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Whataburger Balances Legacy with Essentials
Whataburger debuted two new prototypes early this summer with the goal of balancing the brand’s history with modern needs.
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A&W Meets the Moment with Modern Heritage
A&W Restaurants launched a new Modern Heritage restaurant prototype, a design intended to honor its iconic history while creating a relevant, differentiated experience for today’s guests.
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III Forks Reinvents Its Brand with New Addison Prototype
III Forks is a steakhouse concept with three locations in Texas and one in Florida. The chain positions itself as a top-tier option in every market it enters.
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Johnny Carino's Opens New Prototype Restaurant in Texas
Johnny Carino’s, an Italian casual dining chain, opened a new prototype in Laredo, Texas.
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Huey Magoo's Debuts Smaller Drive-Thru Prototype
Huey Magoo’s, the fast-casual chain known for its chicken tenders, introduced a condensed free-standing drive-thru prototype designed to lower construction costs and increase site flexibility for franchisees.
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Schlotzsky's Deli Debuts New Prototype and Brand Refresh
Schlotzsky’s Deli’s brand refresh and modernized restaurant prototype strives to offer a frictionless experience for guests and a more efficient operating model for franchisees.
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Trend: Nontraditional Prototype Adaptations
There are many reasons for chains to break with tradition when it comes to prototypes.
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Johnny Carino’s Debuts Next-Gen Prototype in Texas
Johnny Carino’s, an Italian casual dining chain, opened a new prototype in Laredo, Texas.
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Project Profile: White Castle's Castle of Tomorrow Prototype
It’s a lofty description for the new design of a 100-year-old burger chain. How “tomorrow” could a place that sells sliders get, after all?
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Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ Refreshes Prototype
Crave Hot Dogs & BBQ announced it's expanding into new markets — New Mexico and New Jersey — and deepening its presence in states across the U.S., and they are doing it with a refreshed, smaller footprint restaurant model designed for speed, efficiency and scalability.
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Portillo’s RoTF 1.0 and Right-Sized Adaptations
Portillo’s experienced some hiccups in 2025 — an activist investor lodged some complaints, a promising Texas rollout didn’t meet expectations, and same-store sales fell .5% — but, make no mistake, this is a growing brand with a devoted following.
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Schlotzsky's Launches New Brand Identity and Modernized Prototype to Support Franchise Growth
Schlotzsky’s Deli is debuting a brand refresh and a modernized restaurant prototype that offers a frictionless experience for guests and a more efficient operating model for franchisees.
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Peter Ortiz on Perkins' Turnaround, New Prototypes and Franchise Growth
Q&A with Peter Ortiz, Chief Development Officer, Ascent Hospitality Management
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Bonchon to Enter Puerto Rico in 2026
The South Korean-born fried chicken concept made plans to open its first of six locations in Puerto Rico in 2026.
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The White “Castle of Tomorrow” Opens in Ohio
White Castle unveiled its “Castle of Tomorrow” prototype in Columbus, Ohio, on a site that has hosted generations of diners — it’s been a White Castle location for 40 years.
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Peer to Peer: John Ramsay, Taco Cabana
John Ramsay, Taco Cabana’s director of franchise sales and development, recently spoke with rd+d about the new prototype, the chain’s franchising strategy and what excites him about the restaurant industry today.
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KFC Gets Saucy
Saucy isn’t just about the sauces, despite the investment Yum! made in developing flavors like spicy mango chutney and jalapeno pesto ranch. Instead, Saucy is about the experience and the feelings it evokes in guests.
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Keke's Breakfast Cafe Rolls Out New Store Design
Keke’s is undergoing a full brand refresh in line with its expansion efforts.
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National Bar Chain Enters California
After four decades of serving customers from Bourbon Street to Miami Beach, New Orleans-themed national bar chain Fat Tuesday is expanding to California.
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New Store Design Balances Japanese Aesthetics With Modern Efficiency
Miso Ramen & Poke Bar, a Japanese fast-casual concept founded in 2013 in Sebastian, Fla., debuted a new prototype design in anticipation of a franchising push.
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Auntie Anne's Rolls Out Modernized New Store Design
Auntie Anne's unveils a new store design that balances the nostalgia of the brand with modern convenience and improved curb appeal.
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Vocelli Expands its National Footprint
The pizza brand expands into Texas with a new, Texas-sized prototype.
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Peer to Peer: Kyle Gordon, CEO and Co-founder, Dillas Quesadillas
Founded in 2013, Dillas (pronounced “dill-uhs”) Quesadillas specializes in quality quesadillas served fast alongside french fries (regular or loaded), chips and other sides.
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Jason's Deli Debuts New Restaurant Prototype
The new look and format of the deli-restaurant chain enhances the customer experience while staying true to its roots.
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Project Profile: Pokeworks
This fast-casual concept is cutting costs and construction time with a new value-engineered prototype.
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Peer to Peer: Jason Morgan, Original ChopShop
CEO Jason Morgan assumed leadership of Original ChopShop in 2016. Here, he shares what’s in store for the brand moving forward.
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Pizza Hut’s New Prototype Loaded with new Features
Pizza Hut rolled out a new restaurant prototype that embraces both on- and off-premises customers.
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Subway Ready to Roll Design Updates
Subway will roll out an update of its global restaurant design in 2025.
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Project Profile: Truluck’s
This high-end seafood concept is wowing guests with a prototype that’s full of life and energy.
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Marco's Pizza Debuts New Prototype Design
Marco's Pizza debuted its new store design in Boise, Idaho, this month. Its new look features both aesthetic updates and operational enhancements.