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Sodano, Amex chairman and chief executive officer, said, "In listing at the American Stock Exchange, we will be able to offer Piccadilly Cafeterias the service and quality that a growing company needs to succeed.

Sometimes the hamburger meat is a little raw and all the cafeteria has is mostly just junk food like pizza and burgers.

We closed non-performing cafeterias that were a drain on our

Cafeterias at Ventura, Oxnard and Moorpark community colleges are scheduled to close by June 30, but they may be able to stay open if the funding situation improves, Heitmann said.

Bishop, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.

Piccadilly is a market leader in the dining-out industry and operates 216 cafeterias in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.

We are recommending closing the cafeterias at the end of June, and spending several months considering alternatives,'' she said.

Expanding and renovating cafeterias would encourage students to eat on campus, which may boost revenue and provide students more nutritious meals, committee members said.

Daviss, Luby's Acting CEO, said, "We have decided to close four of our cafeterias in markets that have been underperforming our expectations.

The Company closed 13 cafeterias since December 31, 1999.

The school environment is the perfect setting to put in place obesity- prevention policy and programs,'' said Matt Sharp with the San Francisco-based California Food Policy Advocates, a nonprofit advocacy group that works with districts to shape healthy cafeteria programs.

SAN ANTONIO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.

The Company has been paid approximately $20 million in cash for the sale of the 12 properties, and has simultaneously executed long-term leases with USRA that provide for the Company's continued operation of cafeterias at the 12 sites.

Only half of the district's students eat in their campus cafeterias, even though the vast majority qualify for free or reduced-cost meals - lunches and breakfasts prepared according to federal nutrition guidelines.

12 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralph Erben, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Luby's Cafeterias, Inc.