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November 1998
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Cover Story:
• Is it time to change your concept?
Features:
• Activisim
• Guidance on making decisions related to the Americans with Disabilities Act
• How to get the media's attention
• Wine cellars are being converted into dining nooks
Foodservice Trends:
• Eating-and-drinking-place employment stats
• Poultry's versatility on menus continues to grow
• State surpluses could mean lower state taxes

October 1998
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Cover Story:
• How to find and keep employees in a tight job market
Features:
• Advancing entry-level employees
• Career-changers
• Homeless shelters establish foodservice-training programs
• Personality typology
• School-to-career programs
• Workplace morale
Foodservice Trends:
• Government releases new data on local wages

September 1998
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Cover Story:
• The quest for culinary inspiration encompasses the globe
Features:
• Frequent-diner programs
• Homemade jam
• Large restaurants
• Restaurant consultants
• Selling wine
Foodservice Trends:
• Impact of minimum wage increases

August 1998
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Cover Story:
• The art of franchising
Features:
• Kosher means more than matzo balls
• Retail cuisine
• Sushi
Foodservice Trends:
• Good economy meant higher disposable income in 1997
• Main-dish salads popular
• Summer travel heats up restaurants

June/July 1998
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Cover Story:
• Consumers' perceptions of food safety versus reality
Features:
• Country-club dining
• Emergency planning
• Serve whole-fish dishes for a unique treat
Foodservice Trends:
• Takeout becomes a bigger part of everyday life

May 1998
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Cover Story:
• The study of food history
Features:
• 1998 Great Menu Design Contest winners
• Menu design
• Smoking debate
Foodservice Trends:
• 1997 menus: old favorites and new flavors
• First-time customers are as important as repeats

April 1998
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Features:
• Limiting foot stress
• New restaurants offer nontraditional
• Nutrition Labeling and Education Act
• Products of the rainforest are now staples in restaurant kitchens
Foodservice Trends:
• Feasibility studies: test the waters for your new restaurant
• Multipaycheck households spark sales
• Portion size figures into how customers judge a meal

March 1998
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Cover Story:
• Tips on how to prevent fraud
Features:
• Brazilian cuisine increases in popularity
• Fitness foodservice
Foodservice Trends:
• Charitable giving in the industry
• Eating-and-drinking-place injury and illness rates drop
• Restaurants cater to seniors and families

February 1998
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Cover Story:
• Businesses embrace diversity
Features:
• Magic-theme restaurants are a success for some entrepreneurs
Foodservice Trends:
• Customer loyalty key to success
• Restaurants will employ 12 million by 2006

January 1998
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Cover Story:
• Restaurants reap the benefits of tourism
Features:
• Caviar
• Chefs for hire
• Grain appeal
• Las Vegas dining
• Restaurant tours are good promotional tools and satisfy diners' curiosity
Foodservice Trends:
• DC households were the biggest restaurant spenders in 1995.

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