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Reality Check

Peter Romeo

The blog from award-winning journalist, RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo. Peter taps into his decades of experience covering the restaurant business at a variety of publications to discuss any number of issues related to the operations and general direction of restaurants.

Operations

Why Dave Thomas chose square burgers for Wendy's

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2022

Reality Check: McDonald's is going to give that shape a try, but for a radically different reason.

Operations

Look for big changes in to-go packaging—including the price

 By Peter Romeo on Feb. 04, 2022

Reality Check: New environmental rules are coming in a flurry. Is the industry ready?

Operations

Ingredients for today’s frog soup special

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 26, 2022

Reality Check: Keep an eye on these one-off government developments. They could be an issue in your market tomorrow.

Financing

Will Congress open the spigot this time on more restaurant aid?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2022

Reality Check: The National Restaurant Association is stepping up its efforts to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, citing a new opportunity. But it's far from a slam-dunk.

Workforce

Another union setback may not be the worst of Starbucks' labor problems

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 18, 2022

Reality Check: Units aren't using the sophisticated tech that's been installed to alleviate GM's personnel burdens.

Workforce

Why the Supreme Court’s vaccine decision is bad for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 14, 2022

Reality Check: Sure, complying with Biden's mandate would have cost time, money and aggravation. But might the alternative be even worse?

Operations

4 issues percolating on the government front for restaurants

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 10, 2022

Reality Check: And—surprise, surprise—some of them are good news for an industry that’s taken its lumps.

Operations

5 anvils dangling over restaurateurs’ heads

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 07, 2022

Reality Check: Any new year brings areas of uncertainty and concern. Here are the big ones confronting the foodservice industry.

Operations

Hey Santa, here's what restaurants really want

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 21, 2021

Reality Check: The best thing you could give restaurateurs this year is a break from the near past.

Leadership

A look back at Gene Lee's sometimes contrarian approach to leading Darden

By Peter Romeo on Dec. 17, 2021

The longtime restaurant leader intends to retire in May. Here's how his thinking has influenced a casual-dining giant—if not the industry itself, according to RB's Reality Check.

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