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Sitemap - February 2007

Jack adds bacon version of Breakfast Jack 
Hardee's adds some heft at breakfast 
Healthful Morning Options 
BK prices secondary offering at $22 a share 
IHOP posts net income of $10.3M 
OSI's 4th-Q income dips 20.3% 
Pizza Hut's new promo aims for video makers with a pizza yen 
Ruth's Chris more than doubles its 4th-Q profit 
Souper Salad buys Grandy's 
Hooters tries fish for Lent 
Red Robin promotes 2 
Texas Roadhouse's 4th-Q profit jumps 24.3% 
CBRL more than triples net income 
American Cafe parent said to file for bankruptcy 
Jack in the Box 1st-Q income jumps 48% 
N.Y. restaurateur turns tables on Times critic 
KFC asks for Pope's help in selling new item 
Trader Vic’s names new big kahuna 
Wage-and-hour suit against Papa John’s franchisee certified as class action 
Hyatt Place tries to help the harried with speed cooking 
NRN Featured Beverage: Mandarin Mayhem Limeade 
The $6 billion gorilla: The Starbucks effect 
NRN Featured Cocktail: The Red Star 
Poultry fats render richer margins, flavors 
Running a tight (and safe) floating eatery for 3,850 
CPK, HMSHost renew pact 
Wendy's to spend $300M on accelerated stock repurchase 
Damon's discloses allergen content 
Dunkin' names online agency of record 
House balks at matching Senate’s offsets for a wage hike 
Red Robin tries a non-burger, other LTOs 
Inside P.F. Chang's new Taneko Japanese Tavern 
Keeping the ship ship-shape safety-wise 
Krispy Kreme closes $160M credit facility, settles class action settlement 
Checkers president/CEO resigns, taps former BK exec as successor 
Bob Evans 3rd-Q profit surges 33.8% on strong sales 
Ackman reinvests in McDonald's 
MSSR finishes 2006 with increased profit and revenues 
California Pizza Kitchen increases 4th-Q profit on sales surge 
Don Pablo's names new president 
Jamba Juice names vp of product innovation 
McD Corp. to get 4 of 7 Brooklyn units in franchisee's bankruptcy 
Denny's swings to profit in 4th-Q on reduced expenses 
N.Y. investment firm set to acquire ice cream brands Maggie Moo's and Marble Slab 
Rare Hospitality's 4th-Q net income dips 5.2% 
Hacienda's Goodwin now co-CEO 
T.G.I. Friday's to go trans-fat-free 
New stores & improvements in unit-level economics more than double Chipotle's 4th-Q profit 
Charlie Palmer's Aureole taps new exec chef 
Kona Grill boasts revenues of $14.8 million 
Music legend Carlos Santana & DSE set to debut two new concepts 
Compensation expenses pare P.F. Chang's 4-Q profit 
Luther, Feniger, Mitchell, Leondakis among 2007 Silver Plate winners 
Safe Food Act reintroduced in Congress 
UPDATE: As others gauge Applebee's value, the co. pegs the brand's worth at $4.7B 
Bridgford Foods 
House Committee puts tax breaks in wage bill 
Ruby Tuesday franchises 10 stores for L.A. 
UPDATE: Possibility of Applebee's sale has investors wondering what's next 
UPDATE: Yum! pegs hit from E. coli outbreak at $20M 
Organic To Go goes public in reverse merger 
Church's buys Popeyes units in Texas 
Pizza Hut's largest franchisee to buy 59 units 
Diners may diet less, but operators still push healthful options 
On Wine: Piedmont’s unique reds differentiate themselves from an increasingly homogenous pack 
Dinnerhouse sales saw small boost from mild weather in Dec. 
ON THE MENU: Fred’s Restaurant Sarasota, Fla. 
Pizza Hut reintroduces Cheesy Bites Pizza 
Wendy’s reveals terms of Anderson’s salary, bonus 
Firehouse Recognizes Hot Performers 
Former colleague: NRN copy editor will be greatly missed 
Joe’s Crab Shack adds more salads, sandwiches 
Garden Fresh provides an online supplemental wellness program for employees, soon will offer it to customers 
It’s showtime for Showcolate and other chocolate-focused concepts 
Compass: Exec pay to be linked to performance 
Political responses aside, Pizza Patrón’s peso promotion transcends marketing boundaries 
NRN launches overhauled, continuously updated website 
In Colorado, weather-weary operators and diners want snow days to go away 
Dunkin’s new breakfast salvo: a touch of maple 
End Quotes 
Life’s lemons 
S.F. burdens operators with costly labor spikes 
Snack attacks yield incremental sales for QSRs 
WHAT'S HOT: Boston 
Fredrica Thode, Hot Dog on a Stick CEO, dies at 64 
IRS to present webcast on new tip program 
Donatos appoints new agency of record 
Mandarin Express parent said to be acquiring Leeann Chin 
Lapsed patents force IHOP to interrupt franchising, update contracts, revise UFOC 
Mass. expected to revive allergies bill 
Philadelphia ready to follow NYC in limiting trans fats 
Eateries' new owners obtain $6.5M in mezzanine financing 
Chart Conference to Focus on Training 
OSI details $3.63B buyout; shareholder says deal ‘unfair’ 
Red Robin Gives $89K in Scholarships 
Direct mail can be an invitation to success 
Restaurants targeted by ID theft lawsuits 
Helping guests help themselves 
Dunkin’s new breakfast salvo: a touch of maple 
Dinnerhouse chains slow to reach out to Hispanic diners, industry experts say 
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