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Peter Romeo

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COVID roundup: Indoor dining ban re-imposed on Pennsylvania, NYC and Baltimore, extended in Washington

Meanwhile, two new studies tie contaminations to in-person restaurant service.

Leadership

Inspire's Paul Brown named non-exec chairman of Neiman Marcus

He will head a newly formulated board for the luxury retailer, which has just emerged from bankruptcy.

Operations

Massachusetts opts for different ways of making restaurants safer

Measures taking effect on Sunday will cap restaurant stays at 90 minutes and limit parties to six people, but capacities will not be reduced.

Leadership

Painful past lessons helped Domino's stare down COVID-19, CEO Ritch Allison says

The pizza chain drew strength from a crisis that erupted 12 years ago.

Financing

Trump hotel's F&B and meeting fees prompt a lawsuit from the District of Columbia

The property is accused of overcharging another Trump-affiliated operation, the president's inauguration committee..

Topics

New York restaurants likely to see tighter service limits starting Monday

Indoor dining would be discontinued in New York City and curtailed to 25% of capacities in most other areas.

Leadership

Applebee's co-founder Bill Palmer dies

The former Burger King field exec created the brand as a step-up from fast food.

Topics

California proceeds with widespread suspension of outdoor dining

Restaurants in most of the state are now limited to takeout and delivery.

Financing

National Restaurant Association steps up pressure on Congress for aid

Restaurant casualties will soar past the current 110,000 closures--17% of the industry--without immediate relief, the group warns

Topics

4 surprises sprung on the restaurant industry this week

Who would've expected a revelation from Biden, evidence of a fib from Cheesecake Factory, and a federal aid package being even a remote possibility?

Financing

Cheesecake Factory settles SEC allegations of misleading investors about the pandemic's impact

The company neither affirmed nor denied the agency's allegations that it presented an inaccurate assessment early in the crisis.

Operations

California moves toward widespread suspension of outdoor dining

The rollback of services to takeout and delivery could begin in broad swaths of the state within a day or two, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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