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Frozen consumer spending shows first cracks of a thaw, NRA says

Nov. 20, 2014

Personal finance worries are still keeping would-be customers home, but 40 percent said they hope to spend more on restaurant meals in 2015.

Breaking the doper barrier

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 09, 2013

Marketing lines that few restaurants dared to cross are being trampled into oblivion.

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What to do if shooting starts in your restaurant

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 21, 2016

Here are some of the more basic recommendations from the New York City Police Department.

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Senate hands restaurants a big victory on labor front

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 09, 2017

A new general counsel for the NLRB was confirmed yesterday. Peter Robb is seen as much more balanced on labor issues than his predecessor, Robert Griffin.

Per Se pays servers $500K to right catering lapses

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 06, 2015

Per Se, one of the nation’s most successful fine-dining restaurants, has agreed to pay current and former catering servers $500,000 to settle charges by the New York attorney general that it violated wage and hour laws four years ago.

Chicago council to consider minimum wage

Dec. 01, 2014

Mayor Rahm Emanual has convened a special session of the City Council to vote on the increase before state legislature can approve an $11 hourly wage that pre-empts local hikes. The restaurant industry favors a single minimum for all areas in the state.

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