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Q&A
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Q&A with Jennifer Durham, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc.
Known for its iconic red, white and black double drive-thru buildings, Checkers & Rally’s Restaurants, Inc., moved away from a retro image in 2012 to
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Q&A with Won Fun and 2Fun Chinese Founder Austin Baker
From the proprietor behind the successful Bar Marta in Chicago comes a new venture in the city’s food-centric West Loop. Won
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Rapper Ludacris Partners on Airport Restaurant
Actor/rapper Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Jackmont Hospitality have partnered to open a restaurant at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
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Design Market: 3 Boston Restaurants You Must See
Boston’s dining scene has exploded in recent years, and the design — not just the food — of its newest and trending places continues to test
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Smashburger, Gatti’s Pizza Announce University Locations
“Better burger” chain Smashburger announced that it has opened two new locations on college campuses.
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How to Create a Facility Maintenance Program
To keep a restaurant humming, every aspect of operations needs to run smoothly and efficiently. Just one detail gone awry — the refrigeration, HVAC or
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Buzz, Designed & Built: A Q&A with John Sofio from Built, Inc.
Artist, builder and designer John Sofio founded his Los Angeles-based design/build firm Built, Inc., in 1995, performing
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Reader's Choices: Douglas Fu
As project manager and senior designer at Puccini Group, the global hospitality concept and design firm
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Old Crow Takes Flight with Kicked-Up Design
Transforming a restaurant from one distinctive brand to a very differently themed establishment is hard enough. Try renovating the space while keeping
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Q&A with Ty Neal, Co-Founder, Matchbox Food Group
Ty Neal, his brother Mark, and partners Drew Kim and Perry Smith, who left the company in 2012, opened the first Matchbox
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Uncle Maddio's Pizza Opens First Maryland Restaurant
Uncle Maddio's Pizza continued its expansion throughout the Northeast with its first Maryland restaurant in Frederick.
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Designing on Trend: A Q&A with Stacy Garcia
Originally a pattern designer, Stacy Garcia founded LebaTex in 1999. The company produces commercial-grade textiles.
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Q&A with Lee Karlins, director of operations at Stillwaters Tavern
Owned and operated by 2BHospitality (Robert Sanderson, Dyce Craig) in
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Q&A with Dara Maleki, Founder, President and CEO of The Pizza Press
You go to a thousand of these; they all have the same seats, same chairs, same menu board. It becomes a little too much over time. Am I just stepping
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Q&A with Jeff Sturgis, Chief Development Officer, McAlister’s Deli
A long-time franchising veteran of foodservice and non-foodservice concepts, as well as a former independent franchise consultant, Jeff Sturgis signed on with
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Q&A with Tiffany Toliver, Director of Development for World of Beer Franchising
Founded in 2007, World of Beer (WOB) began as a retail store but became a neighborhood gathering spot for beer lovers.
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Q&A with Michael "Bug" Deakin, Owner of Heritage Salvage
Heritage Salvage is a reclaimed building materials and custom design and build shop on three acres in Petaluma, Calif. It offers roughly 250,000
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Q&A with Sumeet Mittal, Architect AIBC, LEED AP Vice President - Construction & Facilities Earls Kitchen & Bar
Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Earls Kitchen & Bar is a well-established premium casual dining concept with more than 60 units throughout
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Q&A with Jonathan Benjamin, Vice President of Franchise Sales, Corner Bakery Café
Corner Bakery Café is on a roll. The Dallas-based chain, purchased in 2011 by Roark Capital Group, is in the midst of an aggressive
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Interview with an Expert: Hit the Mall
Shopping and dining go hand in hand, whether it's a quick lunch at the food court or capping off a day of retail therapy with dinner at a full-service restaurant. Shopping center developers are
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Q&A with Joe Wegrzyniak, Director of Construction, Jersey Mike’s Subs
When Joe Wegrzyniak joined Jersey Mike's Subs 5.5 years ago, the Manasquan,
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Branding Matters: An Interview with Karen Brennan
Having helped shape some 50 different brands "from the inside out" over the past 25 years as a senior marketing and development executive, a consultant and National Restaurant Association (NRA)
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Q&A with Richard Phillips, Vice President of Development, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Richard Phillips played baseball in college and had dreams of turning pro. But when a blown shoulder dashed those hopes, he turned to construction, a trade he’d learned and developed a passion
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Real Estate: What Restaurateurs Need to Know Now
Still sitting on the development sidelines? Don't wait too long, advises Marty Kotis, president of Kotis Properties, a
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