Article: Rainforest Cafe to take charge for development costs; company comments on development plans.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 1997--Rainforest Cafe Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS:RAIN) announced today it will write-off development costs related to previously planned units at Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and Stratosphere in Las Vegas.

The company will record a pretax charge of approximately $1.9 million to first-quarter 1997 earnings, or approximately $.07 per share after tax. The non-recurring charge reflects the write-off of all development costs related to the previously planned units at Trump Taj Mahal and Stratosphere. The charge reflects uncertainty surrounding the company's plans to develop these units.

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