Peter Romeo

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Service fees are about to go big time in Washington, D.C.

A new survey shows 70% of local restaurants intend to use surcharges to counter the loss of the tip credit. About 150 places have already taken the plunge.

Workforce

Union backers spent nearly $2.5M to infiltrate Starbucks, report finds

The study undercuts assertions that Starbucks Workers United was a grassroots reaction of frustrated baristas.

Leadership

Earl Enterprises taps Reef vet to develop nontraditional sites

Valentina Ellison is charged with putting Earl brands in airports, sports centers and shopping malls.

Operations

McDonald's franchise strife deserves barely a Grimace compared with Quiznos' past

Restaurant Rewind: A fight over supply prices set what's still the low point in franchisor-franchisee relations. It could be a Harvard Business study of what a brand owner should never do.

Operations

Last week's kitchen ruling affects more than Berkeley restaurants

Working Lunch: A liberal court's ending of a local ban on gas-powered kitchen equipment was a win for restaurants everywhere.

Workforce

Iowa looks to expand the hours and duties permitted for working children

A bill passed this week allows 16 and 17-year-olds to serve alcohol and expands the hours permitted for 14 and 15-year-olds to six per school night.

Premium

Operations

The restaurant of tomorrow sounds a lot like yesterday's

Reality Check: With the pandemic fading, it may be back to the future for broad-market restaurant concepts. Just ask participants of a CEO's panel at the Restaurant Leadership Conference.

Operations