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Articles in March 19, 2007 issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Chains report negative comps for storm-filled month of Feb
• Darden rules out buy of Applebee's, any bar-grill
• Perdue Foodservice
• Having words with Tom Wilscam: restaurant developer and franchisor
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Fur flies between N.Y. operators, health inspectors: after recent rat flap, restaurateurs decry stricter inspections that closed 90 restaurants
  by Milford Prewitt
• NRN stock index
• Companies mine academia for culinary lessons, operations solutions from the heads of the class
  by Dina Berta
• Columbus Food & Wine Affair raises $50k for charity
• New exec team in place at RA's Museum of Fine Arts account
• Yum: ownership issues will limit E. coli liability
• Sol y Sombra Spanish Kitchen & Lounge
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Operators meet, mingle at COEX conference gatherings
• Early adopters embrace beverage program at Taneko concept
  by James Scarpa
• SFM launches Foundation
• Lamb Weston
• No. 1 Friendly's group eyes potential franchisor buyout
• Survey: most human resources officials oppose minimum-wage hike
• Winter weather suppresses dinnerhouses' sales, traffic in Jan
  by Malcolm M. Knapp
• Report: Welsh restaurant feeds rapper's pricey whim
  by Elissa Elan
• Taneko Japanese Tavern
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Lenny's signs Cybera for network support
• El Pollo Loco TV campaign features tales from the 'Dark Side'
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• McCain Foods USA
• L.A. County eyes plan for hepatitis inoculations
• In spite of sales gain, Centerplate records bigger 4th-Q net loss due to reduced income tax benefit
  by Elissa Elan
• Colgate
• Rats! Bad news dispersed by the Internet requires better efforts at damage control
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Marketing miscellany …
• Buca Inc. fights hunger with pasta
• SOS teams up to support school breakfast programs
  by Elissa Elan
• Ippei Japanese Bistro
  by Carolyn Walkup
• WhiskyFest to debut event in San Francisco this fall
• Intura POS tapped by Toppers
• Rich names Lesemann VP of Marketing, BBQ
• Friendly considers sale amid activist investor complaints
  by Peter Romeo
• Pepsico names Yach director of global health policy
• Equal
• Starbucks text-message service gives unit locations
• IHOP sweetens the deal with line of cinnamon-flavored menu items
• Report says U.N. refuses inspections despite accounts of rats
• Cargill
• Loyal Rewards
• Leaders weigh menu pressures from regulators, diners
  by Ron Ruggless
• Chef Wilson Njenga takes time to train the next generation
  by Dina Berta
• Old Chicago grand opening raises over $8k for local charity
• Pa. pub makes world's biggest burger at 123 lbs
  by Elissa Elan
• Seminoles complete Hard Rock buy, settle lawsuit
• Star Spangled Tavern
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Del Taco: wireless tech cuts costs, improves service
  by James Scarpa
• BD's Mongolian Barbeque honored for work with Asian unit
  by Ron Ruggless
• Calendar of events
• CEC Entertainment's profit and sales improve in 4th Q
• Mie N Yu: Washington, D.C
• Celebrities kick off Super Bowl weekend with Benihana
• Brenneman hires Yum, BK vets for Quiznos EVP roles
• Compass' international division debuts whistle-blower program
  by Elissa Elan
• Sharks, dolphins compete with man in McDonald's Filet-O-Fish promotion
• Arby's franchisee raises $8,000 to fight breast cancer
• Randell brings FlexiCold Technology to U.S
• Chicken and waffles: the Stanton Social, New York City
• Beerbistro's Brian Morin shares the buzz on cooking with the variety of available beers
• Maitre'D serves Tortoise
• Cherry event comes to town
• Sloan Valve Company
• Growing operators look beyond Vegas, test luck in other promising markets
  by Milford Prewitt
• Poseidon buys Lowcountry Lobsters
• Wendy's rolls '4-Alarm' sandwich variant in LTO
• Bonefish Grill hires checkers executive to lead marketing efforts
• AFC sues ex-Popeyes group, Church's over sale
• Reser's Fine Foods
• Footstarworks
• Dunkin' operators question tests of all-day items: doubts about ROI, brand dilution beset some owners amid race for multidaypart sales
  by Carolyn Walkup
• 2007 Ad
• Posados tailors growth plan to fit in markets of many sizes
  by Ron Ruggless
• Ten Atlanta Chipotles raise funds for LDE's Green Tables effort
• Taco Bueno inks 3 pacts for 16 Louisiana outlets
• Olive & Ivy
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Hot Concepts! panelists discuss ways to tackle challenges
  by Ron Ruggless
• Miami Management using Exit41 call center tech
• Smithfield commits to environmental initiative

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