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Articles in Oct 6, 2008 issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Krispy Kreme tests 'Kool' soft-serve, toppings bar
• Persistent chains plan growth in spite of economic troubles
  by Cobb. Catherine R.
• Sonny's Bar-B-Q franchisee files Ch. 11, shuts 4 outlets
• Same-store sales trends
• NRN stock index and other selected indices: variability for the 52 weeks ended September 26
• NRN's financial scoreboard
• Daily Grill launches $2 million giveaway to celebrate anniversary
• Marketing miscellany …
• Charley's franchisee donates kidney to ailing employee
  by Dina Berta
• Darden readies defense vs. Bahama Breeze workers' bias suit
• Survey: cost is main factor in operators' workers'-comp decisions
• Troubled Jamba inks $25m financing pact with options
• Uno: Bondholder talks end, but back interest is paid
• Ex-Bob Evans Farms ceo Stewart Owens dies at 53
• Congressional candidates with industry ties vie for chance to give restaurants a voice on the Hill
  by Robin Lee Allen
• Mixed media: spirited viewpoints from NRN-Online's blogs
  by Peter Romeo
• Operators can shield their businesses from theft with updated, cost-effective security technology
  by Guy Pithie
• Oh, baby: Swiss restaurant to serve certain meals with human breast milk
  by Mark Brandau
• At Orwellian cafeteria, big brother monitors diners' eating decisions
  by Mark Brandau
• Reel Food
• Wingin' it: chefs are not chicken about tinkering with restaurants' top-selling appetizer
  by Bret Thorn
• Atwood Cafe grows from Terhune's Midwestern roots
  by Mike Dempsey
• Sales of cheaper French wines take a plunge
• Benihana teams up with Fla. Charity at local cook-off
• Hershey
• Darling International
• Sweet Street
• Wilbur Curtis
• J&J snack foods
• Pennant Foods
• Tyson Food Service
• Novamex beverages
• Simplot
• Bridgford
• Hardee's rolls Pork Chop 'N' Gravy Biscuit breakfast
• Quiznos elevates BK vet Rucker to CFO, exec VP
• BK debuts social-network get-out-the-vote campaign
• Upstart chain Smashburger appoints McMonagle CFO
• Pharr takes helm of WFF as president Bentley exits
• Sagittarius gets $24m via 15-unit Del Taco leaseback
• Focus on the bar and make your place a cheerful refuge for battered workers
  by Christi Ravneberg
• Senate considers national standards for menu labeling: lawmakers introduce LEAN Act to record crowd at NRA Public Affairs Conference
  by Paul Frumkin
• Taco Bueno chain adds flame grills, menu items
• Obesity watchdogs who've pushed new laws eye 'calorie tax'
  by Bret Thorn
• Starbucks' Piadini is latest food move; ad agency exits
• Subway to swap bulbs chainwide, save energy
• Cost-cutting tactics help resourceful indies preserve profits
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Dealboard: selected merger and acquisition activity
• Friendly's targets families with meals they create themselves
• Baskin-Robbins picks exec to lead bigger push targeting Hispanics
• Labor lawyers: changes to Americans with disabilities act may lead to more workplace discrimination suits
  by Dina Berta
• NPD: Guests cutting back on soda, filling up on teas, coffee
  by Fern Glazer
• NRAEF, MFHA award $12,500 in scholarships
• A comprehensive, successful beverage program pleases devotees of all spirits
  by Stephen Beaumont
• Palm Ale
• The Beef Checkoff
• FCC's 'reality' script for labeling TV product placements could crimp roles for branding
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Stormy economy floods labor pool for recruiters in affluent markets
  by Dina Berta
• GE Capital tightens reins amid credit crunch: growth slowdown expected as industry's largest lender puts brakes on restaurant deals
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Consumer scorecard
• Take a Bao puts the spotlight on Chinese-style steamed buns
  by Lisa Jennings
• For the record
• Shells chain, lacking funds or buyer, seeks liquidation
• Weeks top gainers
• Weeks top losers
• Friday's franchisee realigns after death of prexy/COO
• MGM Mirage name-drops dining stars of Aria project
• In Alaska, presidential politics turn ugly, but they're probably still tasty
  by Mark Brandau
• Rowdy Beaver Restaurant & Tavern: Eureka Springs, Ark
• Joseph's gourmet pasta
• Ventura
• Dole
• Norpac
• Bankrupt SE Waffle house franchise taps Ch. 11 chief
• Carl's Jr. adds new bugers to Guacamole Bacon lineup
• Chili's too in airport tests uWink menu-game devices
• Having words with David French: Vice President, Government Relations, International Franchise Association
  by Paul Frumkin