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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Food

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Screeching U-turns

Chiropractors' delights this week included suggestions Chipotle may scrap its burger venture, a backfire for Burger King on a new form of advertising, a rethink of delivery by Taco Bell and a potentially devastating threat to alcohol sales.

Consumer Trends

So Long, Dining Rooms

As off-premise continues to grow, an omnichannel approach may be on the horizon.

Operations

7 remedies for restaurant problems arriving tomorrow

Potholes, dead ahead! The first two days of the Restaurant Leadership Conference brought to light a number of looming problems--as well as some possible solutions.

Operations

Mod Pizza honored as 2017 Pacesetter Award winner

The rapidly growing fast casual was honored for a 220% increase in systemwide sales.

7 issues on restaurant leaders’ minds

More than 1,000 top-level chain executives came together to compare approaches to common problems and opportunities. The resulting discussions at the Restaurant Leadership Conference covered a lot of ground, including the latest challenges in building off-premise sales.

Frequent fast-casual, QSR patrons plan further cutbacks

New research shows loyal guests intend to divert the money to travel.

Operations

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: No mas

Taco Bell's newfound qualms about social media is just one example of restaurants wondering if the status quo is such a hot way to go.

Leadership

Ruby Tuesday taps longtime QSR exec as new CEO

The appointment came as the casual chain posted more dismal financial results, including a quarterly loss of $19.8 million.

Meet Panera's new owner

Suddenly, there's a new restaurant giant on the scene. Here's a peek inside little-known JAB Holding Co.

Panera's acquisition by the numbers

The bakery-cafe chain's pending acquisition by JAB Holdings is one of the biggest restaurant deals ever. Here are some other indications of the sale, along with metrics on what the transaction could mean for the industry.

Food

Restaurants take the dare of revamping signatures

Menu options once treated as sacrosanct are now getting makeovers in hopes of rekindling interest.

Panera to be acquired for $7.5B

The deal will transform the parent of Krispy Kreme and Einstein Bros. into a global restaurant force.

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