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			<title>Ban personal responsibility</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I just came back from New York and once again, I’ve gained weight. In the past I dined with Jenny Craig, sweated to The Oldies, weighed in with Weight Watchers and rowed enough oceans to charter the Queen Mary with Frequent Rower Miles. But try as I might to shed my unwanted weight, my aspirations collapse at the Ministry of the Menu.]]></description>
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			<title>Recession bites</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In lean times, fast food chains rack up fat profits. AB finds more about Gulf's most woes-resilient businesses.]]></description>
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			<title>Fast food firms across Middle East post record profits</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Growing demand for cheaper foods and softening rents boost fast food business.]]></description>
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			<title>Convenience battle sparks POS growth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The Burgeoning Middle East market drives NPDs and expansion of partnership network for Torex Retail.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Superheroes wanted. Must have good teeth</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In recent months we've seen not one, but three, preventive dental initiatives take root. From mobile clinics in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, to school-based dental programmes, it seems the region is finally tuning in to good oral care.  ]]></description>
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			<title>A happy meal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  International fast food chain McDonalds has brought its Big Macs to Bahrain International  Airport.]]></description>
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			<title>Indian Big Mac sells for $10,000</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Inaugural burger sold by Chennai's first McDonalds outlet raises millions for homeless women's charity.   ]]></description>
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			<title>Fast food price hikes hard to swallow</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE customers are being put off their food as some chains increase their prices by up to 30%.]]></description>
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			<title>All you need is... love</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Have Saatchi & Saatchi found the magic formula for successful marketing in the attraction economy?    ]]></description>
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			<title>Casual dining trends unveiled</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Since carrying out its first research project in Saudi Arabia in 1975, IMES has carved out a unique position as the leading consultancy in the Arab World. Here, they offer some insights into the casual dining market in the GCC.]]></description>
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			<title>Generation XXL</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Childhood obesity is a weighty problem for the GCC countries. Vernon Baxter talks to physicians on the front line of the epidemic.]]></description>
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			<title>The cold war</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Company president Lee Knowlton tells Arabian Business why the Gulf is the next big market for ice cream.]]></description>
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			<title>Citizens of the world</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Advantages of corporate social responsibility, as firms worldwide aim to cater to broader sphere of influence.]]></description>
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			<title>Banned across New York</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The New York City Health Department leads the way on regulatory issues by banning sous vide and trans-fats. Are these one-offs from an over-eager regulatory body, or the start of food nanny state in the US?]]></description>
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			<title>Back to the future for Japan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Japanese food is seeing a huge growth in popularity at both the high end and the low end of the market. While Japanese are growing fonder of fast food and European cooking styles, people in Europe, the Americas and the Middle  East are eating more Japanese food. But popularity is also bringing challenges. Caterer reports.]]></description>
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			<title>In the zone</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  McDonald's entered the UAE in 1994 and now, 13 years later, there are dizzy ambitions of transforming its image, both visually and in the public mindset.]]></description>
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			<title>Golden Arches to expand in new clusters across India</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Fast food giant McDonalds plans to open a further 40 outlets in India by the end of this year.]]></description>
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			<title>Embracing change</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Egypt's restaurant industry has struggled relentlessly to position itself on the global map, yet the country's improved demographic makeup has witnessed an influx of chains and strong efforts from local operators.]]></description>
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			<title>McDonald's to remodel UAE restaurants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fast food giant plans to remodel all sites within the next three years, with emphasis on healthy options.]]></description>
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			<title>McDonald’s opens up its kitchens</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  McDonald's has launched its open door programme in a bid to educate diners about how its food is prepared. ]]></description>
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			<title>'Golden Arches' set to expand</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[McDonald's revs up its expansion drive on the UAE's fast food track with new  branches.]]></description>
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			<title>Fat row as Charles wants to ban McD's</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Prince's Abu Dhabi outburst comes as the region's obesity problem reaches epidemic proportions.]]></description>
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			<title>Calorific threat 
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			<title>MP3 Recall In Japan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Global food chain McDonald’s has recalled 10,000 MP3 players that it awarded competition winners in Japan after discovering the devices were infected with malware.]]></description>
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