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Articles in August 9, 2004 issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Corzetti con pesto alia Genovese Spiaggia, Chicago
• Rich's
• Domino's 2nd-Q profits slump as revenues rise 10 percent
• Industry's 'Davids,' fearing squeeze from Goliath chains' buying clout, seek strength in numbers
  by Richard Martin
• Solo, New York
  by Bret Thorn
• Lewis Rossman was promoted from executive sous chef to executive chef of Cetrella Bistro and Cafe in Half Moon Bay, Calif
• Fresh Del Monte buys Del Monte Foods Europe
• NORPAC Foods Inc
• Avado debuts urban-style Hops City Grille prototype
• Krystal chain launches 3 Flavor Fantasies burgers
• Chains on tightrope to balance inventories, consumer demand; Applebee's, latest to make purchasing miscue, takes $2.3M charge for too-old riblet surplus
  by Susan Spielberg
• Minneapolis-area operators confront regionwide smoke bans
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Buffalo's Southwest Cafe sells popular sauces as retail product
• Trailer Park Lounge; New York
  by Bret Thorn
• IFMA, IFDA join forces to sponsor presidents confab
• ACH Food Cos
• Whataburger promotes Checkers vet Beck to CFO
• BK elevates ex-franchisee Hyatt to exec. VP of ops
• Michael Kaphan, who was executive sous chef at Zoe in New York City, is chef of Strata
• Tumaro's Tortillas
• Panda Express takes to street with push for freestanding units
  by Ron Ruggless
• Denny's narrows 2nd-Q net loss on 22%-higher operating profit
• Building diverse exec team takes single-minded focus on goal of multiculturalism
  by Steve Caldeira
• What's hot in Coral Gables, Fla
  by Jack Hayes
• Dade Paper buys Paper Products Co
• StockPot
• Golden Corral vows to probe race bias charge
• Planet Smoothie chain expands cafe prototype
• K. Kreme: SEC probing buybacks, profit forecast
• NRN stock index
• IHOP retains Cohn & Wolfe for public-relations duties
• Cool cocktails shake up long, hot summer: operators spike drink lists with fresh ideas, innovative presentations
  by Brooke Barrier
• Fabrizio Schenardi, who was executive sous chef at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point, Calif., was hired to open Pelagia Trattoria
• Madison Dearborn Partners buys Pierre foods
• Rubio's names PepsiCo vet Bensyl to board
• Clear Springs Kitchens
• Fishery Products Int'l
• Siva buys widely used Progressive Software
• Executive chef Thomas John is leaving Mantra in Boston
• Coca-Cola Co. relaunches Family Diner Web site
• California avocado
• Hormel
• McCain
• T. Bell-Applebee's group signs 45-unit IHOP pact
• Landry's operating earnings up 19% on higher revs, better costs
• Reader:. Kudos to CRA for skirting impact of lower BAC law
  by John Doyle
• McD franchisees: kiosks, PDAs key to performance boost
  by Alan J. Liddle
• Dawn buys new corporate facility
• Dole Foodservice
• Qdoba inks 2 expansion deals for 12 Ohio outlets
• NY judge OKs sale of TV 'reality' eatery Rocco's
• Robbery sprees vs. QSRs point to need for training
  by Erica Duecy
• Rita's Ices posts big growth despite 5-month annual closures
  by Erica Duecy
• D'Angelo Sandwich Shops to award trip to World Series
• Crescent City hosts Miss Texas lunch
• Ritz-Carlton
• J.M. Smucker presents Foodservice Broker of Year Awards
• Douwe Egberts
• Johnny Carino's names culinary-development VP
• Little Caesars: buy only from Blue Line; rule that new operators must purchase from franchisor follows lawsuits
  by Amy Garber
• Steak n Shake's 3rd-Q net rises 5% as revenues rise 8 percent
• We all scream for ice cream but say nay to horse
  by Bret Thorn
• Florida farmers to launch new potato
• Keg moves forward with Squirrel as vendor hits 20
• IBC names Hutchison exec. VP, CFO
• Bridgford foods
• Guest Services wins pact for Everglades Nat'l. Park
• McDonald's rolls breast strips after 5-market test
• Subway halts 'anti-U.S.' movie promo in Germany
• Applebee's 2nd-Q profit climbs despite write-off of inventory
• Fuel for the machine
• Sarma Melngailis: ex-financier uses raw talent in the kitchen
  by Erica Duecy
• Frederic Kieffer, who was chef at L'Escale in Greenwich, Conn., was named executive chef of Gaia
• Roy Rogers debuts Phillips Crab Cake sandwich
• Republicans select four caterers for NYC confab
• Frisch's new deal for Golden Corral franchise growth sparks race with Metro Corral group
  by Jack Hayes
• Same-store sales rise at Outback but fall at Carrabba's
• Indiana residents protest, save 'historical' restaurant sign
  by Bret Thorn
• Equal
• Obee's signs Murlongo group to 75-unit Fla. deal

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