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Articles in April 30, 2007, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• BCA's Cultural Awareness Salute honors industry leaders
  by Milford Prewitt
• NRN names 2007 Fine Dining Hall of Fame inductees
• Ruth's Chris ends W. Coast franchising via 3-unit deal
• Infectious 'buzz marketing' is a smart way to build customer loyalty at your operation
  by Jim Matorin
• Qdoba creator, County Line team debut Cannoli Joe's
• RLC speakers tackle issues of immigration, innovation
  by Ron Ruggless
• Oldest trends in the book bind today's operators with their industry ancestors
  by Christi Ravneberg
• Risk taking is top of mind at WFF confab
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Quiznos lawyer blasts lawsuits, 'grandstanding'
• McD to sell Latin American units for $700M; profit up 22% in 1st Q
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Counter Culture
  by Elissa Elan
• KFC's high-tone ads defy older customers' hearing
• Franchise Excellence honorees share secrets of their success
  by Ron Ruggless
• NRN stock index
• OSI gains speculative credit rating; co.'s 1st-Q net dips
• Restaurateur puts kibosh on Taboo plans to retire
  by Elissa Elan
• Grilled marinated pork tenderloin with cherry balsamic glaze
• RLC attendees share stories, strategies at annual confab
• Bob Evans shutters 11 restaurants in 7 states
• Baskin-Robbins rolls family-focused spots in first television ad campaign in two years
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• First lawsuit filed in E. coli outbreak at Souplantation
• Quick-service cups runneth over with creative beverage rollouts: chains see specialty coffees and drinks as profit opportunities
  by Paul Frumkin
• Triarc divesting financial arm to focus on Arby's
• Domino's Pizza Inc. finishes recapitalization, sets dividend
• Chinese restaurateur spends $75k, buys himself one lucky fish
  by Elissa Elan
• Eleven
  by Lisa Jennings
• Calendar of events
• Ad speaks for itself
• Macy's taps more famed chefs for in-store eateries
• Calif. high court ruling sets 4-yr. limit on break claims
• CKE increases share buyback and term loan by $50m each
• British chef recommends listening to iPods to make food taste better
  by Elissa Elan
• Hadaka Sushi
  by Lisa Jennings
• NRAEF's annual golf tourney drives support for scholarships
• El Pollo Loco relaunches BBQ Black Beans in two new menu items
• Papa Murphy's: Taco Bell vet Turner is new president
• Customers weigh in on casual dining
• Cosi says soft sales will lead to greater 1st-Q net loss
• Reel food
• Parc
  by Lisa Jennings
• Einstein Bros. Bagels inks 1st franchise pact, for Fla
• Customer data mining aids in guests for lucrative new sites
  by Milford Prewitt
• Good Times touts all-natural beef in new television ad campaign
• Wendy's taps Wal-Mart's Fitzsimmons as new CFO
• Operators warm to idea of saving energy and money by reducing greenhouse gas emissions
  by Elissa Elan
• Cafe Matou in Chicago promotes foods and wine of France's Loire Valley
• Denny's hires Baja Fresh vet for innovation post
• Royale
  by Lisa Jennings
• Shari's chain switches to Angus beef for all burgers
• High lobster costs and tight supplies have chefs clawing for alternatives
  by Bret Thorn
• Fleming, private-equity vets team for Z'Tejas chain buy, growth plan
  by Lisa Jennings
• U.S. farmers to plant largest corn crop in more than 50 years
  by John T. Barone
• 100 Denver McD's join in Colo. 'Smart Meal' promo
• Chili's chef Kalil named RCA president
• Firehouse Subs names Burchianti VP finance
• 2nd Bennigan's in Panama opens on canal causeway
• House votes to mandate shareholder OK of exec pay
• NYC indicts 13 for $3m in card skimming at eateries
• Smaller-portion menu items are more likely to help the restaurant industry than hurt it
• Quiznos recruits QSR vet Skehan as overseas chief
• Cosi introduces new salads and sandwich for spring
• Morton's Pink Taco hires Real Mex vet as president
• 2007 Ad
  by Dina Berta
• Masa
• Tony Roma's to shed trans fats from menus by July
• Burgers precooked, frozen elsewhere are QSR 'secret'
  by J. Marc Mushkin
• Chick-fil-A extends kids' menu with strips, drinks
• Roy's to celebrate Lei Day with Hawaiian menus
• Having words with Ed Culleeney: vice president and supervising partner, Ben Pao, Chicago
  by Gregg Cebrzynski