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Articles in Jan 19, 2004 issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Friday's top group eyes growth after cutbacks
• NRN stock index
• Wordplay
• Fledgling restaurant owners offer prize for niftiest name
  by Paul King
• The Louisville Zoological Gardens awarded Sodexho a five-year, $8 million contract to manage all foodservice at the zoo
• Cavalli
  by Bret Thorn
• Oceanfront
• Parmalat looking to sell Archway Cookies
• Fazoli's franchisee buys Gunther Toody's chain
• Fast break: quick service claims beef sales well done despite mad cow scare
  by Amy Garber
• Some restaurants tap alternative meat sources after mad cow scare
  by Bret Thorn
• Outback Dec. same-store sales rise 2.5% at flagship brand
• Reader says time has come for companies to offer fast, fair food
  by Brian Payne
• Wolfgang Puck food begins flying on US Airways in the In-Flight Cafe
• Beauty before age: 2003 vintages should fit 'drink-now' marketplace
  by Mary Ewing-Mulligan
• Park City coffee houses launch Sundance promotion
• Dean Foods completes purchase of Horizon Organic Holding Corp
• Colorado's Egg and I chain whip new low-fat menu into shape
  by Dina Berta
• Operators say immigration plan could solve worker shortage
  by Paul Frumkin
• Isabella's operators ride Mediterranean wave to Chicago suburb
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Hardee's same-store sales up 7.3% in Dec.; Carl's Jr.'s up 4.5%
• If NY smoke ban drags sales down, owners must pack punch by banding together and fighting law
  by Peter Riekstins
• Guest Services lands three contracts; Choice Cuisine to be featured
• 2000 Chateau d'Issam, Margaux
• Dawn Food Products buys Bunge bakery business
• AFC hires consultant Beilstein for CFO post
• Mexican Restaurants pays $13.75m for 13 units
• Low carbs, higher profit: Ruby Tuesday debuts menu; 'to-go' a success
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• KFC airs saucy spot; Taco Bell squirrelly for new burrito
  by Gregg Cebrzynski
• Forgetful diner leaves $5,000 in hands of honest waitress
  by Paul King
• Two public school districts were among four institutions to receive School Community Kitchen grants from the Child Nutrition Foundation
• Roasted Fuji apples and young carrots with sultanas
• Cafe Spiaggia
• Court OKs J&J Snack purchase of Country Home
• Darden vet Koch joins IHOP as menu/purch. VP
• Rivera latest to exit Red Lobster as chain's sales continue to sink
  by Ron Ruggless
• Writer's family stars in the saga of Doug Arango's as eatery opens in LA
  by Amy Spector
• Starbucks cites gifts, posts 11% rise in Dec. same-store sales
• Unchanged effect on beef sales indicates that consumers aren't cowed by mad cow reports
• U. Texas courts 'Greek' system with Odyssey Cafe: now serving: Mediterranean quick-serve without the expense of franchise fees or build-outs
  by Paul King
• Training daze: push-ups prove easier than pushing away from the table
  by Bret Thorn
• Mexican avocado growers announce recipe contest
• Jamba Juice 'delivers' new addition
• Arellano wins Manitowoc Alaskan Vacation contest
• BK's Alaska franchisee files Ch. 11, seeks buyer
• Sonic 4th-Q net, revenues jump 20%; same-store sales up 6.2%
• Burger King taps 'Turtles' to promote kids meal and fitness
• Ya Mamma's
• Guerrilla marketing on campus
• Cube
  by Bret Thorn
• The Canyons Ski Resort
• Fishery Products Int'l. debuts S.O.A.R. promotion
• Checks and balances: companies keep close eye on books and bottom lines: careful to keep finances on the straight, narrow
  by Susan Spielberg
• Disney, English team up to launch bluezoo in Fla
  by Jack Hayes
• Bob Evans lowers earnings estimate; Dec. comps rise
• Champps Entertainment hires vice president of marketing
• Franceen Friefeld: nutrition expert helps develop Sodexho wellness program to fit a wide range of diets
  by Paul King
• Sweet inspiration: chefs offer savory new ideas for Italian desserts
  by Erica Duecy
• Verses
  by Bret Thorn
• Spiaggia
• BK approves Advance Flexible Composites as supplier
• NRA's latest performance index falls, but outlook up
• Host Marriott's chair tops list for NRA's Salute to Excellence Awards
• Denny's 4th-Q same-store sales up 3% as average tabs grow
• Oregon's historic district isn't exactly 'Sesame Street'
  by Paul King
• Aramark was chosen to manage foodservice and a number of other nonclinical services for Scott & White Healthcare System, based in Temple, Texas
• Palace Arms, Brown Palace Hotel, Denver
  by Dina Berta
• Rambutans available in mainland U.S
• Nat'l. Restaurant Supply hosts fund-raisers
• Champps to pay $464K bias award, not $4.8m
• CPK fin. chief Levin quits; interim prexy steps down
• Taco Bell, Pizza Hut Dec. comps up as KFC's droop
• Caribou Coffee launches line of low-carb, lower-calorie lattes
• Reel food
• Singers, chefs blend performances in culinary pas de deux
  by Paul King
• Rosalie
  by Bret Thorn
• Oceo
• Vulcan-Hart names Piferoen to new position
• Operators across globe hungry for slice of Domino's pie
  by Amy Garber
• Wendy's U.S. same-store sales jump 9%; Tim Hortons' climb 10.7%

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