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Curb Appeal

As it turns out, magazines and restaurants have a fair amount in common.

Rolling Along

Looking back at my Publisher’s Letter from one year ago, I talked about three major challenges to the restaurant industry...

What’s Old is New Again

Dining out is a popular activity all over the world, but in America it has become so commonplace and so central to our cultural experience that restaurant trends

New Opportunities

It comes as a surprise to no one that the pandemic took a heavy toll on the number of restaurants in operation during the past few years. 

A Decade in the Making…

If you missed our FED Lunch and Learn series, you may want to go back and listen to the archived one-hour presentations at whatever time you find most convenient.

Resiliency

Restaurant operators are a resilient lot, and the rest of us have much to learn from their example.

Reopening Momentum Accelerates

As we go to print, the CDC is reporting that 66% of eligible adults have received their first COVID-19 vaccination, and it’s likely that by the time you read this our national goal of 70%

Brighter Days Ahead

In the last issue, I told you that we were beginning to see signs of life stirring in the restaurant industry as we careen toward a recovery based on vaccination progress, general post-pandemic

A Welcome Transition

As COVID-19 vaccinations across the U.S. continue to ramp up, the bleak pandemic funk that has dominated life here for the past year finally looks like it is

Hindsight is 2020

Has there ever been a year more deserving of the rearview mirror than the past one? Last year was filled with incredible upheaval and unprecedented change, even for those of us lucky enough to be

After Effect

It’s difficult to peer through the fog of uncertainty surrounding our collective response to the COVID-19 pandemic to see exactly what the post-crisis world will look like. Even the most

Living With Big Numbers

Have you ever listened to an intelligent person discussing the federal budget or our national economy and mistakenly say the word “millions” when they really mean “billions.” It happens all the

Looking Ahead to FED

2020 should be a fascinating year in the restaurant industry as we embark on a new decade that promises an even greater allegiance to change than the one that we are leaving behind.

20/20 Vision

Well, that’s the goal, right? This is the time of year when businesses large and small try to peer into the future and form an idea about what the coming year will hold.

Are You Ready for Your Close-Up?

Many thanks to all of you who took the time to stop by our booth at The NAFEM Show last month in Orlando, Fla., to have your picture taken and put on the cover of restaurant development +

Where Shall We Meet?

The January/February 2019 issue of rd+d marks the beginning of the seventh year of existence for this still-young publication. It is impressive to see how the restaurant industry that we

Ask Any Weather Person

Predicting the future is easy, but predicting the future accurately can be really hard. Contributing Editor Caroline Perkins makes that point very clearly in the intro of her article ...

Ready or Not

This issue of rd+d comes just in time to remind you of a whole slew of exciting upcoming events.

Wok and Roll

Michelin, manufacturer of tires and publisher of restaurant guides, did something unexpected this year by bestowing a Michelin star on an

If You See Something, Say Something...

As a woman who has worked closely with men in male-dominated industries for more than three decades, you can believe that the #MeToo movement holds some resonance for me.

Progress by Design…

A note from our publisher. 

A Note from our Publisher: Five Years On…

In 2012, we started restaurant development + design as a complement to our established magazine Foodservice Equipment & Supplies,

Melting Pot

Restaurants occupy a unique place in our society. At their core, they offer the opportunity to engage in the most human of endeavors, to share a meal with friends, family, business

People Power

There is nothing like watching a plan come together. Whether it’s completing a winning restaurant design, creating an innovative new menu, pulling off a successful event or finishing

The Telephone Game

Remember the telephone game? Wait — let’s back up, do you remember landline telephones that used to sit on your desk? No? How about desks

Buckle Up for a Brand New Year

It’s a brand new year and, with the tumult of 2016 behind us, at Zoomba Group we’re looking forward to exploring new