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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Norm Abdallah named CEO of Del Frisco's group

The longtime casual-dining veteran takes over from Mark Mednansky, who said he is retiring.

Famed Chicago restaurateur gets prison time for tax evasion

Tony Hu, the "mayor of Chinatown," had pleaded guilty to hiding as much as $10 million in revenues over a five-year period.

Trump eyes Carl’s Jr.’s Puzder as labor secretary

The appointment would give the restaurant industry a zealous advocate at the highest level of policy-making.

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Uh-oh trends

Developments here and there might have seemed like no big thing when taken individually. But connecting the dots revealed emerging patterns that might be far from nothings.

McDonald's to switch to table service

The option will be expanded from the current 500 restaurants to all 14,200 units in the United States.

This week’s restaurant nightmares: Creepy, crawly things

In a week of surprises, the restaurant industry definitely had its share. Here are a few that slithered up on the business.

Post-election strife spills into restaurants

High emotions are triggering confrontations between Donald Trump's fans and detractors. Unfortunately for the industry, sometimes the combatants' battlefield of choice is the restaurant dining room.

Cheesecake Factory buys into fast-casual market

The casual-dining giant has teamed up with Sam Fox's Arizona concept incubator to secure a foothold. The deal also provides an option on another casual brand.

Let's hear it for bankruptcy

For a stretch in September, our daily e-newsletter was reporting restaurant bankruptcies at the rate of one per day.

Leadership

Ed Doherty makes his own luck

Ed Doherty insists his success as a restaurant franchisee is a tale of phenomenal luck, starting with the purchase of his first restaurants in 1985.

How Ed Doherty picks a franchise

The franchised concepts run by Doherty Enterprises range from giants like Applebee’s to relative newcomers like Noodles & Company, but they sport similar traits.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: To-and-fro edition

Not the least of this week's dizzying moments was the quick recast of the new overtime-pay rules into a giant question mark.

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