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Pineapples Go Public; Chains Get Desperate

• Dole Food, the fruit production giant that has been privately held since 2003, has filed for an IPO with the hopes of raising $500 million to pay down debts. [Reuters]

• Restaurants are turning to extreme promotional gimmicks to get bodies in the door, thanks to the “magnitude of weakness” in the chain sector. [MarketWatch]

• Sales of rare bottles of whiskey are on the rise. [WSJ]

• It’s still unclear whether or not the economic recovery will boost restaurant stocks. [WSJ]

• The Currywurst Museum, entirely devoted to the German sausage, has opened in Berlin. [Reuters]

Pineapples Go Public; Chains Get Desperate