Meet this year's crop of Hot Concepts! Award winners, four restaurant concepts that reflect the diversity of the industry as well as its creative and enduring entrepreneurial spirit.
The winning concepts — Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant, Pizza Fusion, Shake Shack and Twin Peaks — were chosen by the editors of Nation’s Restaurant News for their ability to recognize opportunity and seize upon it with unwavering clarity of purpose in spite of the challenging environment.
Check out the Aug. 9 issue of Nation's Restaurant News for the full story behind these successful brands. In the meantime, visit our Special Reports page for exclusive online features on the winners, including videos and photos.
See the Hot Concepts! honorees in action during the 51st annual Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators, or MUFSO, conference, which will be held Oct. 3-5 at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fla. All four brands will showcase their signature dishes on Sunday, Oct. 4, during the Taste of What's Hot: Hot Concepts! Celebration Reception, sponsored by the Coca-Cola Co.
