Food halls play a key role in redeveloping malls

Food halls featuring local artisan products, food-focused boutiques and classes and other events have become a growing focus for U.S. malls as they work to reinvent themselves,. The number of US food halls has grown from 30 to 180 since 2010 and is forecast to hit 300 by 2020, according to real estate company Cushman & Wakefield. Read the Forbes story here