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  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.
  • warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system's timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected 'America/New_York' for 'EST/-5.0/no DST' instead in /home/fabrest/public_html/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc on line 260.

National Restaurant Association's 2012 Public Affairs Conference

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 5 hours 56 min ago

Annual April Event to Highlight 'America Works Here'5 Campaign Showcasing America’s Restaurants


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Panera Bread Opens 1,500th Store

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 5 hours 58 min ago

Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA) announced the opening of its 1,500th bakery-cafe and its first in Manhattan.


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Restaurant Trends - Growing And Emerging Concepts - Change and Activity Feb 7, 2012

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 7 hours 14 min ago

Update from Restaurantchains.net on growing and emerging restaurant concepts


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Yum! Brands Inc. Announces Full-Year EPS Growth of 14%, or $2.87 Per Share, Excluding Special Items; Marks 10th Consecutive Year of at Least 13% EPS Growth; China Opens a Record 656 New Units

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 7 hours 18 min ago

Worldwide system sales grew 7%, prior to foreign currency translation, including 29% in China and 8% at YRI. System sales in the U.S. were even.


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Krispy Kreme Franchise Locations Throughout South, Central and West Texas Gain Technology Advantage With MICROS Cloud Solution, Simphony

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 7 hours 20 min ago

Enterprise cloud-based POS helps improve efficiency and reduce costs.


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Starbucks to Partner with Ai Ni Group to Bring China’s Yunnan Coffee to the World

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 7 hours 23 min ago

As part of its ongoing efforts to help elevate the coffee industry in China’s Yunnan Province, Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ: SBUX) announced that it has signed an agreement to form a joint-venture company with Ai Ni Group, one of the province’s most established coffee operators and agricultural companies in Yunnan.


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Icky Stuff: 20 Ways to Upset and Lose Customers - By Ken Burgin

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 7 hours 26 min ago

Check around you - the look, feel, smells and sounds that customers notice when they spend time at your bar, café or restaurant.


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Yogurt Mountain Announces Opening of 41st Store Located in Nashville, TN

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - 7 hours 28 min ago

The new store is located at 5225 Old Hickory Blvd., Suite 204 in Hermitage, Tenn, 1 mile north of I-40 next to Firehouse Subs.


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Nathan's Famous, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Results

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 18:30

Net income was $1,211,000 or $0.24 per diluted share as compared to net (loss) of $(153,000) or $(0.03) per diluted share for the thirteen weeks ended December 26, 2010;


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Sonic Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 18:19

O’Reilly brings more than 20 years of senior level leadership in consumer driven marketing, brand management and product development, including extensive experience within the quick service restaurant segment


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The Art of the Impresario. By John Hendrie

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Mon, 02/06/2012 - 17:55

These are the men of Hospitality performance art, and every company needs someone in this role.


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Secret to Rapid Expansion for Top Chains: Excellent Customer Satisfaction

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:36

A number of the fastest-growing fast-food and fast-casual chains, including Jersey Mike’s Subs, Zaxby’s, Five Guys Burger & Fries and Jimmy John’s, are also among the nation’s best-rated large chains and have sustained their 'overall customer satisfaction ratings' as they’ve grown.


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Restaurant Industry Set to Outpace National Job Growth, Reach Record Sales in 2012

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:49

National Restaurant Association’s 2012 Restaurant Industry Forecast Reveals Economic, Workforce, Technology and Consumer Trends


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Hispanic Scholarship Fund Partners with Olive Garden for the 'Cocinando Un Futuro' Scholarship Program

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 16:47

Partnership contributes to Generation 1st Degree, an HSF initiative with the goal of adding more than 14 million new Hispanic college graduates by 2025


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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Reports Fiscal Year 2012 First Quarter Results

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:43

Net sales of $1,158.2 million, up 102% over net sales of $574.1 million in the year-ago quarter


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Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:40

Revenue for the quarter was $596.7 million, up 23.7% from the prior year period. The growth in revenue was the result of new restaurants not in the comparable base and an 11.1% increase in comparable restaurant sales. Comparable restaurant sales growth was primarily driven by increased traffic in the quarter as well as the impact of menu price increases implemented between March and August.


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Baja Fresh Returns to Chicago

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:38

Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, the quick-casual fresh Mexican chain, announced the grand opening of its newest Baja Fresh in Niles, IL.


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Granite City Food & Brewery Acquisition of Cadillac Ranch Stores Expected to Increase Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:37

Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd. (NASDAQ:GCFB) recently announced that it has completed the purchase of the assets of five Cadillac Ranch All American Bar & Grill restaurants, in Bloomington, Minnesota; Miami, Florida; Oxon Hill, Maryland; Annapolis, Maryland; and Indianapolis, Indiana, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $6.2 million.


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National Restaurant Association Registers Support for Tax Extenders

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 18:29

In a statement for the record for today’s Senate Finance Committee hearing, “Extenders and Tax Reform: Seeking Long-Term Solutions,” the National Restaurant Association’s David Koenig, Vice President of Tax and Profitability, called for the extension of several tax provisions that are critical for the restaurant industry, the nation’s second-largest private-sector employer.


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CiCi's Pizza Announces 2012 Growth Plans

Restaurants on Fab-restaurants.com - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 18:28

CiCi's Pizza, home of the custom pizza buffet, announced today its 2012 growth plans to support its continuing 10-year "Build the Brand" initiative to add 500 new restaurants by 2020.


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