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Middle Eastern investors own Caribou Coffee and Church's Chicken

March 12, 2006

WashingtonPost: Middle Eastern investment in the United States is once again picking up steam, showing big gains since the tense period following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. And while some takeovers have triggered alarm — most famously, the aborted purchase by a Dubai-owned company of a seaports-management firm — others are evoking warm welcomes.

Already, the list of U.S. businesses owned by Arab investors — not just from Dubai — includes some well-known names. Among them are Caribou Coffee, the fast-growing rival to Starbucks, and Church's Chicken.