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new prototype
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Captain D’s Drops the Dining Room
The seafood stalwart is expanding its urban opportunities via a new 900-square-foot prototype.
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Panda Express Unwraps a new Prototype Design
Panda Express’ latest prototype accomplishes two objectives for the chain: adapt to changing consumer behaviors and celebrate the Chinese-American experience in a thoughtful way.
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Best Practices for Designing International and Domestic Prototypes
Papa Johns recently created two new prototypes — both designed differently. Here are seven best practices for designing both prototypes.
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2023 Award Winners
There’s plenty to celebrate as the restaurant community continues to rebuild and apply important lessons learned over the last several years of upheaval.
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Krystal’s New Prototype Forgoes Dining Room
Krystal unveiled a new prototype this week. The smaller, more economical unit is designed to allow for more franchise growth.
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Seven Best Practices for Designing a Flagship Restaurant
Chris Milton and his partner in designing the Toasted Yolk prototype, Brian Chandler, share their best practices for creating a flagship restaurant.
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Jeremiah’s Debuts New Prototype Design
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice debuted a new 1,500-square-foot store layout that will guide the brand as it identifies ways to achieve a more efficient growth model for its franchise system.
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Walk-On’s to Debut New Prototype in Louisiana
Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux’s newest prototype aims for greater efficiency and a lower cost of entry for franchisees.
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Inside Another Broken Egg's New South Prototype Launch
Here, Chief Development Officer Jeff Sturgis discusses what the New South prototype has meant to Another Broken Egg.
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Readers Split on New Prototypes for 2022
Getting the scoop on new prototypes is something readers of rd+d are always interested in, but they are split on their new prototype plans for 2022.
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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 future.
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Schlotzsky's Opens First Drive-Thru-Only Prototype
Sandwich-focused fast-casual Schlotzsky's opened its first Design 1000 restaurant in Oklahoma City.
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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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2022 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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Bar Louie Unveils its First-Ever Redesign
Founded in Chicago in 1990 and now headquartered in Dallas, the new Bar Louie prototype is a lighter and brighter spin on the chain’s earlier iteration.
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Panera Bread Debuts New Restaurant Design in Missouri
Panera recently debuted a new restaurant design in Ballwin, Mo., that doubles down on the brand’s shift to meet the demands of drive-thru and off-premises dining.
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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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Another Broken Egg Accelerates Remodel Initiative
The acceleration is a result of the new design outperforming the system.
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Uno Pizzeria & Grill Rolls Out New Flexible Format
UNO Pizzeria & Grill introduced a new franchise concept that recreates the look and feel of the brand's original Pizzeria UNO Chicago location.
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New Prototype Paves Way for Growth for Lemonade
Lemonade, a California-based fast-casual brand known for its seasonal food and drink menu hosted a grand re-opening of their Toluca Lake, Calif., location in October to celebrate a remodel and new prototype launch.
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East Coast Wings + Grill’s Fast-Casual Design Takes Flight
In effort to reduce costs and maximize output, casual dining chain East Coast Wings + Grill has developed and tested a fast-casual prototype design that it plans to roll out to franchisees.
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Five Best Practices For Designing a Prototype
Designing a prototype is no mean feat. Here we look at five best practices for creating one.
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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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Moe’s Southwest Grill Updates Design
Fast-casual chain Moe’s Southwest Grill updated its design at more than 50 stores in the Greater Atlanta market.
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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Debuts Off-Premises Prototype
Fast-casual concept Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers’new prototype design is its first without a traditional dining room, but it does feature a double drive-thru and a walk-up ordering station.
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Krystal Unveils New Off-Premises Dining Prototype
QSR Krystal Restaurants LLC unveiled plans for its new restaurant prototype. The new location will be built in the brand’s hometown, within minutes of its Atlanta headquarters.
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The Halal Guys Elevate Brand Experience with New Prototype
The Halal Guys worked with Rubber and Road Creative, a San Francisco-based brand strategy and retail design firm, to create a new fast-casual design that balances the brand’s street cart roots and its desire to elevate the customer experience and brand identity as a growing international franchise operation.
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Panera’s New Design Puts Bakery Up Front
Panera’s next gen restaurant design includes enhanced digital capabilities, personalized options and more drive-thru access.
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On The Border Opens Throwback Prototype
On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina travels all the way back to the 1980s with its new prototype in Alpharetta, Ga., that pays tribute to the chain’s very first design.
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7-Eleven to Open Nearly 150 QSRs in 2021
Convenience retailer 7-Eleven introduced its Evolution Store concept in 2019. All seven Evolution Stores included a restaurant concept. When the chain opened its eighth Evolution Store in Manassas, Va., the company doubled down and included two proprietary QSR brands inside the unit. And 7-Eleven is just getting started.