Nation's Restaurant News

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Articles in June 25, 2007, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Steak n Shake hires Omar Janjua as operations chief
• Landry's posts 1st-Q revenue gain but flat same-store sales
• Chicken and apple salad debuts at Donatos
• Sandwich chains ranked by growth in U.S. systemwide sales
• Ted's in Naperville, Ill., donates $6,000 to charities
• Diners of all ages feel at home in Sherlockian pub concepts
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Sodexho to team up with TV's 'too hot tamales'
• FTC: fewer kids' food ads, but more on kids' shows
• Alphabetic index of top 100 chains
• Chicken chains hatch plans to battle the effects of margin-busting gas, commodity and labor costs
  by Paul Frumkin
• Time to howl: Caioti Pizza Cafe turns 20
  by Steve Coomes
• 2007 Ad
• Arby's: supplier-restaurant trans-fat purge a QSR first
• Starbucks to pay $85K to settle EEOC's ADA suit
• Soy oil prices continue to climb with demand for energy
  by John T. Barone
• Avocado producers seek recipes in contest
• Pizza Hut upgrades online ordering, revamps website
• Kansas restaurateurs come together to help tornado-battered Greensburg
• Fado Irish pubs take some off the top for charity
• Before getting sick over paid-leave bills, operators should first consider the benefits
  by Robin Lee Allen
• Top 100 companies ranked by growth in U.S. foodservice revenue
• Sandwich chains ranked by number of U.S. units
• Hotel segment battles travel slump by reaching out to leisure travelers and partnering with top chefs
  by Ron Ruggless
• Texans ready to show state is a whole other wine country
  by Molly Gise
• Restaurants Unltd. to buy Pacific Coast Restaurants
• Fuddruckers franchisee Flannery becomes its COO
• New Orleans-style restaurant Heaven on Seven in Chicago has debuted "Muffaletta Mondays" at its Wabash Avenue location
• Demand for vegetarian dining continues to grow
  by Amy Joy Lanou
• Specialty shows to co-locate with IH/M&RS
• Jack in the Box upgrades salads' lettuces, boxes
• Top 100 chains ranked by growth in U.S. systemwide sales
• Sandwich chains ranked by growth in number of U.S. units
• U.S. the only market where QSRs dominate dining-out dollar
• Checkers gives car to Iraq war Vietnam
• ASHFSA turns 40: health care foodservice group takes stock of trends, looks to future at confab
  by Elissa Elan
• Buffet segment players attract guests by upgrading offerings while maintaining a reputation for value
  by Lisa Jennings
• The Food Group promotes CIA grad Mark Cotter to president, CEO posts
• DQ to standardize hot dogs via $2-item intro
• Having words with Herman Cain former president and chief executive, National Restaurant Association
  by Milford Prewitt
• Expansion expected for Back Yard Burgers after buyout
  by Catherine R. Cobb
• Seven business fundamentals for combating high prices and soaring costs in tough economic times
  by Jim Sullivan
• Chefs get pumped about mussels: adaptable mollusk pairs well with a variety of ingredients from chorizo to curry
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Sydney Frey, the former pastry chef of Buddakan in Philadelphia, is now pastry chef of 26brix Restaurant in Walla Walla, Wash
• Pollos Del Centro obtains Church's rights for Denver
• Top 100 chains ranked by estimated sales per unit
• Chicago's female chefs team up to fight hunger
• Earvin "Magic" Johnson: Basketball star, Sodexho USA team up to bring fresh concepts to urban institutions
  by Elissa Elan
• Sandwich chains ranked by estimated sales per unit
• Casual-dining chains work to solve the quality-value equation as fast-casual, QSR competition intensifies
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Shoes For Crews gets ready for prime time with 'Hell's Kitchen' product placement deal
• State restaurant assoc. sues NYC over calorie law
• Can burgers get any bigger? Owners of new upmarket restaurants think so
  by Paul Frumkin
• Class-action status denied in credit card ID theft suits
  by Milford Prewitt
• The Art Institute of Atlanta launches food and beverages degree programs
• Karatassos grows company nationally on his own terms
  by Catherine R. Cobb
• Buddakan
• Quiznos rolls out Baja Chicken sub with cilantro
• McDonald's award-winning ads show that it's more important to sell a product than to dazzle a judge
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Parkhurst dining to recycle fryer oil, use as biodiesel fuel
• Top 100 chains ranked by growth in est. sales per unit
• Sandwich chains ranked by top 100 market share
• Urbana lets fictional proprietor's design vision take over
  by Elizabeth Licata
• Taco Bueno honors two vendors
• Jamba to launch breakfast tests of 'chunky smoothie'
• Vintage Hotels gains 360 degree view of guest at every touch point with maestro enterprise suite
  by H. Rae Gibbons
• Culinary schools grow efforts to boost Hispanic enrollment
  by Dina Berta
• Packert: people with disabilities an overlooked resource
  by Dina Berta
• Seasonal strawberries sweeten summer dessert menus in traditional and edgy dishes
  by Florence Fabricant
• Qdoba Mexican Grill rolls out Chicken Mango Salad
• Top 100 chains ranked by latest-year total number of U.S. units
• New treats keep snack pack leaders out in front of growing threat from quick-service competitors
  by Dina Berta
• Growing Southern Calif. concepts step into new markets
  by Lisa Jennings
• Quiznos sub awards creative duties to cliff Freeman and partners
• SushiSamba
• Village Tavern
• 22nd annual Elliot Leadership confab draws industry execs
• Tijuana Flats renews agreement with Coke
• Starbucks nixes soda line to offer more lunch items
• Automating paradise: Margaritaville advances its purchasing, inventory control and more with EatecNetX
• Top chains' sales growth lags prior-year results: amid consumer cutbacks, major brands see sales decreases and slow new-unit expansion
  by Allan J. Liddle