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Peter Romeo

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Articles by
Peter Romeo

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Leadership

John Besh leaves his restaurant group amid scandal

The celebrated New Orleans chef and restaurateur was accused in a newspaper article of fostering a culture where sexual harassment was commonplace.

Technology

How to lessen a restaurant’s risk of being hacked

A new guide from the National Restaurant Association suggests inexpensive and practical ways a small operation can protect itself.

Operations

Mastercard scraps signature requirement

The check-closing step will no longer be required as of April.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Forced retirements

Venerable business principles and concepts were shipped off to the old folks' home this week, worsening observers' neck arthritis.

Financing

Romano's Macaroni Grill files for bankruptcy protection

Management says the venerable Italian chain will use the filing to renegotiate leases on 37 closed sites.

Marketing

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Temporary insanity?

This week’s goddammit moments were not of the passive variety. Operators were plunged into a crisis by the remarkably bad decisions they made, some after what had to have been considerable deliberation.

Operations

Restaurants now showing baby boomers some love

Chili's and Applebee's are two of the chains betting on the generation they were set to ignore.

Leadership

Union Square exec to lead upstart Bartaco chain

Sabato Sagaria was formerly chief restaurant officer for Union Square Hospitality Group. He'll now head Barteca's 15-unit taco and tequila concept.

Financing

Ruby Tuesday is sold

The chain was acquired by a private-equity firm run by restaurant franchisees.

Financing

Del Frisco's is looking for acquisitions

The steakhouse company says it wants to stay at the high end of the market.

Financing

Piece of Culver's is sold

The Culver family retains control, but a board seat has been extended to the buyer, Roark Capital.

Marketing

This week’s 6 head-spinning moments: Fashion forward

Consumers showed how their preferences are shifting, while restaurants bet on where those directions will take them.

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