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Integrating Acoustics Into Restaurant Design

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If you’ve ever found yourself in a restaurant yelling small talk to other parties at your table then you understand just how important acoustics can be to the overall dining…

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Delivery Demands Drive Virtual Restaurant Concepts

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“Be where your customers are” has always been a restaurant industry driver, but for years that meant strategic location selection based on demographic and geographic trends. For QSR and fast…

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Breakfast Centric Restaurants on the Rise

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Mealtimes have become more fluid than ever, and while the majority of breakfast consumption still occurs at home, today’s busy, on-the-go lifestyles mean less time for the meal described as…

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Where Human Touch Meets Robotic Precision

Where Human Touch Meets Robotic Precision https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SpyceRestaurant.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g December 7, 2018 December 11, 2018

This year has been all about the emergence of restaurant automation, but industry experts and influencers alike think 2019 will be about a return to the human element. Boston-based brand…

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McDonald’s Global Experience of the Future

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From formica tables, fluorescent lighting, wood veneer, anchored metal swivel chairs, and intense accents of bright red and yellow, a lot has changed in the 70 plus years of McDonald’s…

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Designing for Form and Function with Industrial Engineer, Juan Martinez

Designing for Form and Function with Industrial Engineer, Juan Martinez https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/FormFunction-QA.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g August 15, 2018 August 23, 2018

In our continued effort to discuss the evolving relationship between form and function in restaurant design, we sat down with industry veteran and founder of Profitality, Juan Martinez to get…

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Seven Fast Casual Chains Satisfying Columbus Appetites

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It’s widely known that Columbus is a test market for some of the restaurant industry’s biggest legacy brands like Wendy’s and White Castle, but it’s also serving as a hotbed…

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Fast Casual: Amazon’s Next Move

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Not too long ago investors, analysts, reporters, and retailers were all caught by surprise by the headline announcement of Amazon acquiring Whole Foods. Since then the ecommerce giant has been…

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A Taste of Tech: Is Your Restaurant Ready?

A Taste of Tech: Is Your Restaurant Ready? https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/RestaurantTech-1.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 15, 2018 February 15, 2018

The first restaurant POS system was introduced in 1973, back of house management technologies were implemented somewhere around the mid 90’s, and online table reservations weren’t officially activated until a…

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Redefining the Fine Dining Restaurant Experience

Redefining the Fine Dining Restaurant Experience https://www.chutegerdeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/FineDining.jpg 1440 428 Chute Gerdeman Chute Gerdeman https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/27b8b1d5d4480e694e1d763231b8e868?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 19, 2018 September 28, 2018

From mobile apps to online ordering and delivery, not to mention cashless concepts and kiosks, the QSR and fast casual categories have been doing their fare share of reinvention. It…