National Restaurant Association SmartBriefDesigned specifically for executives like you in the restaurant and food service industries, National Restaurant Association SmartBrief is a FREE daily e-mail newsletter. It provides the latest need-to-know news and industry information that maximizes your time, giving you an edge over your competition.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/nra/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nra?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gifNational Restaurant Association SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/nra?sb_code=rssen-us20 Nov 2009 12:54:02 CSTEateries band together in bid for new locationshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D739D3418-3B90-4A28-9778-36AC526AC0CF%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DFive restaurant chains with a total of 1,300 locations have joined forces as a way to gain new outlets at airports and other  -More- 

]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D739D3418-3B90-4A28-9778-36AC526AC0CF%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTOn the Front BurnerSubway's goal: 1,000 stores in Russia by 2015http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D6F230555-1846-42C1-B305-3E92638F9640%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DSubway said it plans to have 1,000 locations in Russia by 2015, up from 78.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D6F230555-1846-42C1-B305-3E92638F9640%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRestaurant NewsCalling out to fans of local flavorshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D4CE93BA8-3708-464C-AC2D-DBEC5D812114%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DKermit Austin has 212 eateries under his Original Restaurants umbrella, but he doesn't own any of them.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D4CE93BA8-3708-464C-AC2D-DBEC5D812114%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRestaurant NewsAdviser helps small restaurant companies find capitalhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D88BA066F-6B12-4A44-8098-2497559FCEF3%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DBoulder, Colo.-based financial adviser and Chipotle board member Al Baldocchi says finding investors is possible, even in the -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D88BA066F-6B12-4A44-8098-2497559FCEF3%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRestaurant NewsTGI Friday's serving Thanksgiving dinner this yearhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D688C2A7A-49D6-4314-BA86-A6499B5899BD%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D -More- 

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]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D688C2A7A-49D6-4314-BA86-A6499B5899BD%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRestaurant NewsFood and music both art for Austin restaurant managerhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3DDD3AF0ED-399F-4C78-8764-71670C3826F9%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DTaking a day job as general manager at an Austin, Texas, pizzeria may have been the best career move musician Nano Whitman co -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3DDD3AF0ED-399F-4C78-8764-71670C3826F9%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTInnovation & IdeasA symphony for the ears and the palatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3DE38A6455-E7AD-4D0F-AA01-6A78A42AAC5E%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DThe New York Philharmonic will launch a course of post-performance musical meals prepared by notable chefs next year, in a mo -More- 

How important is mobility to hospitality?
Find out in the 2009 Motorola Hospitality Trends Study. The study includes feedback from IT decision-makers in more than 14 countries on a number of issues relating to enterprise mobility systems and mobility applications in the hospitality industry. Download Study

]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3DE38A6455-E7AD-4D0F-AA01-6A78A42AAC5E%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTInnovation & IdeasCardamom, hibiscus among hot flavors for 2010http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3DD22EC2D7-36C1-482E-9531-60EC2C6CF459%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DCash-conscious consumers turned home cooks are creating more sophisticated dishes and will move past parsley and sage to reac -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3DD22EC2D7-36C1-482E-9531-60EC2C6CF459%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTMenu TrendsVirginia smoking ban begins Dec. 1http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D4BA2F51B-C92D-4920-B9CE-27FDAF6851A3%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DWith a statewide smoking ban set to start Dec.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D4BA2F51B-C92D-4920-B9CE-27FDAF6851A3%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTPublic Policy NewsAre you the face of the American dream?http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D8A7471F0-EA59-490E-AD7F-F66CBA4CB902%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DThe National Restaurant Association is taking applications for the 2010 Faces of Diversity Awards.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D8A7471F0-EA59-490E-AD7F-F66CBA4CB902%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTAssociation NewsIf you provide the giving, we'll supply the thankshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D2A107B06-4619-4A2F-ADE3-A5ED6533AC04%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DAs you gear up for a Thanksgiving feast, help a student achieve his or her dreams.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D2A107B06-4619-4A2F-ADE3-A5ED6533AC04%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTAssociation NewsJonathan Winters, comedian, author and artisthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D6F3E6276-09B6-49D9-A1DC-D14B54C58776%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380DNothing is impossible. Some things are just less likely than others. -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D%26copyid%3D6F3E6276-09B6-49D9-A1DC-D14B54C58776%26brief%3Dnra%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=38B25AB1-7298-445A-A2E3-B248784E380D20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSmartQuote