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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Marketing

Coupons can be a death ray to the usual restaurant choice, study finds

Deal offers are found to be an effective way of luring loyalists to an unfamiliar place, the data shows.

Financing

Texas Roadhouse’s profits slip on rising labor costs

The casual chain raised its prices 1.5% in early April to offset rising wages and increased staffing.

Operations

CDC confirms 2 sources of E. coli contamination, says more to come

Suppliers have voluntarily recalled 83 tons of ground beef, but tests show not all 177 victims consumed meat from those providers.

Operations

Focus on ops yields a strong quarter for Outback’s parent

Bloomin’ Brands cited a $50 million investment in kitchen and service enhancements as a key factor behind the positive Q1 comps for all four of its brands.

Operations

BJ’s sees an edge in ops revamps

The 204-unit casual chain intends to complete an overhaul of all its kitchens by the end of the quarter, while tweaking its delivery and takeout procedures and pushing into catering.

Operations

Sweetgreen reverses its no-cash policy

The pioneer of cashless payments says the benefits are outweighed by the exclusion of some customers.

Leadership

WFF co-founder and former RB editor Peter Berlinski dies at age 72

The original “righteous brother” brought together a group of female foodservice executives for a story. They saw the need to become the Women’s Foodservice Forum.

Workforce

Restaurants find themselves unwitting agents of the measles outbreak

Reports of new cases routinely cite eating places as the source of the contamination, but an alarm has yet to sound.

Operations

Delivery’s potential time bomb

The game changer of off-premise packs a danger that could throttle the opportunity.

Leadership

Milwaukee’s Joe Bartolotta dies at age 60

Along with his brother, Paul, Bartolotta built a namesake foodservice empire that extended to 10 restaurants, catering operations and a contract management business.

Technology

Restaurants admit strong fears about keeping up with tech

Almost two-thirds believe the pace of change is outstripping their ability to stay abreast, according to a new study.

Workforce

Calif.’s wage hikes prove an uneven burden, study finds

Chains have had an easier time adjusting, while full-service independents, particularly in low-income areas, suffer the biggest wallop.

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