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nontraditional locations
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New American Restaurant Takes Flight
The Dearborn opened a new outpost at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5.
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new + notable: Pippal, Emeryville, Calif.
Pippal is an Indian restaurant at an Emeryville, Calif., mall that exceeds what customers have come to expect from mall food.
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Auntie Anne's Rolls Out Modernized New Store Design
Auntie Anne's unveils a new store design that balances the nostalgia of the brand with modern convenience and improved curb appeal.
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Banquet Hall in India Promises Drama and Flexibility
The project blends traditional South Asian design elements with inspiration from Salt Lake City, Utah.
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A Minimalist Oasis at Seattle Convention Center
A warm and natural aesthetic welcomes guests to the signature restaurant space inside the Seattle Convention Center, Bombo Kitchen and Bar.
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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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How to Build an Airport Restaurant
There are many things to consider before opening an airport restaurant. Let’s learn from operators who’ve already done it.
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Odd Burger’s First Campus Location
Odd Burger opened its first on-campus nontraditional location in London, Ontario at Western University.
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How to Make a Chain Look Like an Independent
Here's what it takes to grow a chain full of boutique stores.
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Modular & Container Construction in Restaurant Design
Three companies see a bright future for these types of builds.
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Best Practices for Opening Airport Locations
Here are six best practices for developing restaurants in airports.
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Saladworks Continues Nontraditional Grocery Push
Fast-casual entree salad franchise Saladworks will further expand its footprint within three Kroger stores in Ohio and one in Kentucky this summer.
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Red Robin’s Partnership with Donatos Grows Both
In a partnership developed in June 2018, Donatos Pizza was made available in four Red Robinrestaurants. After weathering the pandemic together and enriching the partnership along the way, the two chains have big plans to aggressively expand together.
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Saladworks Makes Nontraditional Push
Fast-casual create-your-own salad concept Saladworks opened 11 new restaurants in the first quarter of 2021, bringing the chain’s total number of locations to 217 across the U.S. and Canada.
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Nathan’s Famous Signs Deal to Open 100 Nontraditional Units in 2021
Nathan’s Famous, Inc. has partnered with Ghost Kitchen Brands (GKB) to open 100 nontraditional units by the end of 2021.
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Wingstop Opens First U.S. Ghost Kitchen in Delivery-Model Push
Wingstop opened its first ghost kitchen in the chain’s hometown of Dallas.
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Coolgreens Market’s Self-Serve Grab-and-Go Aids Development
Coolgreens operates 10 fast-casual restaurants across Oklahoma, Nebraska and Texas.
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Saladworks Expands Grocery Partnerships in Nontraditional Push
Salad-focused fast-casual Saladworks has seen recent success in a nontraditional format by adding kiosk locations within two ShopRite grocery stories. The unusual partnership has worked out so well that the chain is expanding the format with plans to open new locations within Philadelphia-area Fresh Grocer and ShopRite stores. The salad brand also has locations under development in Delaware, Maryland and New York.
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Primanti Bros. Debuts Airport Location
Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar — the 86-year-old, Pittsburgh-based casual purveyor of sandwiches topped with french fries — opened its first in-airport location in March. It is the chain’s 42nd location and caps a period of rapid expansion that includes having doubled the number of units since 2013 and expanding across five states in the last two years.
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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers Enters Nontraditional Space in Development Push
Wichita, Kansas-based fast-casual concept Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has entered the nontraditional sector for the first time with the opening of four new locations across the Midwest. The chain plans to open more than 40 restaurants in 2019, including its first two international locations in Dubai, UAE.
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Pieology Opens First Nontraditional Location
California-based fast-casual Pieology recently opened its first nontraditional unit at California State University, Fullerton. CSUF Auxiliary Service Corporation (ASC), the organization that oversees the various business enterprises on campus, is the Pieology licensee.
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Ben’s Soft Pretzels to Open Airport Locations
Ben's Soft Pretzels plans to open two new locations inside the Indianapolis International Airport.
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Supermarket Kiosks Prove Successful for Saladworks
Saladworks CEO Patrick Sugrue is taking an unconventional approach to nontraditional development by putting Saladwards inside grocery stores, among other innovative ideas.
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Bar Louie Opens First Airport Location
Bar Louie opened its first airport location at Terminal D at Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport. This location operates in partnership with Paradies Lagardère.
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5 Must-See Detroit Restaurants
We've got the antidote to the internet's obsession with "ruin porn" photography in Detroit: five gorgeous restaurant spaces show the Motor City's long-promised rebound is well underway.
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BurgerFi Plans First College Location
As part of its plan to continue to expand into nontraditional sites, fast-casual better-burger concept BurgerFi signed a franchise agreement with Philadelphia-based dining services partner, Aramark.
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Curry Restaurant Opens Inside Whole Foods
Biju’s Little Curry Shop, a four-store fast-casual operation focusing on south Indian-inspired foods, has opened a location inside the Whole Foods in Tarmak, Colo.
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How to Move Into Nontraditional Locations
Opening new locations is a common occurrence for restaurant chains, but sometimes branching out can bring significant changes. As brands expand into nontraditional locations, or even just a new geographic area, challenges and exciting opportunities abound. Here we spotlight three brands and how they moved into nontraditional locations.
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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 hood system going out, for example — could force a shutdown and affect the bottom line. Even a broken grill could upset customers and keep them from returning. Whether you handle it in-house or work with an outside facilities maintenance contractor, setting up a facility maintenance program to
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