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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

Articles by
Peter Romeo

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Operations

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Sick and tired

The pain foisted on restaurants this week wasn't always deserved—just ask Chipotle. But that's what made those predicaments so nightmarish.

Financing

2 burger brands swallowed by mega-franchisor

The U.S. chains were the latest acquisitions by a Canadian concern with more than four dozen QSR brands.

Marketing

Papa John’s backpedals on NFL stance

The chain said it was talking about business but may have given the impression it was insensitive to both sides in the controversy.

Leadership

New management takes over Famous Dave’s

The chain has its third CEO in about 13 months.

Financing

4 takeaways from restaurants’ Q3 earnings season

A look at the reports for public companies reveals some definite directional arrows for the industry as a whole.

Financing

Mendocino Farms gets new chief following PE purchase

The husband and wife team who started the chain have sold a controlling interest to TPG Growth.

Financing

Roark is bidding for Buffalo Wild Wings, report says

The private-equity company with stakes in chains ranging from Auntie Anne's to Culver's has reportedly offered more than $2 billion.

Operations

Red Robin tries a delivery-only spinoff

Red Robin Express will have no storefront, just production capabilities for producing the food found in full-service units.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Unsolved mysteries

Given the mystifying developments that arose, you’d have thought restaurants were holding their own Agatha Christie Week.

Financing

October brings restaurants some sales relief

Traffic still declined, but by the slightest amount in more than a year, according to the latest snapshot from researcher TDn2K.

Leadership

O'Charley's owner gets a new president

The parent company of O’Charley’s and Village Inn has appointed family-dining veteran Craig Barber as president, with oversight of 474 restaurants and franchise rights to 96 more.

Workforce

Senate hands restaurants a big victory on labor front

A new general counsel for the NLRB was confirmed yesterday. Peter Robb is seen as much more balanced on labor issues than his predecessor, Robert Griffin.

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