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2006-09-26 Restaurant Industry News Highlights

Features

Food & Beverage - High Degree of Operating Leverage - By Joe Dunbar
Some of my earliest clients were high volume restaurants on the New Jersey Shore. I noticed some key similarities among the successful operators. The very best started with a small operation on a relatively large area of land. Over time, they grew the restaurant's capacity with incremental additions. At their peak, these restaurants had many dining rooms and multiple kitchens. Some were found in the annual top 100 lists in industry publications. ...more

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Appointments

California Pizza Kitchen Opens First Location in Japan
The new restaurant, the first opened by CPK franchise partner WDI Corporation, is located at Lazona Kawasaki, the largest shopping mall complex in the Tokyo region. ...more

National Restaurant Association Convention Division Promotes Jennifer Morris and Greg Kirrish to Vice President Positions
The National Restaurant Association today announced the promotion of Jennifer Morris to vice president-Operations & Services, and Greg Kirrish to vice president-Sales & Marketing. ...more

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Financial

CBRL Group, Inc. Reports September Comparable Store Sales
Cracker Barrel comparable store restaurant sales in fiscal September were up 3.8%, with an approximately 1.2% higher average check, including approximately 0.9% higher average menu pricing ...more

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Internet

Web 2.0 technologies may put web accessibilty at risk
Brands planning to introduce Web 2.0 technologies into their online strategy need to be aware of accessibility or they may miss out on a market worth over £50 billion, warned Trenton Moss, director of web usability and accessibility agency Webcredible, at the Accessibility in 2006 conference on 12th September. ...more

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Openings

Ruby Tuesday to Open in Times Square
First Location in New York City Will Also Be Its Largest Restaurant ...more

The Cheesecake Factory Opens Grand Lux Cafe in Boca Raton, Florida
Company Reiterates New Restaurant Opening Target for Fiscal 2006 ...more

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Other

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Chairman Robert E.H. Rabold Dies Unexpectedly
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ:BOBE) Chairman of the Board Robert E.H. Rabold, 67, died unexpectedly yesterday of a heart attack. ...more

America's Top 50 Restaurants
Gourmet Magazine's October 2006 Restaurant Issue Features America's Top 50 Restaurants ...more

National Restaurant Association Receives Highest Honor From American Society of Association Executives for Dine for America
Association presented with Summit Award for second consecutive year ...more

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