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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

Arkansas OKs restaurants reopening on May 11

Capacities will be capped at one-third of prior guest counts.

Food

Cracker Barrel adjusts to new market realities

The family-dining chain has pared back and otherwise changed its menu.

Operations

Florida gives most restaurants a go-ahead to reopen Monday

Places will be limited to 25% of their usual indoor capacity. Outdoor seating will be permitted if social distancing is maintained.

Operations

With sales down 75%, IHOP looks to Applebee's for a boost

The pancake chain is copying its sister chain's curbside to-go program.

Operations

Chili’s races to have 300 dining rooms open by Friday

The Brinker International chain has already rehired 10% of furloughed workers, with recruitment accelerating to handle an expected surge in business from pent-up dine-in demand.

Operations

Can restaurants survive at 25% capacity?

Even the Texas Restaurant Association doubts operators in its state can. But Gov. Greg Abbott’s limited opening of dining rooms is intended to be the start of a process—and one that could be duplicated elsewhere.

Leadership

What makes a leader?

We’ve found the real deals tend to share certain traits. Here’s our checklist.

Leadership

3 questions with Brian Niccol

The Chipotle CEO and Restaurant Leader of the Year talks about what has shaped him as a businessman and father.

Workforce

Chipotle is leading on labor once again

CEO Brian Niccol has led the adoption of several novel people-focused initiatives.

Leadership

The Refresher: How Brian Niccol returned Chipotle to prominence

In less than two years, the CEO has corrected the chain’s course, making it once again a standout industry performer. By design, the new route looks a lot like the old one, only more so.

Leadership

California aims to help restaurants with elderly relief plan

Kitchens will be paid for providing delivered meals to seniors in need.

Operations

What's necessary to reopen? Depends on where you are

The requirements or recommendations for resuming dine-in service vary widely from state to state, if they exist at all. Here's a sampling, along with some of the few near-constants.

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