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Houston-based Salata, which bills itself as "the next generation salad bar", has opened its second Chicago-area location.

Choosing the right site — one that is optimal for your concept, the right location for your customer base and at the right time for the place — is paramount to your success.

Legendary restaurateur Wolfgang Puck opened his latest dual concept, The Kitchen and The Kitchen Counter in Grand Rapids, Mich., at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.

Owned and operated by 2BHospitality (Robert Sanderson, Dyce Craig) in St. Petersburg, Fla., Stillwaters Tavern is a modern American eatery designed and built by Robert Reid Architects, TWT Construction and T2theS Design + Build that features a menu by Executive Chef Jeffrey Jew.

You go to a thousand of these; they all have the same seats, same chairs, same menu board. It becomes a little too much over time. Am I just stepping into a different color theme and a different logo?”

Casual dining chain Applebee's opened its first restaurant in the Philippines. Located in Metro Manila, the restaurant is the first of three currently planned with franchise partner Global Restaurant Concepts, Inc., which also operates seven IHOP restaurants in the Philippines.

Domino's entered the Italian market with the opening of a franchised location in Milan. Franchisee ePizza S.p.A. plans to open three more stores in the city by the end of the year.

Most of the time, drinking beer is — or at least should be — a communal activity, done with family, friends, co-workers or even just the person you happen to sit next to at the bar. When high demand led Michigan-based Arcadia Brewing Company to build a new brewery and headquarters in Kalamazoo, it decided to open a bar/restaurant in the same facility, one that fully embraces drinking beer — and eating good barbecue — with the people around you.