Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Congress eyes another plan to let credit card fees rise

A new bill adds momentum to an effort to overturn limits on what banks and card companies can charge as processing fees.

How changes at the top affect sales

Most of the top finishers on this year's Top 500 ranking have recently announced changes in leadership. Is that why they're there?

The absent-minded can redefine bad restaurant behavior if they set their minds to it.

The new attention-getters have less to do with the food than the quantities in which it's served.

Employees of the stores decided to support their neighbors by coming into work.

The coffee chain expressed its condolences and noted that schedules might be adjusted to help all employees touched by the tragedy.

A five-judge panel decided over the weekend that the new minimum could be set by the governor.

Restaurants are stretching the range of what they can do with chicken, looking for those items that set an operation apart and provide the best of fried chicken without the health issues.

Any sweetened soda would be subject to the 1.5-cents-per-ounce levy, regardless of the sweetener used.

The late heavyweight champ and world-renowned icon was also involved in two long-forgotten quick-service ventures. Those experiences form a cautionary tale about why celebrities should stick to eating in other people's restaurants.

Another malware program was detected, signalling that significantly more than 300 restaurants have been compromised.

The founder of the Black Angus chain hit on the idea of selling a steak dinner for $2.99. His influence on the industry is still evident today.

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