Restaurant Design / Layout News & Media
Research shows strong connection between restaurant ambiance and consumer appeal
February 28, 2014
New research from Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics tool outlines how restaurant ambiance can affect consumers' value perceptions.
read nowWendy's expects to complete refranchising initiative in Q1
February 27, 2014
Wendy's reported its audited results for 2013, which included a full-year net income of $45.5 million, compared to $7.1 percent in 2012.
read nowCinnabon focuses on product innovation, international expansion
February 24, 2014
Cinnabon Inc. plans to open 315 new locations worldwide in 2014, with nearly half of domestic franchise and product growth coming in the travel sector…
read nowBurger King secures financing partner for kitchen equipment initiative
February 20, 2014
LEAF Commercial Capital, an equipment leasing and financing company headquartered in Philadelphia, announced it has been selected as a preferred financing…
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The kitchen's open: Consumers influencing restaurant design
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
Consumers now want to see their food being made and who is making it; it gives them a comfort level.
read nowSonic signs agreement for six new units in Upstate New York
February 6, 2014
Sonic Drive-In has signed a franchise development agreement for six new drive-ins in Syracuse and Watertown, N.Y., in the next four years.
read nowDunkin' Brands adds 50 nontraditional units in 2013
February 4, 2014
Dunkin' Brands, parent company of Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, announced it opened more than 50 nontraditional U.S. locations in 2013. The new units were…
read nowDunkin' Donuts extends nontraditional presence to Northwestern University
January 29, 2014
Dunkin' Donuts has announced plans to open a restaurant in Norris Center on the Northwestern University campus in Evanston, Ill.
read nowNestlé Toll House Café by Chip debuts new store design
January 15, 2014
The relocated Nestlé Toll House Café by Chip at Farmington's Animas Valley Mall in New Mexico is one of the first in the country to feature soft seating and an…
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Wendy's CEO: We have fast casual experience at 40 percent lower check
by Alicia Kelso — Editor, QSRWeb.com
The company expects the total number of restaurants in the new design to be 700 to 750 by the end of 2014.
read now'Restaurant of the future' includes digital menus, order kiosks, virtual hostess
January 13, 2014
Global technology solutions provider Infusion is using this week's National Retail Federation Show in New York City as the backdrop to showcase its retail…
read nowMcDonald's largest franchisee debuts Dessert Centre
January 7, 2014
Arcos Dorados, the largest franchisee in the McDonald's system with restaurants through Latin America and the Caribbean, has opened its first McDonald's…
read nowSonic expanding in Buffalo market
January 6, 2014
Sonic Drive-In has announced a new franchising agreement that will bring eight new units to the Buffalo, N.Y., market within the next six years. According to a…
read nowCalifornia McDonald's remodeled for LEED certification
January 3, 2014
McDonald's has re-opened a remodeled restaurant on Central Avenue in Chino, Calif. To celebrate the restaurant's grand opening, educators from three nearby…
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Bruster's incorporates indoor seating with Georgia prototype store
December 17, 2013
Bruster's Real Ice Cream is building its first prototype store in Savannah, Ga. The new location, owned by Patrick DeLaRosa and partner Brandy Montez, will…
read nowBurger King opens its doors in Paris' St. Lazare station
December 17, 2013
Burger King opened its doors this week in the St. Lazare Paris metro station's retail space. The opening marks the first time a Burger King restaurant has been…
read nowWendy's franchisee acquires 4 more Florida units
December 10, 2013
Meritage Hospitality Group Inc. today announced it has acquired four additional Wendy's restaurants in Jacksonville, Fla. The franchisee also began development…
read nowNPC International closes on Wendy's acquisition
December 9, 2013
NPC International Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of 53 Wendy's restaurants for $30.4 million.
read nowLYFE Kitchen certified for wellness as part of pilot program
December 5, 2013
The world's first WELL certified restaurants were unveiled today by Delos and LYFE Kitchen Restaurant. The new LYFE Kitchen Restaurants in Tarzana, Calif., and…
read nowMcDonald's opens two-story 'innovation' restaurant in Toronto
November 26, 2013
McDonald's Canada is opening the doors of a new two-story, 9,000-square-foot restaurant in Downtown Toronto. The company's largest restaurant in Ontario is…
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