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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Leadership

Restaurant luminaries we lost in 2022

The notable passings include the deaths of chain founders, a salacious critic and the co-founder of Ronald McDonald Houses.

Financing

New Senate plan would channel aid to restaurants that missed out on RRF money

But the assistance, capped at $25,000, would be available only to small operations.

Operations

Hot restaurant concepts of 2022

The transitional year turned several previously obscure segments into big gainers.

Financing

Father-and-son restaurant team are sentenced for cheating on their PPP applications

Izzat and Tarik Freitekh were sentenced to 36 and 87 months in prison, respectively, for defrauding the aid program.

Workforce

'Joint employer' proposal brings a wave of warnings from the franchise community

Industry associations and about 3,000 franchisees have blasted the redefinition being pushed by the NLRB.

Marketing

Americans are counting on restaurants for their holiday meals, a new study finds

A survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association found that 77% of consumers will have pros do the cooking.

Workforce

Group opposed to the tip credit leans on Applebee's to drop it

One Fair Wage is planning protests and a publicity war to goad the chain into paying servers the full minimum wage.

Operations

The top restaurant trends of 2022

It was a year of transition, with operators adapting to the new realities left by the pandemic.

Financing

The louts we’ve crossed off our holiday gift list

Coal is too good for these restaurant industry scoundrels. Roadkill, maybe?

Workforce

Fast Act opponents collect enough signatures to put the law on hold

The petition drive would halt enforcement until voters decide in 2024 whether to keep the controversial fast-food wage law.

Consumer Trends

Cracker Barrel says it's winning back silver-haired fans without discouraging young newcomers

The highwayside family dining restaurant chain also said it is growing its share among value-conscious consumers.

Workforce

Restaurant hiring accelerated in November

New statistics show that 62,100 jobs were added by eating and drinking places, or roughly 1 of every 4 positions created economywide.

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