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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Research run amok

New reports make the case for expanding menu labeling to all restaurants and adopting a nationwide soda tax. It's enough to make you want to crave a $300 breakfast at Denny's.

Workforce

Immigration officials begin a widespread crackdown on illegals

The raid on nearly 100 7-Elevens was the first of what Trump administration officers said will be repeated large-scale compliance checks on all types of employers during 2018.

Operations

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Artful ouches

Good intentions can often go awry. Look at some of the developments in the restaurant business that started off 2018.

Financing

MOD Pizza lands another $33M in equity funding

The chain, which has just passed the 300-store mark, says the money will go toward expansion this year.

Leadership

Former McDonald's president joins Dunkin' in ops shuffle

The drinks and doughnuts chain also named a new COO.

Workforce

Restaurants re-engineer ops, benefits to counter labor spike

Some responses have been extreme—and controversial.

Operations

Why Amazon should buy me

Whole Foods was once a place that left you marveling about the breadth of the pepper family. Now it’s the center of the world’s attention, all because Amazon decided it needed another field to conquer

Operations

Will service fees bridge the in-house pay gap?

Fees aimed at fixing disparities between the front and back of house meet mixed results.

Emerging Brands

Tesla reveals its next restaurant

After giving restaurants a limited try, Tesla is planning to push deeper into the business with the opening of a retro quick-service restaurant at one of its Los Angeles charging stations.

Operations

Starbucks is not a cheat, court decides

A lawsuit accusing the chain of duping customers with underfilled drinks was thrown out by a federal court.

Consumer Trends

This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Huh?

When a change in In-N-Out’s menu barely makes the roster of neck-straining developments, you know it's been an eventful week.

Emerging Brands

Slapfish spins off a raw-bar concept

The new spot is part of a boom in California places featuring oysters on the half shell.

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