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Captain D's Ad Ignites a Legal Threat from Red Lobster
In this edition: Captain D's Ad Ignites a Legal Threat from Red Lobster... Podcast: Larry Flax Works the Flexible Menu at LA Food Show... Pizza Inn Courts Franchisees by Killing Royalty Fee... Bacon Nation: Consumer Defiance... Are You Prepared for Scrutiny?... Raving Brands Operates with a Smaller Portfolio... A New Generation: Abuelo's Introduces Nieto's... Working with a Foreign Franchise...
January 29, 2009
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Captain D's Ad Ignites a Legal Threat from Red Lobster

Captain D's TV commercial pokes at Red Lobster. Red Lobster's legal team sends a cease-and-desist letter. Captain D's destroys the letter in another provocative ad. See also: Domino's vs. Subway. read more...
Podcast: Larry Flax Works the Flexible Menu at LA Food Show

Five years after opening their first LA Food Show Grill & Bar, Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield have opened their second unit of the future chain. Flax talks about menus and his hopes for the concept. read more...

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Pizza Inn Courts Franchisees by Killing Royalty Fee

This month Pizza Inn dropped its first-year royalty fee to zero percent from 4 percent. The pizza buffet restaurant chain hopes royalty relief for franchisees will spark expansion. read more...
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Bacon Nation: Consumer Defiance
Customers have grudgingly moved toward better-for-you foods. So how do you explain the popularity of bacon? Lane Cardwell explains. read more...

Are You Prepared for Scrutiny?
Senior Editor David Farkas looks at how the Bernie Madoff scandal might impact restaurant companies. read more...

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Monitoring America's Favorite Drug Dealer
Everybody's talking about Starbucks, from the public releases to the insider gossip. read more...
Freakonomics Talks to Mario Batali
The celebrity chef says he talks too much and wishes he could fly. read more...

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How to Grow to 100 Units
Raving Brands Operates with a Smaller Portfolio
President Daryl Dollinger says the move lets the multiconcept restaurant company focus on expanding the emerging brands in its portfolio. read more...
A New Generation: Abuelo's Introduces Nieto's
Food Concepts International, parent company of Abuelo's Mexican restaurants, is launching a new, fast-casual restaurant concept, Nieto's Mexican Express. read more...

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