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		<title><![CDATA[High Stakes Burger King Remodel Still Work In Progress]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Burger King BKC is releasing earnings on October 29,, and needs some big news to reassure investors as well as ultimately drive sales. On October 17, it's featuring  $1 double cheeseburgers via national advertising, while Wendy&#8217;s WEN just began rolling out their new burger, Carl&#8217;s and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:41:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['Price Increases' at Starbucks: What This Means]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Both the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal noted on August 21 that Starbucks SBUX was raising some prices. The effect was up to $.25 on larger, more complex drinks, $.05 on frappuccinos, $.15 on mochas, lattes and shots, and $.25 on macchiatos. But lattes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:34:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ruby Tuesday's Earnings Due Tomorrow: Moving Pieces]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F147243-ruby-tuesday-s-earnings-due-tomorrow-moving-pieces%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: With Ruby Tuesday's RT earnings due out Tuesday July 7th, tomorrow, a number of factors should make the outcome knowable or at least, guessable: Analyst Projections seem too low: the analyst mid range for EPS for the year is $.45, but we roughly calculate $.42 already in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:59:33 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' Marketing Complications]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F140207-red-robin-gourmet-burgers-marketing-complications%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits:Last week, Red Robin released earnings and had its Q1 2009 conference call. It revealed pretty weak traffic comparables (-10%), and the stock price fell about $4. JP Morgan downgraded to neutral view on May 22 2009.    Much to do was made of the company&#8217;s...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:54:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Burger King Traffic Falloff: What About the International Marketing Focus?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Burger King BKC stock values have taken quite a hit over the last day and half, down about a $4 share. The company pre-announced its Q3 2009 earnings Wednesday, noting it missed its revenue forecast, with significant falloff of traffic in some zones, with Germany and Mexico...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:39:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sonic Q2 2009 Earnings: Too Little Information]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: We all know it&#8217;s difficult being in the publicly traded company environment: lots of pressure, expense and analysts asking questions. But on Tuesday we counted SEVEN specific circumstances where Sonic SONC Management (CEO Hudson, President McLain and CFO Vaughn) punted on different earnings or expectations related analyst...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:53:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Starbucks' Value Enhancement Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F120709-starbucks-value-enhancement-strategy%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: You see it everywhere now: Free Grand Slam Breakfasts - Denny's DENN, Superbowl  Ad, $.15 or $.75 Steakburgers - Steak N Shake, SNS, KFC Value Meals from $1 up YUM, $1 value menu at Sonic SONC and more. Last week, Starbucks SBUX announced its "pairings" strategy....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 11:22:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Some Questions for Starbucks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: We listened into the Starbucks SBUX earnings call this week. The company is working to reverse current trends, trying to make their 16,000 world wide stores more customer and economic times oriented.We were intrigued about a couple of things, that stood out to us: by John Gordon]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 01:27:41 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What Does It Mean That Darden and Brinker Are Favorable to Knapp Track?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: This week we heard from both casual dining giants, Brinker EAT and Darden DRI. That's a significant portion of the US casual dining sector right there. EAT reported a $.10/share earnings upside surprise despite a loss driven by its Macaroni Grill disposition, but would not guide towards...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:21:50 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reasons for the Enduring Success of McDonald's]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F114512-reasons-for-the-enduring-success-of-mcdonald-s%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: In the Sunday, January 11 2009 New York Times Business front page article on McDonald's MCD, several reasons were laid out for its success: new menu items, longer hours, new buildings, more measured growth, an operationally focused "Plan to Win". It focuses on people, products, place, price...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 03:59:49 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Will Sonic's New Menu Strategy Work?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F114096-will-sonic-s-new-menu-strategy-work%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Sonic SONC is an interesting company to watch&#8212;it has had one of the highest EBITDA margins in the restaurant sector, stable management, expanding, locations in a lot of middle America markets. But like others in the restaurant sector, it ran into trouble in 2008, and now isn&#8217;t...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:04:18 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brinker and Darden Take Some Hits, Shares Up Anyway]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F111833-brinker-and-darden-take-some-hits-shares-up-anyway%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Two interesting notes from the casual dining sector Friday, December 19. First, Brinker International EAT announced to the relief of many that it was able to close its sale of its Macaroni Grill concept (80% interest, 220 units, for about $135M). The sale was at a loss,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 03:30:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Papa John's Guidance and the State of QSR Franchisors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Not sure if you caught it, but in its December 15th,  2009 earnings outlook announcement, Papa John's PZZA noted it expected negative domestic same store sales, down 0 to 2% next year, and a decrease in US unit counts of 50-70, but a increase in international...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:51:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buffalo Wild Wings vs. DineEquity: Which Is Stronger for the Long Term?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fseekingalpha.com%2Farticle%2F102900-buffalo-wild-wings-vs-dineequity-which-is-stronger-for-the-long-term%3Fsource%3Dbnet&siteid=23&tag=seekingalpha]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: I know it's been a crazy year in the equity markets, but this week's price movements regarding Buffalo Wild Wings BWLD and DineEquity DIN show how inefficient and short focused the market is. DIN posted a positive earnings surprise ($.47 share profit vs. $.09 expected loss) while...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:08:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sonic: What's Up with the Company Units?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Gordon submits: Sonic SONC released full year earnings on October 17th and is working forward on its fix-it plan. For the year, profits were down $4M or 6%.  While it&#8217;s been difficult times for all restaurants, I was intrigued by the sales softness of the company operated &#8220;partner&#8221;...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:00:50 -0700</pubDate>
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