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The two men chatted briefly but didn’t have a formal sit-down meeting, people familiar with the matter said.

Researchers, dressed in their panda suits, have a sit-down with TaoTao and give him a general medical checkup: measuring his growth,looking for injuries, etc.

The deal’s flexibility helped lift visits to the sit-down chain over the last quarter.

“The entire time, Howie never had a single sit-down with Mack.”

The restaurant industry at large — from fast-food chains to sit-down restaurants — has tried to offer promotions and value deals to win back customers scared away by price increases over the past several years.