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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Chipotle considers a burger spinoff

And it even revealed a key detail.

Restaurant nightmares of the week: Hungry jackals, peeping toms, legal lies

This week proved there’s a downside to die-hard fans and employees’ legal right to scare customers.

Food

6 ways to sell more snacks

Dynamics shaping the between-meals and late-hours dayparts are creating an opportunity for restaurants of all types, but not all operators are exploiting it, a new study finds. Here are some tips on boosting that incremental business.

How much should you earn? It depends

A new study shows pay for comparable positions varying by thousands. Most noticeable are the differences in salaries by gender.

Calif. moves closer to $15 wage

The governor is expected to join legislative leaders in pushing a bill drafted Saturday.

Calif. voters to vote yea or nay on $15 wage

The stepped climb to that level would start as early as next year under an initiative that just qualified for the November ballot.

Chipotle’s new food safety problem: Teamsters’ wrath

The union is slamming the chain as a dangerous place to eat, part of a campaign aimed at a completely different target.

This week's 5 head-spinning moments: Punks, politics and criminals in whites

The bizarre antics coloring this year's presidential race have spilled into the restaurant business, though it sports its own wags and criminals, including a force behind the industry's quintessential fine-dining independent.

Labor Dept. drops unionization bombshell

A new rule requires employers to share consultants’ advice with union organizers.

New sales ranking shows shifts in chain dominance

New brands and innovative oldsters gain ground while burgers hang tough.

Restaurant nightmares of the week: Don’t throw that reptile!

Is society failing to teach restaurant guests that critters should never be hurled in the dining room? Then again, maybe a robber wouldn’t have struck during a job interview if a Doberman was sailing through the air.

US chains in Brussels: What now?

Quick-service operators are wondering whether or not to stay open as authorities assess the damage and look for the culprits behind this morning’s terrorist attacks.

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