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2008-05-27 Restaurant Industry News Highlights

Features

Anxious Customers & Environmental Demands: Trends from the Chicago Restaurant Show - By Ken Burgin
The 2008 Trends Tour to Chicago & Las Vegas is just completed. Now it's time to digest the latest themes and information gathered from hundreds of exhibitors and the excellent seminar series. ...more

Food & Beverage - Managing The Check Average - By Joe Dunbar
Is this a great time to push your average check higher? ...more

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Appointments

Pacific Restaurant Holdings Hires New CFO
Pacific Restaurant Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:PSPR) (FWB:PPU), a restaurant holding company, announced today that Keith Hindenlang has joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer. ...more

BKC Board of Directors Appoints John Chidsey as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Burger King Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BKC) announced today that it has made several changes to its board of directors. The private equity funds controlled by TPG Capital, Bain Capital Partners and the Goldman Sachs Funds, which purchased the company in December 2002, now own approximately 32% of BKC shares outstanding. ...more

Smashburger Appoints Scott Crane President
20-Year Industry Veteran Brings Deep Expertise to Innovative Fast Causal Better Burger Restaurant Concept Launched by Consumer Capital Partners ...more

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Development

Corner Bakery Cafe Signs Mississippi Franchise Agreement
Resolute Bakeries, LLC to Develop at Least Five Bakery Cafe Units in Four Years ...more

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Financial

Indicators of Financial Stress in U.S. Food and Restaurant Sectors
Fitch Ratings has published a report that identifies leading financial stress indicators in the U.S. food and restaurants sectors. The report reviews several companies that have struggled financially and have, at some point, either filed for bankruptcy protection or become 'fallen angels' due to their ratings being downgraded to high yield. The firms discussed include Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Interstate Bakeries Corporation, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc., Buffets Holdings, Inc. and VICORP Restaurants, Inc. ...more

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Internet

What Is the Future of E-Mail?
An old digital format still has plenty of life left ...more

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Openings

Former Financial Auditors Invest in Little Caesars Pizza
Second Career Creates Growth Opportunities in Boston and Sacramento - Entrepreneurs Open Fourth Store in Two-and-a-Half Years ...more

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