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Workforce

Late-night labor challenges slow Denny's rebound

 By Peter Romeo on May 05, 2021

Two-thirds of the chain's restaurants can't find enough workers to stay open all night, hurting its sales recovery in the process.

Topics

Golden Corral's largest franchisee finds buffets getting a second life

 By Peter Romeo on Apr. 16, 2021

Eric Holm, whose company has emerged from bankruptcy, said his surviving units are approaching where they were in 2019.

Leadership

5 things to envy about Golden Corral

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2021

A buffet extending through several time zones isn’t the only distinguishing feature of the brand. Here are some attributes that may be unfamiliar even to hardcore fans.

Workforce

Labor group sues Olive Garden's parent in a challenge of the tip credit

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 15, 2021

The lawsuit by One Fair Wage against Darden Restaurants contends the credit is a violation of federal anti-discrimination rules.

Food

IHOP’s new Bacon Obsession menu feeds fans’ cravings from breakfast through dessert

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 13, 2021

Family-dining chain IHOP debuts an upgraded bacon comparable to a steakhouse item. The new steakhouse premium bacon is showcased in several new items on IHOP's Bacon Obsession menu.

Financing

Golden Corral franchisee files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 12, 2021

Platinum Corral permanently closed 16 of its 28 units. It is the second large franchisee of the buffet chain to seek debt protection since the start of the pandemic.

Financing

Remembering the Embers

By Jonathan Maze on Mar. 29, 2021

Embers at one point was a popular Midwest family dining chain. The last one of them closed on Sunday, says RB’s The Bottom Line.

Operations

How Golden Corral is adapting to new realities

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 26, 2021

The pandemic accelerated the buffet chain’s evolution into other service formats. Here are some of the avenues it’s pursuing.

Workforce

Department of Labor proceeds with tip-pooling expansion

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 24, 2021

Starting in May, restaurants that don't use a tip credit can include back-of-house workers in the pool.

Leadership

Ruby's Diner founders are hit with a lawsuit over 2018 bankruptcy filing

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 12, 2021

The trustee overseeing Ruby's Diner’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings has filed a lawsuit that accuses the chain’s co-founders and longtime leaders, Doug Cavanaugh and Ralph Kosmides, of pushing the chain into insolvency in their pursuit of a personal business opportunity.

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