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  • More Celeb Chefs Embrace Quick-Service Former Top Chef contestants partner with Marble Slab.
  • QSR’s Summer Reading List Instead of your usual beach read, try one of our five suggestions, selected specifically for restaurant operators. By Robin Hilmantel
  • Is ‘Free’ a Sound Strategy Why free bird might not have been the best strategy for KFC—or for you.
  • Disparities in the Green Restaurant Movement Greenopia, an online eco-company, awarded 11 of 23 chains examined zero out of four leaves.
  • Burger King Headed to Court? Franchisees sue to block the burger giant's plans to reallocate soft-drink rebates for national advertising.
  • The Other Side of the Stevia Debate There are two sides to every argument—and this one says stevia is safe for your customers.
  • Is Stevia Safe? Yes, it’s “natural,” but there are concerns that stevia might cause DNA damage.
  • Faces of Diversity Award Winners Quick-serves netted three of the four awards for 2009.
  • Study Predicts Wide-Sweeping Liquidity Crisis Find out what you can do to avoid possible failure.
  • Dye Another Day Artificial food colorings are receiving intense scrutiny abroad but have yet to be banned in the U.S.
  • Chicken Fight El Pollo Loco sees KGC as an attack against its core product—and it's not going to take it sitting down.
  • New Green Certification Guidelines Thanks to a point-based system, Green Restaurant Association members can better tell which actions will most help the environment.
  • The Ins and Outs of In-N-Out Stacy Perman, author of a new book about In-N-Out Burger, explains how a small, family-owned chain could beat giants like Burger King and McDonalds on per-store sales.
  • The White House Goes Organic Why Michelle Obama's organic garden might be a 1,100-square-foot imperative for restaurants.
  • The Cost of Carryout Two D.C. and Maryland legislators say a 5-cent tax on carryout bags is a necessary price for keeping local waterways clean.
  • How Chipotle Tackled Turnover The chain's Restaurateur program—now more than 100 members strong—has helped it keep some of the best managerial talent in the quick-serve industry.
  • A Cinematic Approach to New Media Marketing Pete Chatmon, a Sundance filmmaker, thinks production companies like his should be handling your commercials and training videos—if you want them to be effective.
  • Your Guide to the New I-9 The April 3 deadline for the new I-9 form is upon us. Do you know the latest on the form that could save you from trouble with ICE?
  • Experts Call for Food-Safety Czar Politicians and food-safety experts are calling for major FDA reform, saying we’ve reached a “tipping point” in terms of food safety.
  • GoMobo Brings an EZ Pass Lane to Quick-Serves Burger King is the latest chain to sign onto GoMobo's online and mobile ordering program.