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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Workforce

Restaurant hiring increased nearly tenfold in November

Eating and drinking places added 28,900 jobs, compared with 3,000 positions the prior year, according to new federal data.

Leadership

Restaurant employers are heading toward an avalanche of minimum-wage hikes

More than half the states are slated to raise their pay floors in 2025, with the increases averaging 75 cents an hour. At least five will be above $15 an hour.

Food

Meet the U.S. father of mac 'n cheese. You know him as Thomas Jefferson

Restaurant Rewind: One of the most important figures in American history also played a key role in making a casserole of pasta and cheese the quintessential comfort food of the nation he helped to birth. Here's the story.

Marketing

Restaurant gift cards figure large on this year's holiday shopping lists

A survey by the National Restaurant Association found that nearly 60% of shoppers intend to buy one as a gift, and the propensity is even higher among younger consumers.

Financing

Take that, Sardar Biglari: Cracker Barrel shows its turnaround plan is working

The family-dining chain posted a same-store restaurant sales increase of 2.9% for the first quarter, but retail sales continued to slip.

Financing

Court shields restaurants from ownership reporting requirements

A ruling Tuesday blocks the federal government from enforcing a mandate that LLCs and small corporations file beneficial ownership information by Jan. 1.

Leadership

Here are the luminaries restaurants lost in 2024

The year brought the deaths of such industry standouts as David Bouley, Walt Ehmer, Solomon Choi and Jasper White.

Financing

Some smaller eatertainment ventures aren't having much fun

Two players from the field both posted significant declines in their most recent quarters, but a music specialist is ready to hit play on growth.

Topics

Here's what restaurants really want this holiday

These aren’t the easiest of times. How about a fast forward on some of the new realities?

Food

Cucumbers in 26 states are feared to be contaminated with salmonella

The whole cukes were grown in Mexico and imported into the United States by a company called SunFed. Authorities are investigating whether other importers may have also carried the product.

Operations

The restaurant industry's retrenchment is proving a boon for liquidators

A steep surge in closings is providing the resellers with an unprecedented inventory and a like-sized opportunity.

Workforce

Trump's choice for Labor secretary is a head-scratcher

Working Lunch: Lori Chavez-DeRemer is a solid Republican, but few party colleagues on Capitol Hill have been as pro-labor. Here's why the nomination should raise the long-range concerns of restaurants and other employers.

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