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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

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Peter Romeo

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Leadership

National Restaurant Association names new officers, board members

The NRA Educational Foundation has also announced its leaders for the coming year.

Financing

Kura Sushi USA sees a rise in traffic, but profits remain elusive

The fast-growing sushi chain projects that it will be helped later this year by a major change in California's wage requirements.

Operations

Why U.S. restaurateurs should heed what's happening in the U.K.

Reality Check: Soaring menu prices are expected to cut Britain's population of fish-and-chips joints in half. There's a lesson in there for operators on this side of the Atlantic.

Operations

Imperial Dade buys a distributor serving the Northwest

Insight Distributing is the 77th company to be acquired by Imperial Dade since management was assumed by the Tillis family.

Financing

Parent of distributors Stanz and Troyer lays the groundwork for more acquisitions

The company is recasting itself as a holding company for Midwestern haulers, a move that should also facilitate the adoption of new technology.

Financing

TGI Friday's closes 36 stores, sells more to Ray Blanchette

Blanchette, a former CEO of the chain, will operate the stores as a franchisee. The price he paid was not disclosed.

Operations

Dave George is tapped for another operations-led revival, this time of Outback's parent

The former Darden Restaurants operations specialist will serve on Bloomin' Brands board and lead an "Operating Committee" to revive the casual-dining giant.

Workforce

New Year brings higher minimum wages in 22 states

Steeper increases were seen among 69 municipalities and counties that also raised their pay floors. Here's a look at where the wage is highest.

Operations

New Jersey cracks down on surprise credit-card fees

More than a dozen restaurants were fined for failing to properly disclose that they pass along swipe fees to guests.

Workforce

For a large sector of the U.S. hospitality market, immigration reform is personal

Asian-American hotel operators can trace their families' arrivals to just a generation or two ago. They appreciate how a more open immigration policy would ease the U.S.'s labor plight.

Workforce

Texas' new law spells trouble for restaurants. But mum's the word

Reality Check: The industry can't publicly condemn Abbott's anti-immigrant measure without looking like a chronic lawbreaker.

Financing

Newk's Eatery is quietly sold to Beef 'O' Brady's parent company

FSC Franchise Co. anticipates cross-franchising the fast-casual brand to Beef 'O' Brady's and The Brass Tap operators.

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