Only 52 percent of respondents to the Center For Food Integrity’s August 2010 study of consumer concerns had worries about effects from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, slightly less than the 56 percent “very concerned” about food safety. Wonder what those numbers would be now that terrorist plans to slip poison into U.S. restaurant buffets and salad bars are all over the news?

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Looking for a smarter way to participate in—and profit from—the group coupon craze? Check out what Portland, OR, restaurant owner Adam Milne has done. He’s put up ZapHour.com, an operator-friendly coupon deal site that gives restaurant owners greater control of the process. You can bet his much-larger competitors—Groupon and LivingSocial—are paying close attention.

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Founder Steve Ells is at work on a new Asian concept, 2009 James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year Nate Appleman is rolling burritos at a Chipotle test kitchen unit in New York and you can get breakfast at the Chipotle Dulles airport location in Washington, DC. What exactly does this chain have up its sleeve?

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