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The Pulse
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Readers Weigh in on 2025 Woes
Readers of restaurant development + design were split on what their biggest challenge at work is right now — but staffing and inflation were key concerns.
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What’s Going on With Restaurant Bathrooms in 2025?
The state of the bathroom is often a clue to how well (or how poorly) a restaurant is run.
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What Can Designers Do to Combat Loud Restaurant Complaints?
We asked restaurant development + design readers what steps they take to ensure restaurants they work on are lively but not too loud.
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Are Restaurant Project Timelines Longer Post-Pandemic?
Have restaurant project timelines changed five years out from the start of the pandemic era?
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Readers Weigh In: How to Keep Budgets in Check
When asked how to keep budgets in check, readers of restaurant development + design had a mix of answers.
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Restaurant Designers Name Biggest Pet Peeves
Most consumer surveys note that poor acoustics and dirty bathrooms are diners’ biggest complaints about restaurant spaces, but what about the designers themselves?
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Are Declining Alcohol Sales Affecting Bar Design?
The news of declining alcohol sales made headlines recently — and signals a broader trend related to a rise in nonalcoholic offerings at bars and restaurants. To find out what that means for bar
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Spring is here! Is Outdoor Dining Still Hot in 2025?
restaurant development + design readers overwhelmingly agreed it’s not going anywhere.
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Nontraditional Locations Driving Restaurant Development in 2025
A total of 39% of restaurant development + design readers said format innovations — including nontraditional locations — will be a top development driver in 2025.
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Readers Split on Social Media Elements in Restaurant Design
Readers of restaurant development + design magazine are split on the use of social media moments in designs, per a survey conducted in February 2025.
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What’s Moving the Needle on Restaurant Design Projects?
What's working for our readers right now? The classics.
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The State of Open Kitchens
Open kitchens are no longer a must-have element in new restaurants.
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Mobile Takeout Necessities, According to Readers
13% of restaurant development + design readers said they were not including mobile or takeout areas in their current restaurant designs.
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Readers Dish and Tell
rd+d readers were asked which types of restaurants they are working on right now
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Are Private Dining Rooms Important to Restaurant Design?
Restaurant development + design readers were split on the importance of private dining in restaurants.
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Readers Weigh in on the Restaurant of the Future
What should the restaurant of the future focus on?
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Readers Name Top Development Drivers of 2025
What will development look like in 2025?
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Readers Optimistic about 2025
Will business be better in 2025 than it was in 2024?
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Budget Constraints Plague Procurement
According to a pulse survey fielded in October 2024, 52% of restaurant development + design readers handle their own procurement.
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Readers Name Top Restaurant Design Trends of 2025
In a pulse survey fielded in October, restaurant development + design magazine readers were split on what they think will be the top restaurant design trend of 2025.
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What’s the Hottest Restaurant Design Trend Right Now?
A few trends continue to remain popular, but flexibility and community are driving a lot of design decisions.
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Labor Costs Top Reader Woes in Latest Survey
The biggest challenge facing rd+d readers and their teams right now is the rising cost of labor and materials, according to 54% of survey respondents, per a pulse survey fielded in August.
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Readers Report a Mixed Bag on Business Projections
As they head into the final quarter of 2024, readers of restaurant development + design were mostly split on how business in 2024 has been compared to their projections for the year.
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Readers Say Construction Costs Higher in 2024
The overall news about inflation seems positive but how that’s impacting the market remains mixed.
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Is Business Better or Worse Than Projected?
Nearly half (47%) of rd+d readers said their business was exactly as projected it would be so far in 2024.
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Inflation Biggest Challenge in Restaurant Projects
Inflation is the biggest challenge facing 48% of restaurant development + design readers and their teams.
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What Are the Best Ways to Curb Costs on New Restaurant Projects?
Survey after survey shows that keeping costs contained is a top priority for restaurant development + design readers.
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Readers Weigh in On Election Year Concerns
In a pulse survey fielded in June, just 24% of restaurant development + design readers said 2024 being a presidential election year impacts their business plans.
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Readers Split on Grab-and-Go in Restaurants
Adding grab-and-go retail sales areas to restaurants has become increasingly popular but it’s not a must-have — at least not yet.
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Drive-Thrus Driving Restaurant Site-Selection
Drive-thrus have been trending since the pandemic broke out in spring 2020.