Nation's Restaurant News

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Articles in April 2, 2007, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Strategic buyers heat up M&As with smaller deals
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Friendly's operator group backs CEO vs. investors
• Foreign brands eye bigger slices of the American pie
  by Milford Prewitt
• Arby's rolls out flat-bread sandwiches, offers trips to country music awards
• Gulf shrimp risotto: Oceana, New York City
• Tom Harvey
• Sara Lee
• Duke and King group grows to 112 BKs via deal
• QSR players aim to drink in higher sales with new kinds of beverages
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Elliot Leadership Institute gains 35 sponsors
• Co-founder of Dave & Buster's quits as prexy
• Applebee's gives bonuses as CFO gets strategy role
• Shoney's picks new agency of record, plans repositioning campaign
• Avado Brands
• Long Range Systems
• Sodexho denies plan to acquire Compass Group
• Vollrath
• McD group pays $550k to settle EEOC sex suit
• Top QSR "Late Night" foods/Beverages
• Ram Charan, acclaimed business adviser-motivator, to be MUFSO '07 keynoter
• Bruster's Real Ice Cream awards marketing duties to Pittsburgh agency
• IFMA selects vice chairmen at '07 Exchange
• Reser's Fine Foods
• Having words with Ed Novak owner, the Broker restaurant, Denver
  by Dina Berta
• Simplot
• Subway manager arrested on identify theft charges
• For the record
• Wendy's completes buyback, ups annual per-share outlook
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Ma'alaea grill
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Manitowoc Foodservice Group names Culligan vet Michael J. Kachmer prexy
• Colgate-Palmolive
• Chains applaud sales-boosting annual promotions
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Excel Dryer Inc
• NRN stock index
• Mala, an Ocean Tavern
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Rich Products to acquire GLP Manufacturing
• Boston Beer Co
• Cracker Barrel sues over bias payout policy denial
• Today in history
• Sugar Foods
• Former Moe's franchisees file fraud suit vs. Raving
• Applebee's to shutter 24 units, book costs up to $28m in 1st Q
• Pineapple grill
  by Carolyn Walkup
• AIPC expands pasta lines to foodservice
• Wilbur Curtis Co
• Public, private collaborations yield healthful benefits for all
  by Paul Frumkin
• Mazzetta
• 16th anniversary of Palace Cafe marks big milestone in rebirth of New Orleans
  by Ron Ruggless
• Darden's 3rd-Q profit up 1%; sales rise 4.7% to $1.54 billion
• Son'z at Swan court
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Land O'Lakes names Kaminski vice president
• Lamb Weston
• New immigration reform bill sparks industry optimism
  by Paul Frumkin
• A.V. Imports
• El Pollo Loco reduces 4th-Q loss; revs up 7.9% to $64.6m
• Calendar of events
• N.Y. event highlights the 'Flavors of Japan'
• Leadership Network merges with CSP
• Friendly names Dunkin' vet to organizational role
• Puck 'humane,' 'natural' policy prods ethics trend: but critics see boon for 'anti-meat zealots'
  by Lisa Jennings
• The unfinished menu: new restaurants add, subtract and tweak dishes to satisfy unpredictable guests
  by Paul Frumkin
• Max & Erma's says improved unit margins aid 1st-Q profit
• Phillips offers weekly wine specials
• N.H. ACF chapter elects Feustel president
• Blue Bunny
• Rubio's OKs $7.5m suit payout, denies charges
• Scallion grower sues Taco Bell for alleged E. coli libel
• Fine-dining chef Ron Abell plays ball at Fenway Park
  by Elissa Elan
• C&M Fine Pack
• Cosi narrows both 4th-Q and full-year losses on strong sales
• ACF names executive director
• Soyuz Victan names new executives
• Darden affirms Seasons 52 plan; Sweatt retires