Spartanburg-based Advantica Restaurant Group, one of the largest restaurant companies in the US, yesterday [Monday] reported same-store sales for company-owned restaurants during the four-week and eight-week periods ended 20 February 2002, compared with the same periods in fiscal year 2001.

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                                    Four Weeks          Eight Weeks
                                    Feb. 2002             QTD 2002
                                    ———-          ———–
Same-Store Sales
   Denny’s                            (1.0%)                (0.2%)
   Coco’s                             (8.2%)                (7.5%)
   Carrows                            (2.9%)                (2.6%)
Guest Check Average
   Denny’s                             1.2%                  1.2%
   Coco’s                              2.9%                  2.7%
   Carrows                             1.6%                  1.3%


Included below are the Company’s restaurant counts at the end of February, compared with year end 2001.


Restaurant Units                         2/20/02            12/26/01
                                       ————       ————
   Denny’s
      Company-owned                        612                  621
      Franchised                         1,109                1,114
      Licensed                              14                   14
                                       ————       ————
                                         1,735                1,749
Discontinued Operations:
   Coco’s
      Company-owned                        138                  139
      Franchised                            38                   38
      Licensed                             294                  298
                                       ————       ————
                                           470                  475
   Carrows
      Company-owned                        110                  112
      Franchised                            29                   30
                                       ————       ————
                                           139                  142
                                       ————       ————
                                         2,344                2,366
                                       ============       ============


Advantica owns and operates the Denny’s, Coco’s and Carrows restaurant brands. FRD Acquisition Co., the parent company of Coco’s and Carrows and a wholly owned subsidiary of Advantica, is classified as a discontinued operation for financial reporting purposes and is currently under the protection of Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code effective as of 14 February 2001.

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