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Articles in April 28, 2008, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Joseph's Gourmet Pasta
• Tax deadline inspires chains' deep discounts
• 7-state immigration raids nab big chain's dough crew
• USDA inspector: staffing leaves FSIS 'outnumbered'
• Tardiness and truancy fall under parents' purview, not operators'
  by Ron Ruggless
• Sonic promotes McLain to fill CEO's former prexy post
• C&M Fine Pack
• Multichain marketing vet Stone joins Papa Murphy's
• Ky. county orders posting of green, red health scores
• Having words with Phil Greifeld
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Education, diligence can prevent spread of E. coli
  by Mahmood A. Khan
• Fishbowl
• McD chairman-CEO Skinner to be keynote at NRA show
• McD said to eye price cut to $1 for 32-oz. soft drinks
• Mass. restaurateur fights to stop loss of legal immigrants crucial to industry
  by Paul Frumkin
• Los Angeles' curbside caterers, brick-and-mortar restaurants squabble over new parking law
  by Lisa Jennings
• Jalapeno hops from Mexican to mainstream: fine-dining chefs, quick-service execs extract flavor and flash from the popular pepper
  by Jaya Jiwatram
• Calif. Pizza Kitchen offers lures to boost repeat visits
• Dealboard
• Top 10 food choices
• Happy Chef
• IHOP picks Teleflora vet as pancake chain's finance VP
• Customers keep ordering habits as NYC enacts menu-labeling mandate
  by Elissa Elan
• Interest in under-priced stocks may pump up battered market
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• NRN stock index and other selected indices: variability for the 52 weeks ended April 18
• Rebate checks may spur short-term spike in restaurant sales
  by Fern Glazer
• Ventura Foods LLC
• The Beef Checkoff
• Size matters: Pizza Hut, Domino's trade PR barbs
• Feds: food inflation drives up March wholesale index
• Ex-reality show participant Lee takes starring role at N.Y.'s Geisha
  by Bret Thorn
• Training top talent overcomes the 'labor challenge'
  by Jim Sullivan
• Trident Seafoods
• Reser's
• Service guru Farrell: take care of your customers and they'll be back, often
  by Dina Berta
• Women's Foodservice Forum celebrates leadership at annual confab
  by Elizabeth Licata
• Lamb Weston
• Beer takes seat at table as books, events drive interest in pairings with food
  by Stephen Beaumont
• Boston Beer Co
• Sugar Foods Corp
• Calendar
• Same-store sales trends
• J&J Snack Foods
• Novamex Beverages
• Economy prods outsourcing of key functions: companies seek outside expertise for franchising, marketing in effort to cut costs
  by Milford Prewitt
• Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier
• Week's top losers
• Week's top gainers
• Tyson
• Analyst's McD survey: -1% sales gains for March-April
• Wendy's rejects new Arby's merger plan, $900m offer: spurned suitor Peltz calls for shareholder confab
  by Richard Martin
• Cocktail website aims to connect spirit makers, pourers around the world with weekly bulletin
• NRN's financial scorecard
• Educational video series can help schools combat child obesity
  by Donna M. Boss
• Dole
• Jack in the Box rolls out $3-$4 Real Fruit Smoothies
• Indies, chains broaden reach to guests with online videos
  by Catherine R. Cobb
• A day in the life: operations executives: each year, Nation's Restaurant News presents its A Day in the Life special report, featuring the daily contributions of individuals making a difference in the restaurant industry. This year we are showcasing three
  by Lisa Jennings
• Growing number of hospitals planning food facility facelifts, HFM study says
  by Elissa Elan
• Peterson aims for creativity in arena foodservice
  by Elissa Elan