Grey Goose - first with Imbibe

Grey Goose won first place for taste at the 2009 Imbibe magazine awards in the UK recently.Imbibe covers everything from the best drink recipes, reviews, destinations and profiles to the people, places, flavours and cultures surrounding the drinks.

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Famous Dave's Reports First Quarter Earnings of $0.15 Per Share

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 22, 2009-- Famous Dave’s of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE) today announced revenue and net income of $33.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, or $0.15 per diluted share, for its fiscal first quarter ended March 29, 2009. This compares to revenue and net income of $33.7 million and $835,000, or $0.09 per diluted share for the comparable period in 2008.

Monarch Casino Reports 2009 First Quarter Results

The Company reported net revenue of $32.6 million, 4.9% lower than the $34.3 million reported for the comparative quarter in 2008. The Company announced quarterly income from operations of $1.9 million, EBITDA(1) of $5.1 million and diluted EPS of $0.06 which represent decreases of 41.0%, 3.2% and 50.0%, respectively, when compared to the prior year's first quarter. Revenue generated in the casino, food and beverage, and hotel operating units decreased by 4.0%, 1.7% and 7.7%, respectively.

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Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. and Carrols Corporation Report Preliminary Financial Results for the First Quarter 2009

Total revenues for the first quarter of 2009 were $201.3 million, an increase of 2.9% over the first quarter of 2008, with comparable restaurant sales increasing 5.1% at Burger King(R), decreasing 1.6% at Taco Cabana(R) and decreasing 3.0% at Pollo Tropical(R). Based upon first quarter 2009 revenues, the Company preliminarily anticipates net income for the first quarter of 2009 to be $4.5 million to $5.0 million, compared to $1.4 million in the first quarter of 2008, and diluted earnings per share to be $0.21 to $0.23 compared to $0.07 per diluted share in the year-ago period.

FYI - About Carrols
We are one of the largest restaurant companies in the United States, operating three restaurant brands in the quick-casual and quick-service segments with approximately 560 company owned and operated restaurants, and 26 franchised restaurants in the United States, Puerto Rico and Ecuador.

LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

BETHESDA, MD, April 22, 2009 – LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) today reported a net loss to common shareholders of $18.9 million, or ($0.46) per diluted share for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of $14.8 million, or ($0.37) per diluted share for the first quarter of 2008.
For the quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company generated funds from operations ("FFO") of $8.6 million versus $9.8 million for the first quarter of 2008. On a per diluted share basis, FFO for the quarter was $0.21, compared to $0.24 for the same period of 2008.

Yum Brands First Quarter 2009 Earnings Report

Here is a link to all 2009 information

http://investors.yum.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=117941&p=irol-newsEarnings

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

Highlights for the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008 include:
Revenue increased 16.1% to $354.5 million
Comparable restaurant sales increased 2.2%
Restaurant level operating margin was 23.5%, an increase of 230 basis points
Net income was $25.4 million, an increase of 46.9%
Diluted earnings per share was $0.78 compared to $0.52 in 2008

Marriott International Reports First Quarter Results

Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) today reported first quarter 2009 adjusted income from continuing operations attributable to Marriott of $87 million, a 29 percent decline over the year-ago quarter, and adjusted diluted earnings per share ("EPS") from continuing operations attributable to Marriott shareholders of $0.24, down 27 percent. The company's EPS guidance for the 2009 first quarter, disclosed on February 12, 2009, totaled $0.13 to $0.15.