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Peter Romeo

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Financing

Aid options proliferate for restaurants

More funds are suddenly becoming available at the federal, state and local level.

Operations

CDC says vaccinated restaurant parties no longer need a mask outdoors

Customers who dine inside restaurants still need face coverings, even if they've had the vaccine.

Financing

Restaurants can seek $29B in new federal aid starting Monday

Applications for up to $10 million from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund begin May 3, and operators can register ahead of time starting Friday.

Leadership

Nominees announced for the Restaurant Leader of the Year

The five CEOs vying for the honor this year are Jose Cil of Restaurant Brands International, David Deno of Bloomin’ Brands, Rob Lynch of Papa John’s, Charlie Morrison of Wingstop, and Todd Penegor of Wendy’s.

Topics

BJ's Restaurants says the labor crunch is hurting its sales

The casual chain says business is rebounding faster than it can hire employees to handle the workload.

Leadership

How the pandemic sharpened the hearing of O’Charley’s Craig Barber

The casual-dining chain was already pursuing initiatives that would help during the crisis, but communications needed to deepen.

Financing

Los Angeles eyes an aid package for its restaurants

Qualifying operations would get $5,000 grants and a cut in fees.

Emerging Brands

Famous Dave's parent wants to add more brands

BBQ Holdings is shopping for a breakfast, pizza or "saloon" brand that it can pair with Famous Dave's and its secondary sister, Granite City.

Operations

A lot more restaurants are paying their rent

More than one-third of restaurants were behind on their April rent, according to a new study from Alignable, but that was a big drop from March.

Financing

SBA moves closer to sending out $29B in restaurant grants

A seven-day pilot program is set to begin within the next two weeks. But the agency has yet to set date to start fielding actual applications.

Topics

Golden Corral's largest franchisee finds buffets getting a second life

Eric Holm, whose company has emerged from bankruptcy, said his surviving units are approaching where they were in 2019.

Workforce

Labor group sues Olive Garden's parent in a challenge of the tip credit

The lawsuit by One Fair Wage against Darden Restaurants contends the credit is a violation of federal anti-discrimination rules.

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