A year ago, if you had stumbled into the kitchen of a Rōti Modern Mediterranean in the middle of Wednesday’s lunch rush, you may have found it hard to believe you were in a fast-casual restaurant.

Over the years, customers opting for the drive-thru lane at restaurants have become well acquainted with a process that’s remained largely unchanged for decades.

“They drive around the back of the unit, by the garbage, along a brick wall...

By the time Sweetgreen’s three founders opened their very first restaurant in 2007, they were extremely over budget and months behind schedule.

From the very moment RestaurantSpaces ‘19 kicked off, it was clear a particular theme was on everybody’s mind: how to evolve alongside the rapidly advancing tech transforming the industry.

&pizza has been anything but quiet about its lofty goals to transform the restaurant industry. So far, all the commotion has attracted the right attention.

2018 has been quite the year for foodservice. Challenges around labor and rapidly evolving consumer tastes and behaviors are giving chain execs plenty to think about, while exciting innovations are setting the stage for even more disruption in...