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    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Guy Fieri's Top of the Class, Featuring the National ProStart Invitational, to Air on Food Network]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[(Chicago, IL)  The National Restaurant Association's <a href='http://prostart.restaurant.org'>2009 National ProStart Invitational</a> culinary competition will be featured in <i>Guy Fieri's Top of the Class</i>, a half-hour special airing on Food Network.  Hosted by <a href='http://www.guyfieri.com'>Guy Fieri</a> (<i>Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Guy's Big Bite </i>and <i>Ultimate Recipe Showdown</i>), the special premieres on Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 7:30 pm ET/PT and follows the culinary competition from Orientation to the crowning of the culinary champions at the Awards Dinner.

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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <g:publish_date>2009-11-19</g:publish_date>
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      <title><![CDATA[New Reports Document Call to Double Fresh Produce Use in Foodservice]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[(Newark, Del.) Produce and foodservice companies interested in growing their business by promoting healthy fresh produce options on foodservice menus now have two new resources available to help them. <a href='http://restaurant.org/research/pma/'>Newly-published reports </a>document the discussions of a supply chain-wide executive think tank's recent call to double use of fresh produce in foodservice by 2020, and the operator research that spurred them to set such an ambitious goal. 

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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <g:publish_date>2009-10-30</g:publish_date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Restaurant Industry Outlook Remained Uncertain as Restaurant Performance Index Declined in September for Second Consecutive Month]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[(Washington, D.C.)  Restaurant industry performance remained soft in September, as the National Restaurant Association's comprehensive index of restaurant activity declined for the second consecutive month.  The Association's Restaurant Performance Index (RPI)  -  a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry  -  stood at 97.5 in September, down 0.4 percent from August and its 23rd consecutive month below 100. 

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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <g:publish_date>2009-10-30</g:publish_date>
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      <title><![CDATA[National Restaurant Association Fights for Tax Provision to Help Restaurants Expand, Remodel]]></title>
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	  <description><![CDATA[Washington, D.C.  -  Today, the Depreciation Fairness Coalition, led by the National Restaurant Association, sent a letter to each member of the U.S. Congress urging an extension of the 15-year depreciation schedule for restaurant improvements and new construction, leasehold improvements, and retail improvements that is set to expire at the end of 2009. The Coalition says that a seamless extension is essential to provide businesses with the certainty they need to undertake capital expenditures, which are critical to fueling economic activity and creating jobs. 

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      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      <g:publish_date>2009-10-22</g:publish_date>
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