Restaurants CBRE Mark Seferian Bloomin' Brands Inc. development Outback Steakhouse, Bonefish Grill, Carrabba's Italian Grill Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar GlobeSt.com: How did the casual-dining craze evolve to the point where it is now? Seferian: Olive Garden, Chili's CPK Chipotle, Blaze Pizza, Lemonade Tender Greens quick-service fast-casual Baby Boomers Millennials Gen X-ers GlobeSt.com: How does casual dining fit in with everything else going on in the retail real estate realm? Seferian: repositioned open-air centers developments mall department-store GlobeSt.com: Where do you see the casual-dining trend leading? Seferian: foreign economies experiential dining GlobeSt.com: What else should our readers know about the casual-dining trend as it relates to real estate? Seferian: private-equity 1031Want to continue reading?
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Carrie Rossenfeld
Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.
