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    Christian Allred

    Christian Allred is a freelance writer that specializes in writing about real estate and business. Outside of work, he enjoys reading, making music, and spending time with his family.
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    Jack Gibbons on the Future of Casual Dining, Automation, and Labor

    Jack Gibbons is a restaurant industry lifer. He got his start in the business over 40 years ago as a server at Pappas Restaurants. He worked his way up to Chief Operations Officer, before eventually launching FB Society (then Front Burner...

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    Inside Checkers & Rally’s New Restaurant Design

    “While everyone else was working on the restaurant of the future, we already had it.” Checkers & Rally’s VP of Development, Kris McDonald, might have said this somewhat tongue-in-cheek at RestaurantSpaces, but she was also being serious.  

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    What Restaurant Chains can Learn from Meow Wolf

    When Vince Kadlubek—Founder & Director of Meow Wolf—launched “The House of Eternal Return” in Santa Fe in 2016, he did not expect it to become a viral success. The 20,000-square-foot experiential art exhibition consists of a two-story Victorian...

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    Lessons from Papa Johns' Brand Refresh

    According to Jennifer Pecoraro-Striepling, “There’s no magic bullet to remodels.” 

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    How C3 by sbe is Turbocharging the Rise of Virtual Brands

    In a relatively short amount of time, the restaurant space has become flooded with virtual brands. What started out as a handful of mysterious restaurants with catchy names and no established physical presence popping up on third-party delivery...

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