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Peter Romeo

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Clay Dover named Velvet Taco president

The longtime chain marketer will be the first to hold the position, a reflection of the concept's growth plans.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Boundaries smashed

Instead of heeding what normally are yellow lights, restaurants stomped on the gas and crashed through barriers this week.

Starbucks plots new lunch strategy

The coffee giant is about to test freshly made sandwiches that will also enable the chain to feed the hungry.

Checkers-Rally's sold for $525M

Oak Hill Capital is buying the chain in collaboration with management.

Provost moves from Maggiano’s to Chili’s

After serving as president of the Italian chain, the chain veteran will now oversee Chili's marketing and menu development.

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This week’s restaurant nightmares: Oh, boy

With politics dominating the news, is it any surprise that such issues as immigration and racial stigmas would spill into restaurants, with ugly results? Here’s how it’s happening.

Utah restaurants face stricter limits on liquor service

The industry is trying to stop a proposal that would make the state the first in the nation to drop the BAC level to .05%.

Carl's, Hardee's get new CEO to succeed Puzder

The appointee was in the news earlier today for exiting KFC.

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McDonald’s bold new off-premise strategy

The burger giant's long-range growth plan is intended to bolster takeout and delivery sales in a big way.

KFC gets marketing star as new president

The architect of the chain's quirky ad campaign is replacing his former boss, Jason Marker.

McDonald's franchises to get more leverage?

A shareholder proposal would give the operators a seat on their franchisor's board, setting a precedent for other publicly owned chains.

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This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Going too far?

Restaurants could be losing one of the industry's key federal protections, and that's not the only extreme possibility that emerged for the business.

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