Chain Leader - November 1, 2009

Chain Leader's primary research asks restaurant-chain operators which methods they use to keep customers coming and which methods really work.

• Departments
• Consumer Pulse
• Recession Messages in Advertising: Split Decision
• Editorial
• Supplier-Partners: Someone to Rely on
• On The Money
• Expansion Capital: The Art of the (Small) Deal
• Product Source
• Sweet-Topper: Whipped Topping
• Little Things: Classy Kid Products
• Holding Patterns: Kids Cups
• Shaper Image: Zesty Breaded Chik'N Hoops
• Raise Them Well: Child's Booster Seat
• Go Figure: Kraft's Power of Oreo Site
• Custom's Always Right: Quantum Foods Menu Solutions
• Seat Urchin: Sturdy Chair Youth Seat
• Hear It Is:  Eartec MC-1000 Wireless System
• Upfront
• Limited-Time Menus Face Limits
• Upstarts
• Emerging Chain Still Rock 'n' Roll to Coffee Lovers
• VIP Radio
• Audio Q&A: Beverage Trends at Bar Louie

• Features
• Growth Strategy
• Leading the Restaurant-Expansion Charge
• Wingstop: In a Hurry but Not Hasty
• Marketing
• Marketing with a Side of Service
• New Product Pipeline
• Local Flavor: Unit-Specific Menu Promotions
• Local-Store Marketing: Shaking Hands, Kissing Babies
• Technology
• Hassle-Free Loyalty at Wing Zone
• Restaurant Technology: Better Living Through Science