs in the hospitality sector. Hospitable Bridge will also provide these companies with women-led mentorship in their early stages of growth.
What's Next? Design Experts Weigh In
- Design
- Amelia Levin
Experts and readers weigh in on what they learned over the past year and how they plan to apply those lessons moving forward.
4 Keys to Activate Year-Round Outdoor Dining
- Design
- Aaron Ruef, Design Director, NELSON Worldwide
With both operators and guests hungry to extend the outdoor dining season, rd+d asked Aaron Ruef, design director for NELSON Worldwide to offer his insights on how to activate year-round dining al fresco.
On The Border Opens Throwback Prototype
- Development
- The Editors
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina travels all the way back to the 1980s with its new prototype in Alpharetta, Ga., that pays tribute to the chain’s very first design.
Classic Charcoal Brand to Open Restaurant Concept
- Development
- The Editors
After three years of development, the new 7,900-square-foot Kingsford Fire Grille will open in Tampa this July.
7-Eleven to Open Nearly 150 QSRs in 2021
- Development
- The Editors
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven introduced its Evolution Store concept in 2019. All seven Evolution Stores included a restaurant concept. When the chain opened its eighth Evolution Store in Manassas, Va., the company doubled down and included two proprietary QSR brands inside the unit. And 7-Eleven is just getting started.