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Articles in August 13, 2007, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Canada's Cara picks portable payment device
• Calendar of events
• Perdue
• Above-store reporting benefits highlighted by FS/TEC panel
  by Alan J. Liddle
• Sun Capital to buy Boston Market from McDonald's
• Hard Rock moves to centralized POS
• Marriott Foundation gives CIA $5m to expand Education Center
• Summer fruit takes center stage, gives a sweet, seasonal kick to a host of savory dishes
  by Florence Fabricant
• Quaker Steak & Lube adds Thai chile sauce
• Shoes for Crews gives $25K to disabled vets group
• Shareholders of Back Yard Burgers OK $38M buyout
• Landry's: judge blocks $400M payoff demand
• Study: 75% of consumers want menu-labeling laws
• Burger King seeks greater brand reach with branded snacks
• Harvest
• McD: new registers boost accuracy, ease crews' jobs
• Rock Bottom Restaurants rewards community involvement
  by Dina Berta
• Industry keeps close watch over menu-labeling battles; operators nationwide await the impact of nutrition-disclosure mandates in Seattle and New York City
  by Lisa Jennings
• Friday's tests back-office system
• Riesling's versatility and flavor win over mainstream consumers and connoisseurs alike
  by Mary Ewing-Mulligan
• Battista joins Golden Toque
• Brew City promotion benefits Iowa medical center
• Sugar Foods Corp
• Cheddar's chain taps Red Lobster vet Baltes as CEO
• New York, L.A. boast the most restaurants
• Long John Silver's picks Northlich as agency of record
• Elliot Institute names Bents Anderson VP of training, product development
• The Beef Checkoff
• El Pollo Loco rolls crisp taco, newer soft version
• O'Charley's chains to use new kitchen systems
• Borders books major gains in food and beverage revenues through partnership with Seattle's Best
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Andy's turns to Web-based human resources support
• Vanilla London
  by Amanda Mosle Friedman
• The Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa
• Pilgrim's Pride
• Patina Restaurant Group taps O'Shea for COO post
• For the record
• Langenbahn named Radiant hospitality division president
• Cadbury-Schweppes
• Darden names Kunde new government relations VP
• Center of the Plate event explores menu applications for pork
• Red Lobster joins other chains in overhauling ad messages
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Piccadilly hires former Shoney's exec for marketing post
• Software aids development at Papa Murphy's, Rita's
• Honeydew-cucumber gazpacho with Maine lobster: The Mermaid Inn, New York City
• Sunset Beach hotel
• Hormel
• Piccadilly hires Shoney's vet Stidham for marketing
• NRN stock index
• Little Caesars franchisee pays $110,800 fine for child labor violations
• ACH Food Cos. Inc
• Melting Pot readies debut of kiosk-style offshoot Dip
• Combination leads to big savings for Marie Callender's and Perkins
  by Catherine R. Cobb
• As new NRA president and CEO, Sweeney will be called upon to meet a variety of challenges
  by Ellen Koteff
• Anthology
  by Lisa Jennings
• Daniel Orr
• Tyson Foods' Schepers named to who's who
• Hoshizaki America
• Reader: Better Seafood Bureau's role raises important questions. LETTERS
  by Stacey Viera
• Nice-Pak names Inwright executive vp of commercial division
• Copesan
• Wendy's-O'Charley's group Meritage eyes equity deal
• Survey: one-on-one training trumps other methods
  by Dina Berta
• Starbucks 3rd-Q profit up 8.8%; prices hiked to offset costs
• Efforts to push healthful menu items must be heavy on brand image
  by Edward Hoffman
• Bite
  by Lisa Jennings
• Jack's Restaurant & Bar
• Alto-Shaam
• Red Lobster and Olive Garden same-store sales jump in July
• English to open Spanish concept in Los Angeles
• Tyson
• Having words with Charlie Trotter: Chef-Owner, Charlie Trotter's Restaurant
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Advocacy group's growth push could put industry between ROC, hard place
  by Elissa Elan
• Restaurant scene expands in booming Bellevue, Wash
  by M. Sharon Baker
• Burger King adds athletes to franchisee roster
• Firehouse American Eatery & Lounge
  by Lisa Jennings
• French Lick Resort Casino
• BK Awards SICOM Supplier of the Year
• Maple Leaf Farms
• Au Bon Pain launches new website, nutrition tools