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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Workforce

Countdown to California's new fast-food wage is triggering some strangeness

Working Lunch: Why the sudden controversy over some provisions, and the backtracking by the new law's sponsor?

Marketing

Older brands try new tricks in their quest to stay relevant

Reality Check: A number of mature restaurant chains are out to prove that age is just a number.

Leadership

Cracker Barrel's new CEO airs her roadmap back to better times

Julie Masino wants to accelerate the family dining chain's rejuvenation efforts and menu evolution.

Workforce

Starbucks and the union organizing it have agreed to a truce

The coffee brand and Workers United, the parent of Starbucks Workers United, have pledged to hammer out a framework for collective bargaining.

Technology

Golden Corral deals with the aftermath of a data breach

Nearly 200,000 individuals may have had personal information swiped, according to the buffet chain. Meanwhile, at least 11 parties are recruiting potential victims for legal action against the brand.

Emerging Brands

Think recent closings were dramatic? Here's the whole chain Darden had to shutter

All 51 units of China Coast went dark on the same Tuesday morning. But that didn't stop its parent from considering other entries into the Asian market.

Workforce

Adoption of a new joint-employer definition is delayed

A federal judge has pushed back the day the controversial rule change takes effect by two weeks. He also indicated that he intends to rule soon on whether the new standard should be scrapped.

Workforce

On the union front, it's open season on Starbucks

Working Lunch: Starbucks Workers United is stepping up its courtship of the public as it looks ahead to contract negotiations.

Operations

L.A. County sues Grubhub for passing along refund charges to restaurants

The delivery service says it's already changed the policy, but the county has a long list of other alleged abuses it wants the company to correct.

Financing

Financial roundup: Olo, US Foods, Ark Restaurants, newcomer Pinstripes, Chuy's

This earnings season brought the addition of newly public food-and-games concept Pinstripes. Here in brief are how it and several other public companies fared during the latter part of 2023.

Workforce

Union baristas hit Starbucks with 22 allegations of violating schedule regulations

The accusations, leveled in Chicago and Philadelphia, are part of a wave of stepped-up union activity in recent weeks.

Workforce

Insomnia Cookies shifts to a 4-day week at its new headquarters

The downtown Philadelphia facility also features an innovation center, but no offices. It's been designed to foster collaboration.

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