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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

Articles by
Peter Romeo

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Operations

Union threatens a work stoppage at some US Foods facilities

The Teamsters says it's ready to strike, and the distributor reports it's developing contingencies.

Food

What even the robots might have missed at this year’s National Restaurant Association Show

Sweet & Sour: From android armies to a different sort of pot pie, here are the surprises we long time show-goers discovered at the industry’s first annual convention in three years.

Workforce

British employers try a novel solution to the labor shortage

As of this month, about six dozen companies are shifting to a four-day work week, without any change in hours per day or pay.

Workforce

What's on restaurants' fight card this week

Working Lunch: Restaurateurs could be stoking controversy with their stances on everything from guns to tipping.

Leadership

6 innovations that trace back to Howard Johnson's

Reality Check: If you think the now-defunct brand did little more than popularize fried clams, read on.

Workforce

Starbucks unionizers start $1M strike fund

The group supporting the drive says it will earmark the money to pay workers if they walk off their jobs during contract negotiations.

Operations

What dinner and a movie look like circa 2022

AMC's newest facility features seat delivery and far more than popcorn. A bar is coming.

Operations

The White House wants to make restaurants and other buildings more weather-resistant

The administration intends to use a combination of sticks and carrots to update building codes.

Operations

Regulators eye requirement that companies disclose their greenhouse-gas emissions

Working Lunch: In some instances, public companies would also have to specify the contributions of suppliers and customers.

Financing

Montreal's Foodtastic buys control of Shoeless Joe's chain

The deal adds a 19th brand to the Canadian franchisor's holdings, which include Milestones and Pita Pit.

Workforce

Unions make new inroads into chains

Workers at more than 100 Starbucks units have now voted to organize, and employees of other coffee chains have taken steps to do likewise.

Workforce

How to spot an employee considering a deadly mass attack

The shooter in Uvalde, Texas, had reportedly worked in a restaurant to pay for his guns and ammo. Here are some flags that a member of your staff might be contemplating violence.

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