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The Motley Fool September 23, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Darden's Dragging Lobster The restaurant company beats estimates, but Red Lobster is still weak.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Pleases The casual dining chain sets the table with a respectable quarter.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Holiday Hop Bumps Darden A shift in the timing of Lobsterfest affects March sales. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Is Applebee's Slimming Down? November same-store sales at Applebee's improve, but signs are still slow. Given the uncertainty surrounding guest traffic and same-store sales, for the time being, it seems like a better time to watch the industry carefully than to gobble up shares.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eat at Woes The casual dining operator Brinker struggles through disappointing comps. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Phil Wohl	Cheesecake Factory Satisfies The restaurant chain produces both good results and full stomachs. Based on the company's double-digit growth rate, rock-solid management, and superior business concept, the company deserves consideration for investors' portfolios.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wallace & Vomit The casual dining restaurant Buca struggles in its latest quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Darden's Savory Success Red Lobster is prospering, helping the casual dining operator look forward to a good fiscal 2006. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	Cheesecake Factory Still Cooking Despite higher food costs Cheesecake Factory's latest quarter delivered mouthwatering top- and bottom-line results. However, management suggested that continued economic weakness could slow future growth.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Delicious Growth in Darden The restaurant operator posts 20% earnings growth and increases its dividend payment 400%.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let Them Eat Cheesecake The Cheesecake Factory stumbles but continues to remain popular. The company posted profits of just $0.24 a share, short of last year's $0.28 showing.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Alyce Lomax	High Hopes for Applebee's Big changes, maybe a sale, loom for the restaurant chain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Rock Lobster Darden posts strong Q2 gains with strength in both Red Lobster and Olive Garden.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eatin' Bad in the Neighborhood Applebee's struggles in its latest quarter. The restaurant is trading closer to its 52-week high than its low because investors smell a buyout. It probably will happen.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Brinker's Portion Control Investors, go ahead and give Brinker a round of applause for its operating prowess. Now it's time to see what the company can cook up to get the hungry back into its restaurants.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Food Fight at Darden When you're here, you're at the Olive Garden family.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Chili's: Leader of the Pack Restaurant operator Brinker tops third quarter earnings estimates on strength at Chili's.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Five Tasty Stocks If the holidays are making you hungry, dig into these tempting restaurant stocks. The author takes a closer look at five companies in various stages of growth that could add some flavor to your portfolio.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What's Eating Applebee's? Investors, after a perpetual streak of growing sales at the unit level for nearly eight years, the casual dining operator can afford to take a breather.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	When You're Here, You're Dysfunctional Family Shares of Darden fall after the world's largest casual dining restaurant operator talked down its latest quarter and reduced its fiscal 2009 guidance.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2011 Aimee Duffy	What Is Your Restaurant Stock Doing to Grow? Can your restaurant stock combat low same-store-sales growth?
The Motley Fool March 13, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away Restaurant company Brinker International is in a funk. It may be time to replace it with Buffalo Wild Wings, Cheesecake Factory, or Chipotle Mexican Grill.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Who Will Hop to Applebee's? Applebee's continues to struggle systemwide, with comps and traffic both falling. IHOP management has some serious work ahead when their acquisition of the casual-dining chain goes through.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Cheesecake on Sale Cheesecake Factory hits a reporting delay. Should you dig in while the shares are cheap?
The Motley Fool July 16, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	Applebee's Flipped Like a Pancake As a family restaurant, boy, is Applebee's out of touch. IHOP's offer may not seem attractive at first glance, but may be just what investors ordered.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Good Buy, Ruby Tuesday Casual dining's forgotten player is making some memorable moves.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Darden's Olive Garden Grows Shares of Darden Restaurants, owner of the Olive Garden and Red Lobster chains among others, fell yesterday (they were about flat in trading today) on news of continued same-restaurant sales declines
The Motley Fool February 26, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Time for a Darden Party? Investors have been eating up shares of Darden today, fattening up the stock at one point to a new 52-week high. The restaurateur, well known for the troubles facing its Red Lobster chain over the last several months, said it expects to post better-than-expected third-quarter earnings when it reports next month
The Motley Fool August 11, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Brinker Takes Bite out of Outlook Chili's parent posts strong fourth-quarter earnings, but lowers guidance.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	The Casual-Dining Stocks Your Portfolio Craves Which restaurant stocks are well done, rare, or medium? Let's compare six major players in the casual dining segment: Brinker International... IHOP... Darden...Texas Roadhouse... Panera... Buffalo Wild Wings...
The Motley Fool October 11, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Red Thursday, Ruby Tuesday The casual dining operator slips in a dud of a quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Cheesecake's Rising Price hikes are, once again, on the menu at this restaurant. Will Cheesecake Factory goers buy it?
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Mike Cianciolo	A Rotten Applebee's Though things may work out in the long run, diners seem to have lost their taste for this restaurant's dishes. For its third quarter, Applebee's posted earnings of $22.1 million, or $0.28 per share, a 23% drop from last year.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	These Stocks Are Savory Again Casual dining is getting such a bad rap these days that few could have predicted the one-two punch of upbeat earnings reports out of Brinker International and P.F. Chang's.
The Motley Fool March 7, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let Them Eat Cheesecake The restaurateur kicks off an aggressive share repurchase program. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Well-Fed Feb Are you going out to eat a lot more now? Lots of people may be having the same idea. Applebee's posted a healthy surge in February same-store sales late yesterday. While the increase was partly attributed to a slightly pricier menu, there are signs of some fat and happy guest traffic.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Who Wants These Bones? Darden Restaurants is looking to bury its Smokey Bones division.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Eat Cheesecake, Lose Weight Shareholders keep shedding some greenery with Cheesecake Factory. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: No Goodbye to Ruby Tuesday The casual dining restaurant appears to have a full plate for its 2007 third-quarter earnings report, which rolls out shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back International House of Pancakes is taking on a challenge with its purchase of the struggling Applebee's restaurant chain. It may gain a lunch and dinner market, but will it lose its 17 quarter earnings winning streak?
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: A Fresh Look at Darden The competition is as intense as ever, but with new menus and restaurants with a fresh look, this is a Darden that is well-prepared to deliver solid results.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Cheesecake's Rich Results The Cheesecake Factory's restaurant chain, which is known for its generous portions and decadent dessert menu, reported the largest quarterly increase in comparable-restaurant sales since 1998.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2003 Alyce Lomax	Darden: A Tough Sell Red Lobster is still the anchor around Darden Restaurants' neck.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Same Old Story at Darden Darden Restaurants closes out a mixed fiscal 2004.
The Motley Fool July 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Chipped Ruby Ruby Tuesday still struggles to stand apart and produce meaningful growth. For now, it may be best to pass on this stock.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Jim Mueller	Foolish Forecast: The Buzz on Applebee's The casual dining restaurant will announce earnings for the second quarter tomorrow. Will revenues be up and earnings down, as projected, or will there be some surprises? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 16, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Applebee's Quarterly Afterthought The fourth-quarter earnings report from Applebee's couldn't be more timely -- it comes when many people are mulling the possibility that the company could be sold. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Less of a Shine on Ruby Tuesday The restaurant chain meets Q1 earnings, but lowers guidance for fiscal 2005.