Expert advice on targeting underserved markets from executives at Wayback Burgers, Stoner's Pizza, and Denny's. 

Every time you open a new restaurant, you’re taking a risk. Is the site good for business? Will there be sufficient customers? Will sales be high enough? There are two

Drive through any city in America and what will you see? You’ll likely spot McDonald’s golden arches, Starbucks’ green mermaid and numerous other well-known restaurant

The call comes in. On the other end of the line is a deep-pocketed businessperson from Dubai — or Istanbul, Mexico City or     Shanghai — who

When was the last time a new customer walked into a restaurant without having checked it out online? 

There are a few key ways operators can pull together their product, service and environment.

Customers aren’t the only ones embracing game-changing new technologies in restaurant spaces. 

Visit Tropical Smoothie Café in Tallahassee, Fla., and you’ll enter a 600-square-foot

There’s a rule of thumb in the restaurant industry that remodels should happen every seven years, but that’s not always best. This raises the question, when is

Opening new locations is a common occurrence for restaurant chains, but sometimes branching out can bring significant changes. As brands expand into

A new year will bring little to no traffic growth for the total U.S. foodservice market, according to market research firm ...

To keep a restaurant humming, every aspect of operations needs to run smoothly and efficiently. Just one detail gone awry —

In restaurant design, every detail matters, from the ceiling to the floor and everything in between. While many bits and pieces come together in one harmonious design,

Connors Steak & Seafood recently opened its fourth location, this one in Franklin, Tenn.

Restaurants leverage technology and their passion to do right by the environment to adopt best practices for water conservation.

New location celebrates coffee's journey from field to cup.

Time is money. This is precisely the essence — and headache — of change orders, especially in the deadline-driven restaurant

To date, Which Wich CEO Jeff Sinelli has founded three franchised restaurant chains. At first, he strictly followed his lawyer’s advice for enforcing

Hiring an outside designer for a new restaurant or renovation project is like a job interview and a date rolled into one. Past experience and expertise are paramount, but

Hiring a designer for a new build or renovation is a big decision, and while the onus is on the candidates to deliver great ideas that fit the concept and the budget,

When a new restaurant opens, it is a time for celebration. Like any kind of significant event, an opening takes preplanning. Restaurant chains that open a number of units

For brands looking to expand into international markets, location should almost be last on the list of considerations. While hot international growth markets such as

There’s not much good to report about the current real estate environment for multi-unit restaurant companies. Top sites remain scarce and many rivals continue to bid on

Michael Haith, chairman of RainTree, an outsource franchise sales agency, counsels brands to offer sales webinars and tells them

As exciting as it may be, expanding into new markets brings with it a number of pain points: ensuring that the demographics will support the brand, finding the right

Love them or hate them, discovery days are a fact of life for most franchise companies. While they're just one of many steps involved in finding the right franchisee

When selecting flooring, there is much to consider beyond simple aesthetics, and the options for a restaurant are many and diverse: traditional carpet and quarry tile; a

Arguably, the most important decision to be made in any restaurant build or major remodel is who will serve as general contractor. Get that right, and odds are the