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In this edition: What's Shaping the Industry... Podcast: Starbucks' Healthy Outlook... Balanced Breakfast: New Kitchen Enables Catering... Polishing the Crystal Ball... Cool Coffee and Upscale Wine... Elevation Burger's Higher Purpose... Denver Restaurants Rely on the Kindness of Strangers... Profiles in Growth: Wing Zone...
December 11, 2008
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What's Shaping the Industry

Chain Leader's guide to 2009 presents the people, places and trends that will shape the chain-restaurant industry in the coming year, from the economy to organic food. You'll find plenty to worry about. But you’ll also find ideas for taking the lead. read more...
Podcast: Starbucks' Healthy Outlook

Chain Leader speaks to Senior Nutritionist Katie Thomson, who works closely with Starbucks' product development and marketing teams to identify opportunities for healthful new products. read more...
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Balanced Breakfast: New Kitchen Enables Catering

Rising Roll Gourmet opened a prototype with a redesigned kitchen to accommodate the restaurant chain's new breakfast-catering menu while serving in-store restaurant customers. read more...
Chain Leader’s Blog Bytes

Polishing the Crystal Ball
Want to know as much about the future as the CEOs and CFOs of some of our industry’s largest companies? Check out Lane Cardwell's latest post. read more...

Cool Coffee and Upscale Wine
While at the airport, Chain Leader's David Farkas reflects on the economy's impact on upscale dining. read more...

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Industry Buzz
Avoid Greenwashing
"Now that the claim “we’re green” is a mark to which businesses strive, it is much harder for businesses and consumers to know what is real and what is just savvy marketing," writes R&I blogger Michael Oshman. read more...
Cold Stone Creamery Rocks
Found this upbeat video researching a recent story on Cold Stone. read more...
Cold Stone Has a Sense of Humor
Also found this one, from Jimmy Kimmel's show. Performance isn't as good, but it’s still entertaining. read more...

How to Grow to 100 Units
Elevation Burger's Higher Purpose
Elevation Burger says its commitment to being a carbon-neutral company that serves healthful, organic fare should set it apart in the crowded premium-burger segment. read more...
Denver Restaurants Rely on the Kindness of Strangers
How do 100 restaurants survive in a 25-square-block area that has fewer than 1,500 residents? For Denver's Lower Downtown, or LoDo, the answer is tourists, more than 7 million a year. read more...

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