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2008-09-24 Restaurant Industry News Highlights

Appointments

William Whitman Jr. Promoted to Vice President of Communications, McDonald's USA
McDonald's USA recently announced the promotion of William (Bill) Whitman, Jr. to Vice President, U.S. Communications. Whitman replaces Richard Ellis, who re-joined McDonald's Restaurants of Canada, Limited. In his new role, Whitman will report directly to Don Thompson, President, McDonald's USA. ...more

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Environmental

Wine Industry Intent on Truly Going Green
The wine industry is making a concerted effort to adopt environmentally responsible practices but sees a need for better education among both consumers and professionals on many 'green' issues, according to two surveys of wine industry professionals and executives conducted by Robert Smiley, professor and director of wine studies in the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis. ...more

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Financial

Sonic Announces Fiscal 2009 Outlook
Sonic Records 22nd Consecutive Year of Positive Same-Store Sales, Tough Environment Slows Earnings Growth for 2008, Refranchising and New Market Development to Spur Growth in 2009 ...more

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Openings

The Original SoupMan Comes to Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario natives Denise Parent, John Fuerth and Murray Troup are opening the first of many Original SoupMan locations across Ontario in late October 2008 at the main entrance of Devonshire Mall at 3100 Howard Avenue in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ...more

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Other

Cuisine Solutions Joins Forces with Top Chefs to Support US in the World's Most Rigorous Culinary Competition
Cuisine Solutions, Inc., (AMEX:FZN) announced today that it will join forces with the world's top chefs, including two of their own Fiveleaf chef partners, Chef Daniel Boulud and Chef Thomas Keller, to help support and prepare the selected US team for competition at the international culinary event Bocuse d'Or. ...more

National Restaurant Association Applauds Senate Approval of Restaurant Depreciation Provision
The National Restaurant Association today hailed U.S. Senate passage of the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Act of 2008 that includes fifteen year depreciation schedules for new restaurant construction and improvements. ...more

The 46th Annual Congress of International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA)
The IH&RA congress provides the worldwide hospitality industry professionals and executives the opportunity to get a closer look at today's new trends and practices in the hotels and restaurants sector. This year the venue will be in Monterey, Mexico. IH&RA congress is in Latin America, after more than a decade! ...more

National Restaurant Association Announces Winners of 10th Annual Restaurant Neighbor Award for Commitment to Community Service
The winners are: Chili's Grill & Bar, headquartered in Dallas, in the large business category, Keystone Apple in Mechanicsburg, Pa., in the mid-size business category, Barry's Cafe in Raleigh, N.C., in the small business category, and Valerie Daniels-Carter, President and CEO of Milwaukee-based V&J Holding Companies Inc., in the Cornerstone Humanitarian category. ...more

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