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We may fail to reach our Company s growth goals, which may negatively impact our continued financial and operational success. The inability of our franchises to operate profitable restaurants may negatively impact our continued financial success. We face continually increasing competition in the restaurant industry for locations, guests, staff, supplies, and new products. Economic, demographic and other changes, seasonal fluctuations, natural disasters, and terrorism could adversely impact guest traffic in our restaurants, and thus our profitability. We may be unable to remain competitive because we are a leveraged company. The cost of compliance with various government regulations may negatively affect our business. The potential for increased commodity, energy, and other costs may adversely affect our results of operations. Food safety and food-borne illness concerns could adversely affect consumer confidence in our restaurants. Litigation could negatively impact our results of operations as well as our future business. We are dependent on key personnel. We may not be successful at operating profitable restaurants.

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