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Articles in August 20, 2007, issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• El Pollo Loco boasts profit in 2nd-Q despite rising costs
• Furr's owner taps ex-La Madeleine prexy as CEO
• Ice cream giant buys Mrs. Fields' pretzel chains
• Wisdom of marketing to consumers around the clock dawns on opportunistic operators
  by Richard Martin
• USDA reports mildly bullish outlook for '07-'08 cattle prices
  by John T. Barone
• The Brinker brand of restaurants: from fast food to casual dining, the wide range of Brinker-influenced concepts reflect his 'enlightened' management style
• Tyson
• Equal
• Killer in 1993 Brown's Chicken case gets life
• Consumer scorecard
• New campaign for Dunkin' Donuts lacks 'star power,' but it's fun to watch anyway
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• What's Your Beef
• CSPI faults suppliers for lingering NYC trans fat
• Norman Brinker: the man, the mentor: a good eye for the right people and an ability to shape them through his unique management style helped drive Brinker's success as a leader
• Bunn
• Marzetti
• Pizza Hut, NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins sign arena deal
• Regional wing slingers plan to span farther into growing markets
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Taco Bell on the lookout again for emerging rock bands
• Bummer camp: activist investors, menu mandates, regulators ruin fun in the sun
  by Peter Romeo
• Restaurateur LeRoy's ghost may be alive and well at Russian Tea Room
  by Elissa Elan
• Pizza Hut, KFC to add up to 40 units a year in India
• The Beef Checkoff
• C&M fine pack
• Unilever
• Goldman Sachs, chain vet Boyd eye QSR brand buys
• 2008 Ad
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Damon's promotes Quinn to vice president of marketing
• Tempest in a teacup? Tea shop owner rules roost over customers
  by Elissa Elan
• Peltz's deadline passes, but Wendy's talks go on
• Unilever Foodsolutions
• Blue Bunny
• Cargill
• Carl's Jr. franchisee makes Malaysia debut via 5th unit
• The Counter's productive first four years fuel plans for national growth
  by Lisa Jennings
• Promotional menu at Interstate Hotels focuses on Northwest flavors
• Leandro: direct-plumbed oil disposal reduces waste, spills
  by James Scarpa
• Sushi restaurant balks at Bonds' record-breaking home run
  by Elissa Elan
• Chains offer aid in wake of Minn. bridge collapse
• Happy Chef uniforms
• McCain
• Mazzetta
• Sizzler to land in Mexico via multiunit franchise deal
• Steak propels McCormick & Schmick's to 17% sales jump
  by Lisa Jennings
• Alto-Shaam promotes Hansen, MAAHS
• El Fenix chain eyes end to 89-year family reign
• Casual-dining crisis takes a toll on brand portfolios: Macaroni Grill on block, Landry's debt flap reflect troubles
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Reel Food
• Beef 'O' Brady's franchisor gets 'major' capital boost
• Maple Leaf Farms
• Edlund
• Uncle Ben's
• Seattle restaurant pioneer Gretchen Mathers, 66, dies
• Feds' new firing rule adds to immigration woes: but voiding of Pa. city's law offers ammo vs. rash of state, local employer sanctions
  by Paul Frumkin
• NRN stock index
• Cleveland Range grows production facility, test center
• L.A.'s El Cholo to spawn fast-casual Cafe Maiz
• For the record
• On the cutting edge: R&D chefs dissect culinary trends
• McD adds Chipotle item to Snack Wrap lineup
• Sweet Street Desserts
• Pilgrim's Pride
• ACH Food Cos
• Having words with Robert Kinkead Jr.: Chef-owner, Kinkead's, Washington, D.C. Colvin Run Tavern, Tysons Corner, Va. Co-owner, Sibling Rivalry, Boston
  by Paul Frumkin
• MFHA confab examines disparity of diversity in industry's executive ranks
  by Dina Berta
• McDonald's international same-store sales boost July comps
• A legacy of learning: Norman Brinker's newly established Brinker institute aims to nurture, develop next generation of restaurant, hospitality leaders
• Casa Ole parent loses senior VP-marketing chief
• Panel cites range of reasons to court Asian-American consumers, employees
  by Milford Prewitt
• Susan Aley, Jennifer Dimaris and Laurie Friesen: Starbucks
  by Louise Kramer
• Sagittarius launches first Capt. D's-Del Taco outlet
• Evian
• Hormel
• Signature breads
• Fine food and live music accompany one another at two Chicago hot spots
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Landry's logs an annual loss in overdue fiscal 2006 report
• Alto-Shaam
• King & Prince seafood
• FTC kid-ad probe taps BK, CEC, McD, Wendy's, Yum
• Ops rely on efficient, state-of-the-art fryers to prolong the life of expensive, trans-fat-free oils
  by James Scarpa