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Chain Leader Executive Briefing December 23, 2008
Surviving the Downturn: Count the Ways
In this edition: Surviving the Downturn: Count the Ways... Screen Test: Online Training... Executive Q&A: Dunkin' Brands' Jon Luther Passes the CEO Torch... The Year of the Balance Sheet... Great Last-Minute Holiday Gift... Why Restaurant Chains Bend to Fit into Historic Areas... Local Chain Jimmy's Egg Opens in Tulsa... Profiles in Growth: Old Chicago...
December 23, 2008
Top Features
Surviving the Downturn: Count the Ways

As we wrap up 2008, let's focus on the positive. Chain Leader and Restaurants & Institutions present a podcast series focused on success in today's tough market. read more...

Screen Test: Online Training

Marco's Pizza is rolling out a Web-based, interactive training tool that features animation to better connect with younger workers and ensure consistency across the system. read more...

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Executive Q&A: Dunkin' Brands' Jon Luther Passes the CEO Torch

The chief executive shares insight into the decision to hire former Papa John's CEO Nigel Travis, the timing and what he'll focus on going forward at Dunkin' Brands. read more...

Chain Leader’s Blog Bytes

The Year of the Balance Sheet
"More attention has been paid this year to the balance sheet by the media, companies, investors, suppliers, and even employees, than I can ever remember," writes Lane Cardwell, despite the fact that "the balance sheet has all of the sex appeal of a math textbook." read more...

Great Last-Minute Holiday Gift
Senior Editor David Farkas finds gift-giving easy with a service that lets you buy a drink for a friend from the comfort of home. read more...

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Industry Buzz
Employee Free Choice Act Would Boost Economy, Supporters Claim
AFL-CIO leaders in Cleveland hosted a forum to inform community leaders about the Employee Free Choice Act. They wanted to "dispel myths," and argued the act's passage would help the economy. read more...
Restaurant Industry Doesn't See it That Way
Rick Berman, CEO of Washington, D.C.-based Berman and Company, plans to take on several nail-biting issues on behalf of restaurants that the lobbyist says may plague operators as a new administration takes shape. read more...
Video: You Too Can Smell Like the King
The way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but the way to a woman's heart, according to Burger King, may be through a new meat-scented body spray. read more...

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How to Grow to 100 Units
Why Restaurant Chains Bend to Fit into Historic Areas
Historic districts are the siren songs of commercial real estate: They're cute and quaint, and often huge tourist draws. But for restaurant chains, the path from signing the lease to opening the doors can be rocky. read more...
Local Chain Jimmy's Egg Opens in Tulsa
The first of seven breakfast and lunch chain Jimmy's Egg locations planned for the Tulsa market has opened. read more...

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Franchise Developer
Profiles in Growth: Old Chicago: Three years ago, area developer Whitney VinZant was sifting through data on hundreds of franchise brands. Old Chicago--a concept featuring pizza, pasta and 110 international beers--caught his eye.
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