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July 24, 2008
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Hospitality USA has developed 11 beer cocktails for its pub concepts that give guests another way to enjoy their brew while boosting bar sales. read more...

Private-equity firm Kinderhook Industries acquired the assets of bd's Mongolian Grill in May. We grilled new bd's Chairman Clyde Culp, the industry veteran who arranged the deal, about financial trends at the stir-fry concept. read more...

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Einstein Bros. Bagels rearranged equipment on the service line to accommodate an expanded menu. The result: faster ticket times, happier customers, more accurate orders and even higher check averages. read more...

Chain Leader’s Blog Bytes

The Coral Reef of American Business
The restaurant industry is like a coral reef, both barometer of and key contributor to the environment, writes Lane Cardwell. read more...
Business as Unusual
David Farkas shares examples of what makes this industry interesting. read more...
Never Too Much Information
Pizza Fusion’s Vaughan Lazar discusses why you should keep customers in the loop. read more...  
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Vaughan Lazar, co-founder and CEO of Pizza Fusion, is out to prove that eco-friendly business practices and profitability go hand in hand in Organic Growth-a blog exclusive to chainleader.com. Click here to view recent postings.

Industry Buzz
What four U.S. state names are part of restaurant chain brand names? Challenge your industry knowledge with Restaurants & Institutions’ Top 400 Chains Quiz. read more...
The Onion News Network “reports” on scientists that are testing the limits of what people will eat. read more...
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How to Grow to 100 Units
Upstart operators share their tactics for recruiting and retaining general managers as they grow. read more...
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema combines food and film to create a cinema eatery ready for national expansion. read more...

Coming from Chain Leader
Chain Leader LIVE 2008 is around the corner. Check out the details and last year’s highlights: read more...
Podcasts with execs from La Madeleine and Wingstop are up next. Listen to our current downloadable interviews: read more...
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Chain Leader Senior Editor David Farkas enlightens readers with the who's who and what's what of the chain game in Dave's Dispatch. Check in today to read about the latest chain restaurant industry gossip, news and analysis only found in Dave's Dispatch. Click here to view recent postings.

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