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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Workforce

Employees of a 20-unit cafe chain vote to unionize

Colectivo Coffee's 440 employees will now be represented by local affiliates of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

Financing

Michigan aims to grant restaurants $20,000 in working capital

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also intends to use federal funds to pay for employee raises and childcare.

Financing

Warning of a new crisis, the restaurant industry presses Congress again for more aid

Industry officials say the surge in COVID infections from the delta strain of coronavirus is already dampening traffic and raising the industry's vulnerability.

Operations

Which are tomorrow’s hot restaurant concepts?

The hottest growth concepts feature inexpensive and focused menus and a lot of salads, bowls and bubble tea.

Workforce

Are these the real reasons why restaurants have a labor problem?

New research shows that a decision to take or leave a restaurant job can hinge on often overlooked aspects of a worker's life.

Operations

FAA leans on airports to curb sale of adult beverages to go

The agency says lax enforcement of current prohibitions is contributing to a rash of unruly passenger behavior during flights.

Workforce

Tip credit opponents play the gender card in NY

Groups such as One Fair Wage intend to ask the state's first female governor, Kathy Hochul, to close the gender wage gap by disallowing the concession for restaurants.

Operations

Washington reinstates a mask mandate for restaurant guests and employees

The requirement applies regardless of the individual's vaccination status, and only to guests who are dining inside.

Operations

Restaurants react to the new reality of vaccine mandates

Responses have ranged from summoning lawyers to treating the requirements as a marketing opportunity.

Marketing

With vaccine mandates a reality, restaurants push for acceptance

Groups in San Francisco and New York City have mounted awareness campaigns aimed at lessening conflict with anti-vaxxer customers.

Operations

NYC restaurateurs sue to block the city's vaccine mandate

The lawsuit alleges that Mayor de Blasio's executive order creating the requirement was capricious and a violation of some individuals' rights.

Financing

Re-staffing problems cut into Red Robin's Q2 sales

Unfilled positions prompted the chain to cut hours, reducing the top and bottom lines.

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