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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

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Peter Romeo has covered the restaurant industry since 1984 for a variety of media. As Editor At Large for Restaurant Business, his current beats are government affairs, labor and family dining. He is also the publication's unofficial historian.  

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Financing

Restaurateur who stole $3.2 million in COVID aid is sentenced to 2 years in prison

Donald Finley, owner-operator of the now-closed Jekyll & Hyde eatertainment concept in New York City, has already repaid the funds he received from the Paycheck Protection Program and another government program.

Operations

Restaurants lean strongly toward a re-election of Trump

A straw poll conducted during the National Restaurant Association's Public Affairs Conference found a nearly 2:1 preference for the Republican ex-president.

Emerging Brands

P.F. Chang's opens a fast-casual Asian bowl concept

A Pagoda by P.F. Chang's is operating in a suburban New York shopping mall. It's the chain's third crack at a fast-casual spinoff.

Operations

Frisch's vies to keep nostalgia from becoming quicksand

You're not going to find boba tea or the latest tech there, says CEO James Walker. But you're not going to be bored with the same old same ole, either, he says.

Workforce

EEOC broadens employers' obligations to pregnant workers

The updated workplace regulations require companies with at least 15 employees to make such concessions as allowing expectant mothers to sit down while working and adjusting schedules to permit time for doctor visits.

Leadership

How the Restaurant Leadership Conference came to be

Restaurant Rewind: The conference has grown from a few hundred attendees to several thousands, without losing the uniqueness of those early days. Here's what's in its DNA.

Workforce

Restaurants are already bracing for a wave of wage-related ballot measures in November

Working Lunch: The trend promises to cost employers plenty of money and sweat if they hope to prevail.

Leadership

Jersey Mike's Peter Cancro is named RB's 2024 Restaurant Leader of the Year

The CEO was chosen by the editorial staff of Restaurant Business in recognition of the success and give-back culture the Jersey native has made constants for the high-flying chain.

Workforce

Franchisors ask Biden to pull the plug on a broadened joint-employer definition

Following a Senate vote to scuttle the new franchising standard, opponents are hoping to avert a presidential veto.

Workforce

Florida eyes controversial pro-employer legislation

In another example of state-level efforts to limit workplace obligations, the state is looking to prohibit local jurisdictions from requiring heat protections and predictive scheduling.

Leadership

In a business of nonconformists, Popeyes founder Al Copeland broke the mold

Restaurant Rewind: During his 64 years, he drew a spotlight time and again, though not always for positive reasons.

Leadership

Al Copeland created Popeyes, but that's just one reason he was a legend. Here are a few more

In the transcript of this week's Restaurant Rewind podcast, read about one of the most colorful characters ever to influence the business.

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