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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Workforce

Wash. state pushes for broader overtime pay

It’s joining the parade of states that want restaurants and other employers to pay managers extra for working more than 40 hours per week.

Marketing

Jamba recasts itself to address new market realities

The 29-year-old brand is changing its name, menu and design.

Leadership

IHOP’s Rebelez returns to c-stores as Casey’s CEO

The channel may be different, but the challenges are likely to be familiar.

Workforce

Hardest-working generation? That’d be us, Gen Z says

A new study finds that young people think they put in more effort on the job than any elders did in history, and had a rougher time getting work than all but their predecessors circa World War II.

Operations

Trump’s Mexican tariffs would send restaurant food costs soaring, experts warn

The Specialty Food Association says the impact would wallop operators within a month.

Leadership

Leah Chase, New Orleans’ quiet revolutionary and Queen of Creole Cuisine, dies at 96

The chef at Dooky Chase’s for decades, Chase pushed in her own way for civil rights and an appreciation of the African-American food culture.

Leadership

Mark the calendar: June 25 is Anthony Bourdain Day

Or at least chefs Jose Andres and Eric Ripert are hoping to establish that day of remembrance.

Operations

How would you fix Red Robin?

Management continues to fine-tune its turnaround strategy. Is the current plan likely to work?

Topics

Red Robin closes stores as traffic continues to slide

The casual chain’s comps slipped 3.3% on a 5.5% drop in transactions in Q1.

Workforce

New method of developing restaurant managers brings results

Meet the first hourly employee to qualify for a restaurant of her own under a new industrywide initiative to retain talent.

Workforce

McDonald’s weathers a week of nonstop union pressure

Fight for $15 and its deep-pocketed backer pummeled the giant with accusations, damning research and celebrity endorsements.

Leadership

Tijuana Flats taps 35-year chain veteran for CEO post

The appointment is part of a realignment of top management at the regional fast-casual brand.