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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

COVID surge brings more safety rules for restaurants, harsher penalties for disobeying

Face coverings are now required of employees and guests in California, much of Oregon and dozens of counties and cities. Meanwhile, New York is preceding with plans to revoke the liquor license of rulebreakers.

Marketing

When can restaurants tune back into sports?

Here's what the major leagues and associations are saying.

Workforce

Supreme Court lets Dreamers keep working, to restaurants’ delight

The decision to halt Trump's unwinding of the DACA program could keep hundreds of thousands of legal foreign-born candidates in the workforce.

Financing

Only ravenous dinosaurs can stop Punch Bowl Social, says its CEO

Founder Robert Thompson says he's certain the eatertainment concept will find the backing to get back into business, even if the dollars come from space invaders.

Marketing

With sports on hold, restaurant chains hunt for new ways of entertaining guests

The limitations of social distancing are turning restaurateurs into impresarios.

Leadership

On the Border names Tim Ward CEO, Bruce Vermilyea CFO

The duo moved over in tandem from Krystal, with deep experience in growing restaurant chains.

Marketing

Buffalo Wild Wings and CMO Seth Freeman part company

The chain says it's searching for a new marketing chief after Freeman departed before his 2-year anniversary.

Financing

Denny's gives franchisees more breaks

The family chain is forgoing some royalty fees and helping on rent rollbacks to help operators get back on their feet.

Operations

NY threatens to revoke liquor licenses of restaurants that flout COVID rules

Gov. Cuomo said special investigators have been dispatched to catch violators of the state's reopening rules.

Operations

COVID's cost to restaurants so far: $120B in lost sales

Re-openings are being welcomed, but tentatively, and operators expect to be unprofitable through the end of the year.

Operations

Outback gets a $21K pop from dining-room reopenings

Sales for the Bloomin’ brand have climbed to within 13.6% of 2019 levels.

Operations

Major distributor to national chains files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy

The remaining assets of Maines Paper & Food Service would be liquidated under the reorganization plan.

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