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Articles in Sept 29, 1997 issue of Nation's Restaurant News

• Birnbaum, Kimpton Group head north with Sazerac
  by Alan Liddle
• 'Time to make the doughnuts' is put to bed for Fred
  by Theresa Howard
• Vanderbilt courts college students with 'Two Avenues' dining facility
  by Paul King
• LEYE to shutter R.J. Grunt's after 26 years
• Operators on alert, take safety to heart
  by Amy Zuber
• Jreck targets expansion through acquisitions
  by Amy Zuber
• Baskin-Robbins flavors its future with new prototype
  by Mark Hamstra
• Host Marriott is food court lessor at mall
• BK to up presence in Taiwan to more than 100 stores
• PHI, Dreyer's team up in ice-cream ventures
• Cluckcorp posts loss for 2Q and 6 months
• The gin game: youth meets sophistication as Generation X-ers seek out the best martinis
  by Gary Regan
• Asbury-Randell strike partnership pact
• Brand-loyal customers: your ultimate asset
• Execs: Ground Round deal buys hope for future
  by Robin Lee Allen
• Luby's Cafeterias appoints new chief
  by Ron Ruggless
• Marketing miscellany…
• Wood Co. goes mein stream, launches 3 Asian concepts
  by Kathy Blake
• Golden Corral to open franchise units in NYC area
• Judge gives A&W 60 days to recall strawberries
• Consolidated profits rise 25% after three quarters
• Unexpected condiments complement a slew of imaginative dishes
  by Florence Fabricant
• Alliant acquires ACME Food Service
• Staff training can be a partnership for profits
• ARG agrees to sell Black Angus steak chain
  by Richard Martin
• West coast chains look to grow sales, eye breakfast
  by Mark Hamstra
• New crop of small restaurants open in Chicago's River North district
  by Carolyn Walkup
• On-site omnibus
• Restaurants lead downtown revivals around Midwest
• Ruth's Chris names Hyde Jr. president, CEO
• 6-month profits up 34 percent in Dave & Buster's report
• Say cheese-cake: classic dessert still keeps them smiling
  by Jack Hayes
• US operators make a run for the border as Mexico's economy heats up
  by Ron Ruggless
• So you want to start a brand?
• New World Coffee, ShopRite open unit
• Sizzler posts gain of 201% in first quarter
• Debra Ponzek: bringing Provencal takeout to the suburbs
  by Mark Hamstra
• Food Services promotes two executives
• Wrong turns point in right direction; past mistakes teach important lessons as operators take a tougher performance-driven look at branding, cobranding and bundled branding
• Marriott Intl., Sodexho weigh possible merger
• New suburban Detroit restaurants bank on patrons' prosperity
  by Carolyn Walkup
• Cycle of consolidation evolves as players seek out familiar territory
• Say so long to the traditional cafeteria setup
  by Paul King
• On target: these operators know that offering the brands their target market knows - and wants - boosts the bottom line
• Rally's agrees to buy 16.8M shares of Checkers
• Shoney's may be in default despite 32% gain in 3Q profits
  by Richard L. Papiernik
• Too many government regulations leave operators in a no-win situation
  by Ralph R. Reiland
• University of North Dakota opens dining halls amid flood of memories
  by Paul King
• Globetrotters and baseball: Denny's marketing chief helps reshape chain's image with brand name partners, including sports and charities