Peter Romeo

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Financing

Jamie Oliver’s restaurant group files for bankruptcy protection

About 22 restaurants have closed, putting 1,000 out of work.

Consumer Trends

Pret A Manger buys a chain to fuel Veggie Pret’s growth

Pret parent JAB is adding the U.K.’s Eat to its stable, but for its conversion potential.

The longtime Charleston chef popularized Southern foods with his fine-dining restaurants, where grits and pimento cheese were readily found in the kitchen.

The initiative sets a career path that employees can follow for upward mobility, complete with certifications attesting to their abilities.

The concessionaire was honored with the Gold Plate award at a gala Saturday night in Chicago.

Operators are keeping an eye on food costs and the possible effects on consumer spending.

A transformative force during her 12-year tenure, Sweeney said she will retire when her contract expires at year’s end.

The report shows that a high percentage of young people are buying meals more often from the rival retail channel.

A handful of state and local proposals could build into major causes for celebration--or concern.

With inspiration from an unlikely source, operations have changed significantly inside the kitchens of Legal Sea Foods, the high-volume polished-casual operation concentrated along the East Coast. 

The national ProStart competition gives aspiring industry stars a chance to get their careers rolling.

Here are the teams that finished tops last week in the 50-state competition.

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