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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Consumer Trends

Former Legal Sea Foods CEO Roger Berkowitz tries e-commerce

The son of the chain's founder has launched a direct-to-consumer online seafood market called Roger’s Fish Co.

Financing

Restaurants turn to the states for relief on credit-card fees

Working Lunch: The argument against including sales taxes in the fee base is gaining traction.

Financing

Massachusetts court says Grubhub overcharged restaurants

The delivery service didn't keep its fees below the state's 15% cap, according to the ruling. State officials want the overpayments returned.

Operations

Mandated vacation time, bring-your-own to-go packages, a warning on service fees

A review of recent legislative and regulatory activity finds government officials eyeing a number of measures with implications for restaurants.

Operations

Denny's kitchen revamp brings several firsts to the menu

The diner chain is now featuring several savory and sweet items baked on-premises, as well as an interactive augmented-reality presentation of the options.

Operations

5 ideas to steal from the global restaurant scene

A culinary conference in The Netherlands brought to light several innovative ways of riding the trends. Here are a handful that stood out.

Food

8 menu trends from the future

A global conference last week in Europe provided a preview of where restaurant menus may be headed. Here are the eight currents that were anointed megatrends. You'll need to bring your own fork.

Marketing

How one Irish pub operator gets the most out of St. Patty's Day

The Shannon Rose has turned the annual dyed-beer fest into a month-long promotional opportunity that keeps the green coming all year.

Leadership

Remembering Jerry Richardson, the football star who built Hardee's

Restaurant Rewind: The man knew biscuits and burgers as well as he knew the route to the Super Bowl.

Leadership

Jerry Richardson, football star turned Hardee's biscuit maker, dies at age 86

A former owner of the Carolina Panthers NFL team, the North Carolina native made his money as a Hardee's franchisee. He would later operate Quincy's, Denny's and El Pollo Loco, among other restaurant brands.

Workforce

US Foods tries weekend deliveries

Deliveries have been added on Saturdays and Sundays to provide more scheduling flexibility to employees, but customers have discovered a labor benefit as well.

Workforce

Starbucks' Howard Schultz agrees to testify before a Senate committee

Facing a possible subpoena, the CEO accepted a pointed invitation to appear before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which is chaired by Bernie Sanders.

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