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Tips from the pros to faster restaurant development and design projects.

Annual LEEP awards honors organizations for cutting energy use in parking facilities.

“Better burger” chain Smashburger announced that it has opened two new locations on college campuses.

Fast-casual burger chain Burger Fi has opened its first store in London. This is the chain’s second international location; the first is located in Mexico.

Roy Rogers’ parent The Plamondon Companies has named Joseph Briglia director of real estate and franchise development.

Jersey Mike’s continues its expansion with its first Long Island restaurant opening in Commack, NY. This newest location is operated by franchisees John Walsh, Susan Daly and Nikki Gingola.

Blue Moon Brewing Co. opened its first, flagship brewery in Denver's River North (RiNo) Art District.

To keep a restaurant humming, every aspect of operations needs to run smoothly and efficiently. Just one detail gone awry — the refrigeration, HVAC or hood system going out, for example — could force a shutdown and affect the bottom line. Even a broken grill could upset customers and keep them from returning. Whether you handle it in-house or work with an outside facilities maintenance contractor, setting up a facility maintenance program to mitigate potential disasters is vital to a restaurant’s success and customer satisfaction.