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Articles in Feb 9, 2009 issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Drago brothers make L.A.'s Italian dining scene a family business
  by Lisa Jennings
• Entrepreneurs retake reins to wake up their brands
  by Dina Berta
• NYC, restaurant leaders to discuss salt reduction
• Abuelo's parent to unveil Nieto's fast-casual brand
• Boomers' top 10 restaurant categories: by age group for year ended October 2008
• Parasole appoints Monroe chief executive
• Jacobi to head Nevada Restaurant Association
• Chick-fil-A continues sales surge during 2008
• Papa Murphy's takes market share as delivery, buffet chains struggle
  by Sarah E. Lockyer
• Week's top losers
• NRN's financial scorecard
• Snappy Salads boss aims to be planet-friendly
  by Elissa Elan
• Ted's Montana Grill tests new waste management system
• Did you know
• Calendar
• Pizza Hut phases out artificial ingredients
• Landlord terminates lease on Rainbow Room
• CKE completes Hardee's refranchising
• Sun Capital lays off 23 employees
• Pizza Inn lowers royalty rates for franchisees
• Gordon Food Service to build in PA
• F.A.B. offers tools for the C-store foodservice business
• Four new members join Golbon
• The Beef Checkoff
• Novamex Beverages
• J&J SnackFoods
• Reser's
• Tyson Food Service
• Simplot
• Cardinal
• MICROS Systems Inc
• Pizza Fusion works to recover stolen $8k
• Jack in the Box debuts new Taco Nachos item
• Small fast-food chains earn big praise in survey
• Calif. labor crackdown leads to $844k in fines
• El Polio Loco features margin-friendlier specials
• Potbelly introduces slimmer sandwiches
• Thirty years ago, politics, unions and nutrition were top of mind at MUFSO
• Obama's agenda brings industry issues forward: NRA: president open to operators' views
  by Paul Frumkin
• Starbucks: Seattle's Best better for growth in '09
  by Lisa Jennings
• Adverse economy has restaurateurs re-evaluating green-focused initiatives
  by Elissa Elan
• Restaurants shift sponsorship strategies in drive for brand recognition as NASCAR's growth stalls
  by Mark Brandau
• Starbucks Corp. pulls peanut butter products
• Indiana menu-labeling proposal moves forward
• Norwegian chef wins top prize at Bocuse d'Or
• Sorting out saffron: chefs sound off on spice's price, misuse in the United States
  by Steve Coomes
• ACH Food Companies
• Raving Brands sells Shane's Rib Shack, Planet Smoothie
• Longtime Waldorf-Astoria exec chef Doherty exits
• Shepherd to replace Snead at Carlson
• Same-store sales trends
• Week's top gainers
• San Bruno, Calif., to ban polystyrene
• McCormick Place food provider to debut green initiatives in 2009
• Now's the time for the industry to get in the game vs. activists
  by Richard Berman
• Weiss signs deal for Miami performing arts center
• Chili's opens its first restaurant in El Salvador
• Quiznos promotes new pricing strategy
• Taco Maker details plans for global expansion
• Second annual IFMA awards recognize three of the industry's outstanding distributor companies
  by Caroline Perkins
• Food Services of America names Minert president
• Norpac
• Hershey's
• Pizza Hut adds lasagna to its Tuscani Pasta line
• Having words with: Ed Doherty: President, Doherty Enterprises Inc
  by Ron Ruggless
• Distributor partners 'spoil' Sonoma Grille chef Barringer
  by Caroline Perkins
• Bridgford
• Sweet Street Desserts
• Sugar Foods
• Ventura