4 Best Practices for Outdoor Dining

: May 13, 2021; Newsletters; Design Digest

May 13, 2021

With both operators and guests hungry to extend the outdoor dining season, rd+d asked Aaron Ruef, design director for NELSON Worldwide, to offer his insights on how to activate year-round dining al fresco.

On The Border’s Throwback Prototype

On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina travels all the way back to the 1980s with its new prototype in Alpharetta, Ga. It pays tribute to the chain’s very first design.

New Concept for Classic Charcoal Brand

Guests will have a front row seat to the art of grilling at the new 7,900-square-foot Kingsford Fire Grille, which will open in Tampa this July.

7-Eleven Aims to Open 150 QSRs in 2021

7-Eleven has doubled down on the brand’s Evolution Store concept, now including multiple proprietary QSR brands on-site.

Saladworks Makes Nontraditional Push

Saladworks opened 11 new restaurants in the first quarter of 2021. The mix of traditional and nontraditional units includes grocery stores, ghost kitchens and more.

Form + Function: Touchless Restrooms

With current technology, it’s possible for a guest to enter a bathroom, use the toilet, wash and dry their hands, and then exit without touching any surface that could transmit a pathogen. Here’s what you need to know.

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