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2006-10-16 Restaurant Industry News Highlights

Features

What Time Is The 3 PM Parade? (Should your hotel have some Mickey Mouse(r) in it?) - By Kirby Payne and Victoria 'Vicki' Richman
Vicki Richman attended Disney Institute. We have incorporated much of what she learned into our company. Every year we improve our company's culture and that of our hotels. If the Walt Disney Company is any benchmark, it's clearly worth doing. ...more

Dollars To Doughnuts - What is your Brand Message? - By John R. Hendrie
It is a good bet, 'Dollars to Doughnuts', that somewhere in your advertising and marketing, as you define your Brand, you use the term 'Quality'. That is very reassuring, except, what does that term mean for Hospitality, much less Retail? ...more

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Appointments

Denny's Announces Organizational Changes to Position Company for Long-Term Growth
Denny's Corporation (Nasdaq: DENN) announced a corporate restructuring designed to enable the company to continue its focus on operational excellence while promoting future growth. ...more

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Development

Wendy's unveils plan to improve restaurants
Wendy's International Inc., on the heels of selling its struggling Baja Fresh Mexican Grill chain, said it will pour about $525 million over the next five years into improving its hamburger restaurants. ...more

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Financial

IHOP Corp. Reports Same-Store Sales Increase of 1.3% for the Third Quarter 2006
IHOP Corp. (NYSE:IHP) announced that its system-wide same-store sales increased 1.3% for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, system-wide same-store sales increased 3.1%. ...more

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Openings

Ultimate Franchise Systems, Inc. Opening Three New Jreck Subs Locations
Ultimate Franchise Systems Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: UFSJ) announced today that Jreck Subs Inc., its fast casual affiliate based in Watertown, New York will complete the opening of three new locations this month. ...more

Ruth's Chris Steak House Opens First Big Island, Hawaii, Restaurant
Ruth's Chris Steak House, Inc. (NASDAQ:RUTH) announces the opening of a new location on the Big Island of Hawaii. Desert Island Restaurants, franchisee for Ruth's Chris Steak House in Hawaii, celebrated the opening of the Mauna Lani location Monday, October 9. ...more

Michael Mina Raises the Steaks in Las Vegas
StripSteak Opens at Mandalay Bay ...more

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Other

World's Most Expensive Restaurants
What's the recipe for dining at one of the world's most expensive restaurants? Months on a waiting list and Herculean wallet strength. Oh, and a healthy appetite. Top-notch restaurants have never been this good. ...more

New Carl's Jr. and Hardee's Commercial Features the $6,000 Combo Meal Available Exclusively at the Palms
Casino Owners the Maloof Brothers Nosh on The Six Dollar Burger(TM) in New Ad Spot ...more

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