Friendly’s Kitchen Designed for Efficiency

By Foodservice Equipment Reports | June 20, 2019 |

New England Chain Rolls Out Upgrade Prototype Gray-on-white cone graphics. LED lighting.  Settee seating.  Online ordering. Friendly’s has come a long way from its staid New England origins.  Friendly’s new prototype, opened in Marlborough, Mass., marks a great leap forward for the iconic ice-cream-and burger chain that dates back to 1935. The prototype easily handles fullservice…

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How a Commercial Laundry Facility Was Transformed Into a ‘Magic Bar’ of Chicago’s Past

By Foodservice Equipment Reports | June 11, 2019 |

Chicago Magic Lounge: Everywhere you Look, There’s Something to Delight the Eye. The Chicago Magic Lounge building, located in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood at 5050 N. Clark Street, is easily overlooked by the uninitiated. Its unremarkable brick exterior sports no signage except for a plain white rectangle with an open circle in the center. Old magic…

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Little Caesar Arena

By Foodservice Equipment Reports | June 4, 2019 |

Little Ceasars Has a Mission: to Serve as the Heart of Detroit City Arenas are usually all about sports and entertainment. But for Little Caesars Arena, opened one year ago in downtown Detroit, the venue has a larger mission: to serve as the heart of a city. The 20,000-seat Little Caesars Arena, home to both the…

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