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Articles in April 21, 2008, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• NRN stock index and other selected indices
• Industry, lawmakers weigh methods to curb food inflation
  by Paul Frumkin
• Vollrath honors DSM Walsh
• Chick-fil-A adds Coffee Caramel Milkshake item
• DataSource acquires Restex
• New Zaxby's TV spots support rollout of limited-time Zensation Zalad
• Smokey Bones offers all-you-can-eat ribs, $16.99
• Having words with Jeffrey Bank Chief Executive, Alicart Restaurant Group
  by Louise Kramer
• Enodis names 24-year industry veteran Dei Dolori group managing director for Europe and Asia ops
• High, low income groups drive bulk of lunch business
• McDonald's franchisee settles sex harassment suit
• La. debuts new promo aid to boost its restaurants
• Chockstone introduces SingleSwipe
• A different sort of Big Mac attack
  by Peter Romeo
• Cheesecake Factory's fast-casual Disney unit to close
• Tim Gannon: OSI Restaurant Partners LLC
  by Catherine R. Cobb
• Tip of the month
• Supreme Cuts names Axelrod president
• Spiking flour, cheese costs prod Figaro's to look beyond Pizza Schmizza buyout
  by Lisa Jennings
• Carlson employees honored for achievements, contributions
• Share Our Strength's Hinges of Hope tour gives insight into how many lives organization touches
  by Ellen Koteff
• Ventura Foods LLC
• Richard Melman: Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises Inc
  by James Scarpa
• Wendy's signs two firms as new franchisees for Mexico
• Jon Luther: Dunkin' Brands Inc
  by Pamela Parseghian
• Sizzler names Trusted Partners, Culinary Masters honorees
• Black Angus chain: Soft economy forces 7 closures
• Carla's Pasta names Williams CEO
• Mobile marketing drives guest traffic for special promotions
  by Gregg Cebrzyski
• Franchise lawyer: federal rule changes good for both sides
  by Milford Prewitt
• Buffalo Wild Wings board names Damian chairman
• Franchisees need to be the industry's political foot soldiers
  by Hu Odom
• Dawn Food Products
• iSi
• Sunkist
• Gay group's McD ties spark family advocates' protest
• Surlean Foods
• Same-store sales trends
• Georgia-Pacific
• Pinkberry pays $750k to settle yogurt rule lawsuit
• Turner evangelizes earth-friendly strategies along the eastern coast
  by Peter Romeo
• Calendar
• The Beef Checkoff
• Seattle may ban plastic-foam takeout containers
• CH Guenther
• Papa John's inks pacts for fivefold growth in Canada
• Lamb Weston
• NRN's financial scorecard
• Sweet Street Desserts
• Hobart Center to award $5k 'eco-friendly' grant
• Changing debt market puts deal-making power primarily in investors' hands
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Unilever
• Calif. pols push rest-break reform, paid-leave measure
• Copy editing job can be light on luxury, but industry education proves priceless
  by Mike Dempsey
• For the record
• ACH Food Companies
• Wave of newcomers buoys fast-growing sub sandwich segment
  by Milford Prewitt
• CrunchTime!
• Green efforts can add value to customer experience
  by Elissa Elan
• Economic woes eat away at expense-account sales: operators boost value, service to fight slide
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Carbon concerns drive demand for water-filtering systems
  by James Scarpa
• F'Real Foods
• Ex-Compass chief Bailey completes deal to launch on-site firm
  by Elissa Elan
• 2008 Ad
• In 2nd suit, shareholders claim Darden misled them
• Benihana names agency of record for its teppanyaki restaurants
• Denny's: Emplit fills new COO role amid realignment
• Chef-servers, working a charcoal fire pit, create a dinner-party atmosphere at Chicago's ZED451
  by James Scarpa
• Regional barbecue players debut less costly fast-casual variants
  by Ron Ruggless
• Foodies in suits
• On Starbucks' turf, McD mocking 'snobby coffee'
• Starbucks gives free coffee while testing self-service
• Kahala: Canteen veteran Prasifka is new president
• 7-Eleven promotes 'Iron Man' with Slurpee cups, deal with Foot Locker
• LA.'s chicken-waffles chain forces copycat to rebrand
• Williams named director, culinary marketing at Unified Brands
• Deal board: selected merger and acquisition activity
• Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield: California Pizza Kitchen Inc
  by Steve Coomes
• Week's top gainers
• Congress' GAO arm probing school lunch contract firms