Nation's Restaurant News

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Articles in Jan 1, 2007, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Darden sued over Olive Garden norovirus cases
• Luby's 1st-Q income drops on tax expense, but sales increase
• Below Zero Nitro-Bar creates cool special effects with nitrogen-infused cocktails
  by Gary Regan
• New England restaurateurs expect increased challenges while facing slow-growth environment
  by Bret Thorn
• Moreton exits Potbelly posts as president, CFO
• Mass. lawmaker drafts bill to ban restaurant trans fat
• CKE posts 40.2% drop in 3rd-Q income on increased income tax
• Ex-Domino's prexy Black joins Marco's Franchising
• Some Midwest states still plagued by last year's problems as new concerns loom on the horizon
  by Carolyn Walkup
• No. 1 BK group Carrols does IPO to raise $69m
• What's hot?
• Denny's enters $350m credit facility to save in annual interest
• BK franchisee gets rights for Romano's in Mo., Ark
• Calendar of events
• Outback taps Glowacki to replace Avery as president
• QSR development bans, food R&D priorities prompt Popeyes variant
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Jack in the Box to repurchase 2.3m shares for $142.5m
• U.S. poll shows support for NYC-like trans-fat laws
• Poll: E. coli fears deter Taco Bell's 'heavy users'
• Red Lobster, Olive Garden to shed trans fats by Nov
• More star chefs further Las Vegas dining ascent
  by Lisa Jennings
• A fresh start: new year gives industry a chance to clean up its image after food safety scares
  by Robin Lee Allen
• IHOP revamps menu with 8 new lunch, dinner items
• Aramark shareholders OK $6.3b buyout led by CEO
• Having words with James Mamary: co-owner, Enduro, Brooklyn, N.Y
  by Milford Prewitt
• Ire at Applebee's, Friendly regimes augers ongoing tiffs with investors: ROI-focused funds demand 'fresh thinking'
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• New Schlotzsky's parent eyes growth, considers brand tweaks
  by Peter Romeo
• Reader: government should let public make its own choices
  by Cori Neser
• Hardee's reprises Big Twin cheeseburger offer
• Finance company buys control of Huddle House
• Maid-Rite's new owner, tactics help franchisee woes to recede
  by Ron Ruggless
• Portillo's: old hot dog chain reflects new co-brand trick
  by Carolyn Walkup
• NYC's trans fat ban shows that industry must fight harder
  by Richard Berman
• Western restaurateurs point to wage hikes, labor shortages as operational hurdles in '07
  by Lisa Jennings
• McD, facing BK breakfast threat begins 'value' test
• Dangerous robberies in Calif. eateries show need for solid security protocols
  by Lisa Jennings
• E. coli fallout: dems to fast-track reforms: new Congress will weigh produce trace-back rules, safety 'superagency'
  by Carolyn Walkup
• For the record
• Kampachi catches on: served both cooked and raw, the rich Pacific fish finds favor in diverse kitchens
  by Dina Berta
• Operators in Southwest-Mountain states predict high labor costs could offset sales gains in '07
  by Dina Berta
• Chipotle adds sour cream free of synthetic hormone
• Forecast: higher spending may ease margin squeeze: but CEOs say sales can't offset cost spikes
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• NRN stock index
• Dalzell takes his culinary skills and vision back home
  by Molly Gise
• Higher real estate costs have many Southeast restaurateurs predicting conservative growth
  by Jack Hayes
• Lone Star sold in $585m deal after objectors relent
• Calif. lawmaker proposes statewide ban on trans fats
• Darden's 2nd-Q profit jumps 12%, total sales increase 4.5%
• Providing doggie bags lets grateful guests take a positive view of your restaurant to go
  by Pamela Parseghian
• Trans-fat bans, menu labeling and higher costs among challenges facing mid-Atlantic operators
  by Paul Frumkin
• Skipper's seafood chain files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy