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branding
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Influencers and Social Media Marketing for Restaurants
Social media platforms are essential marketing vehicles for restaurants today.
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Project Profile: Häagen-Dazs
With its recent rebrand, this luxury ice cream concept loosened up without losing its luster.
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bite-sized buzz for June 2024
A roundup of interesting bits of news that came across the editor’s desk in the last month, including Caribou’s new TikTok dating show, brand milestones and more.
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bite sized buzz for May 2024
A round-up of interesting bits of news that came across the editor’s desk, including new Michelin Guide ratings for Los Cabos and Red Lobster’s bankruptcy filing.
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bite-sized buzz for April 2024
A round-up of interesting bits of news that came across the editor’s desk, including franchise news and milestones.
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Designing for Easy Renovation
Here are their six best practices for designing for flexibility in future renovations.
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BurgerFi and Anthony’s Co-Brand
BurgerFi International, Inc. and casual dining pizza brand Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings opened their first-ever co-branded restaurant in Kissimmee, Fla.
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10 Restaurant Design Mistakes to Avoid
Restaurants have one chance to make a great first impression. Small design errors can lead to a bad customer experience, no matter how stellar the food is.
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Come on, Barbie, Let’s go to the Pop-Up Party
Mattel and Bucket Listers are partnering to produce a pop-up Barbie-themed restaurant in Chicago and New York City.
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Hash Kitchen is Ready for its Close-up
Hash Kitchen is a growing breakfast and brunch chain that draws customers in with a smart social media marketing strategy.
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Understanding Consumer Behavior Top Desire for Restaurant Designers
In a pulse survey fielded in February 2023, 52% of rd+d readers wished they had a better understanding of consumer behavior.
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bite-sized buzz for February 2023
A roundup of interesting bits of news that came across the editor’s desk in the last month, including a bunch of international development deals and more.
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Best Practices for Intentional Restaurant Design
More chains are building a degree of distinction into locations to give them "an extra degree of thoughtfulness," says Kendra Payne, director of design and project management, Slim Chickens. Here
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How to Co-Brand Restaurant Concepts
Focus Brands has captured the market on co-branded mall restaurants with its almost ubiquitous pairing of Auntie Anne’s and Cinnabon.
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Focus Brands Commits to Co-Branding
“Dual branding is the future of our brands,” says Brian Krause, chief development officer at Focus Brands.
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Retailing in Restaurants
In 1940, Ken and Florence Hanna opened a Framingham, Mass., restaurant that soon gained notoriety for its signature salad dressing. Legend has it that patrons
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The Colonel’s Museum Gets A New Look
KFC got its start in Corbin, Kentucky. The Harland Sanders Café & Museum in the location of that original restaurant has been redesigned to better celebrate the chain’s
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Best Practices for Eye-Catching Exterior Design
Vincent Celano, principal and founder, Celano Design Studio, offers nine best practices for creating eye-catching exterior design.
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Mutts Canine Cantina Cashes in on the Membership Model
Mutts Canine Cantina combined membership with beer, burgers, puppies and puns to create a recipe for business success.
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Form + Function: Wayfinding
For best results, it’s important that wayfinding elements clearly support their intended purpose and are in sync with your branding.
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New Look, Same Personality for Tijuana Flats
This Tex-Mex chain is keeping its irreverent feel with a redesign aimed at franchising.
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An Inside Look at Oath Pizza's Brand Refresh
In this interview, Stacie Colburn Hayes, chief marketing officer for Oath Pizza, details what was behind the brand refresh, how the team made it happen and what the chain plans for the
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New Brand Home Honors Chick-fil-A’s Humble Beginnings
When Chick-fil-A’s design team set out to create a new brand home for the iconic chicken sandwich chain, it did so with the objective of developing a multifaceted, interactive experience.
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Best Practices for Merging Brands
Jeff Chandler, CEO of Hopdoddy Burger Bar shares his best practices for merging brands.
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Paris Baguette Bakery Café Unveils Reimagined Brand
Bakery-cafe chain Paris Baguette announced a comprehensive brand redesign that includes an elevated guest experience through every consumer touchpoint
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Papa Johns gets a New Identity and Restaurant Design
As part of a comprehensive rebranding effort, Papa Johns has developed a restaurant design and visual identity, including an updated logo.
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Chief Brand Officer Discusses What Moe's has Planned for the Future
Alex Williams, chief brand officer for Moe’s Southwest Grill, discusses the chain’s new focus on drive-thru and what his team learned from the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon to Bring 10 Co-Branded Units to NYC
Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon signed a deal with franchise group Fresh Dining Concepts to bring 10 co-branded Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon locations to the five New York City boroughs over the next
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The Habit Burger Shares Best Practices for Entering New Markets
Here are eight best practices for entering new markets.
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Restaurants get an Outside Overhaul
The exterior is crucially important in getting customers inside.