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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

Regulation of service fees is a work in progress

The rules for employers vary greatly—if they exist at all in a jurisdiction. The volume of do’s and don’ts is expected to soar as the fees proliferate and Washington, D.C., figures out a model.

Workforce

Restaurant and bar employment unexpectedly slips in June

New government data show a decline in the employee head counts of eating and drinking places. Hotels, in contrast, accelerated their hiring.

Food

Restaurants dodge another pork squeeze—for now

A federal court is expected to delay enforcement of a Massachusetts law that, together with a new California regulation, would have put an extreme crimp in the supplies of ribs, bacon and other pork supplies.

Food

What’s after ‘plant-forward’? Some say ‘alt seafood’

Restaurants are expected to be the catalysts for Americans mixing more sea vegetables and bivalves into their diets.

Workforce

Hotel foodservice workers strike in Los Angeles

The front- and back-of-house employees are part of what their union representatives say is the area's largest walkout in decades, with 15,000 workers involved.

Operations

Texas restaurants urge consumers not to be scared off by a heat wave

The state's restaurant association is encouraging restaurants to help their state's industry by continuing to buy meals amid hellish temperatures.

Operations

Independent restaurants contend with a new inflationary problem: Climbing rents

A new survey found that 63% were hit with an increase in 2023, leaving 45% unable to cover their June fee.

Financing

Feds say they stopped $3B in pandemic restaurant aid from going astray

About 31,000 requests for aid were rejected for being invalid or outright fraudulent, according to the SBA. Now it's investigating 720 RRF grants that may be bogus.

Consumer Trends

Consumers see full-service chains offering greater value today, even with inflation

A new American Consumer Satisfaction Index survey shows the public perceives the sector as offering better quality for the money.

Consumer Trends

Why every restaurateur should remember Joe Baum

Restaurant Rewind: His touch is evident throughout the business, from putting a sparkler in a guest's birthday cake to proving themed restaurants would appeal even to an upscale clientele.

Operations

Are restaurant surcharges about to be added to Biden's 'junk fees' list?

Working Lunch: The industry is tacking on service fees cavalierly. Is that attitude about to backfire in the form of regulation?

Food

Calif. restaurants get a 6-month reprieve on pork limits

A court has ruled that establishments can continue buying pork raised under prior standards, avoiding what some feared would be a severe shortage and a spike in prices.

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