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chain design
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2025 Award Winners
rd+d exists to share projects, examples and stories that educate and inspire. When the rd+d awards were launched nine years ago, our team wanted to highlight the projects that made readers proud
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Project Profile: Bar Louie
This polished-casual concept used extensive consumer feedback to create a brighter, more open space designed to turn customers into regulars.
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How to Grow to 100 Units
As brands grow, challenges emerge as they reach certain milestones.
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2024 Award Winners
Let’s take a moment and celebrate these fabulous, functional designs judged to be among the best of the best in rd+d’s annual contest.
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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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Best Practices for Designing a Patio
Patios have always been a good revenue generator, with customers clamoring to sit outside on sunny days. And, thanks to COVID, customers have become more willing to bear chillier days, too.
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Micro Food Hall’s Newest Outpost Offers a Selection of Bay Area Concepts
Local Kitchens, a micro food hall chain offering a diverse mix of award-winning restaurants under one roof, has opened the doors to its newest location in Los Gatos, Calif.
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Café Gratitude Keeps it Natural
This California Vegan chain is updating its locations, giving each its own personality but keeping a California feel.
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The New Fundamentals of Space Management
Mandated dining room closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic left many restaurant operators grappling with how to best utilize their space for an unexpected shift to off-premises
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Layne’s Chicken Fingers Pushes to Open 100 Locations by 2025
Dallas-based Layne’s Chicken Fingers plans to open 8 new locations and sign 45 new franchisees by the end of 2022.
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How Margaritas Mexican Restaurants is Positioning Itself for the Future
A Q&A with Chief Operating Officer for Margaritas Mexican Restaurants
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Wingstop Unveils Cashless Carryout Prototype
The brand’s new cashless, digitally focused prototype will also serve as a rapid testing location for new equipment and layouts.
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A New Experience at P. F. Chang’s
With a new look, this polished-casual chain wants to turn a night out into an immersive experience.
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Full-Service Breakfast-and-Lunch Chain Moves Beyond California Border
Huckleberry’s Breakfast and Lunch recently opened its first location outside California in Reno, Nev.
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How to Make a Chain Look Like an Independent
Here's what it takes to grow a chain full of boutique stores.
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Koibito Poké Debuts New Restaurant Design Ahead of National Roll Out
Arizona-based build-your-own Hawaiian poké bowls concept Koibito Poké opened its fourth location in Scottsdale.
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Subway Overhauls Menu Amid Store Closures
Subway plans to overhaul its menu and rollout key digital upgrades to improve unit efficiency and the overall brand experience.
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Reader’s Dish: Mark Landini, Creative Director, Landini Associates
Mark Landini, creative director of Landini Associates, offers insights on what's to come in restaurant design.
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How Shrinking Store Counts can Lead to Growth
Many restaurant companies are finding shrinking store counts is an ideal way to strengthen a brand and ready it for growth.
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Designing for Game Day
Boombozz Pizza & Watch Bar, a regional chain out of Louisville, Kentucky, recently renovated one of its company-owned stores, located in Jeffersonville, Ind.
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Five Best Practices for Designing a Flagship Location
David Thompson, Principal and Founder, Assembledge+ in Los Angeles shares his thoughts on flagship design.
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Nathan's Famous Announces New Store Design
Fast-food hot dog chain Nathan’s Famous developed a new prototype that modernizes the chain’s appearance while offering historical architectural detailing.
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The Toasted Yolk to Open 3 New Stores in Early 2020
The Toasted Yolk, a full-service dining concept that serves breakfast and lunch fare alongside boozy brunch cocktails, announces its continued expansion throughout the Texas market and into the
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Q&A with Al Hank, Senior Director at Famous Dave's
Famous Dave’s has long been a staple in the American barbecue scene. The restaurant chain has 27 company-owned and 109 franchise-operated locations spanning 33 states and 3 countries.
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Soulman's Moves into Franchising With Design Tweaks
“Low and slow” is the mantra for cooking delicious Texas-style barbecue. One Dallas-based barbecue concept is taking a similar approach to its expansion. Fourteen-unit chain