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  • Quick Serve’s Sleeping Tiger Economic ties to Asia have kept the continent in the headlines for decades, but consumers are just now discovering there’s more to Asian cuisine than eggrolls. Issue # 135
  • From Fast Food to Fast Casual QSR tracks four brands making the leap from traditional quick serve to successful fast casual and finds how challenging it can be to make over a brand. Issue # 134
  • How Starbucks is Changing Packaging Starbucks wants its cups to be 100 percent recyclable by 2012 and is recruiting the packaging and recycling industries to help it get there. Issue # 134
  • Death of the Gourmet Burger? The decade-long boom of the gourmet-burger segment has some analysts speculating that it may be reaching its zenith, but a recent study suggests it may have only just begun. Issue # 134
  • The New Chicken Salad Chicken tenders on a bed of iceberg won’t cut it when consumers are expecting bold chicken flavors atop premium salads. Issue # 133
  • Beyond Speed Customers care about more than getting their food fast when they go through the drive thru. Issue # 133
  • A Faster Kind of Casual The potentially negative effects a drive thru could have on a fast-casual concept has some operators wondering whether it’s worth the hassle. Issue # 133
  • Breakfast for Dinner Serving breakfast beyond the morning daypart is keeping sales at quick-serves sunny side up. Issue # 132
  • Simply Successful Rita’s built a business around the humble Italian ice, and after 25 years, it’s still going strong. Issue # 132
  • Red Mango Revolution A look at how one young frozen-yogurt brand plans to make it to the top. Issue # 132
  • Celebration of the Fittest The eight chains marking major anniversaries in 2009 have the wits to survive—and thrive—in their segments. Issue # 132
  • A Fresher Take on Seafood Explore the next wave in quick-service dining by expanding the pool of seafood offerings on your menu. Issue # 131
  • 10 Ways to Save Ideas for saving thousands in operations costs. Issue # 131
  • Casual Dining Goes cheap Hammered by trade-down, full-service is rolling out less-expensive offerings. Issue # 131
  • Chairman or CEO? The growing trend of separating the roles of chairman and CEO could make its way to restaurant boardrooms. Issue # 130
  • Leafy Green Profits Sales of greens such as cabbage, kale, and collards are poised to take off as customers seek nutrient-dense, low-cost mini meals. Issue # 130
  • The Future Expert opinions on what a quick-serve will look like in the year 2030. Issue # 130
  • The Grapes of Cash Can wine work on quick-service menus? More restaurants are finding that, in fact, it can. Issue # 130
  • The American Consumer 2015 need subhead Issue # 130
  • The Glories of Gluten-Free As more Americans are diagnosed with celiac disease, the demand for gluten-free menu items is becoming greater and greater. Issue # 129