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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Pizza Inn names longtime industry vet as president

The 58-year-old brand will be led by an operations and franchising specialist whose career extends back 30 years, to stints at KFC and Rax.

Blackberry Farm's Sam Beall dies at age 39

Beall had turned the Tennessee inn into one of the most celebrated lodging and dining destinations in the world.

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Sneaky rascals

Noise about Wendy’s breakfast, Popeyes’ new can of spinach and other surprises that almost sneaked past.

Bob Evans enters into sales-leaseback deals for 145 properties

The deals will net more than $165 million.

Subway adds additive-free ‘rotisserie-style’ chicken

The new option is a step in the chain’s move toward "cleaner" ingredients.

Grill Concepts names successor to co-founder Bob Spivak

Responsible for the operator of 30 well-known restaurants is a 30-year veteran of the company.

Domino's bags pizza sales crown with 12% comp gain

The delivery specialist’s reliance on technology yielded far better results than Papa John’s or Pizza Hut could muster.

Famous Dave’s looks to fried chicken

A Sunday night special is one of the new ways the barbecue chain intends to rebound from a steep decline in traffic during 2015.

NYC high-salt penalties upheld

An attempt by the National Restaurant Association to halt enforcement was blocked.

In-N-Out is pressed to make concessions to modern-day concerns

A newly formed advocacy coalition wants the iconic brand to lead a changeover in meat sourcing.

Restaurant nightmares of the week: Paperwork problems

Fewer trees may be dying because of the shift to digitized communications, but Gmail, iPhones and the e-like haven’t spared restaurant C-suites from paper-based problems, as this week attests. Here’s a sampling of how dead-tree technology continues to vex the industry.

Bravo Brio to shed weak restaurants

A go/no-go review of each branch is part of a comprehensive new plan to revive the operator of two polished-casual chains.

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