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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

Articles by
Peter Romeo

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Pressure builds to curb bogus restaurant reviews

A social media campaign aims to require receipts from any restaurant that’s rated on TripAdvisor.

7 new hotbeds of restaurant innovation

Cities that once seemed like culinary backwaters are now rivaling the likes of New York and San Francisco in the eyes of sport-dining travelers.

Biglari, Cracker Barrel are at it again

The activist investor issued a presentation to shareholders in what he says was a response to attacks at the company’s annual meeting.

Turnaround report: Famed Dave to rejoin Famous Dave’s; McDonald’s tries 2 products-of-the-moment

Famous Dave’s has sold founder Dave Anderson on rejoining the barbecue chain to improve food quality and service and foster a barbecue-fanatical culture.

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Yard-sale shopping tips

IHOP, Chipotle and other industry big brands came up short—literally in the case of Subway.

McDonald’s posts slight Q3 comp gain for U.S. stores

But revenues fell.

Greene Turtle acquired by PE firm

The buyer, Stone-Goff, said current management of the casual chain will stay in place.

Chipotle reveals its next steps

A ‘restaurant within a restaurant’ will get more play, as will digital ordering and delivery for catering.

What restaurateurs should know about Shigella

What should restaurants know about Shigella to protect their customers, staffs and business? Here’s a primer on how to avoid food-borne illness.

Rising food-safety danger puts restaurants on defense

A spike in the number of Shigella cases reported across the nation have turned attention on the potential risk to restaurants, as one shuttered place in California can attest.

Yum! opts for a Chinese spinoff

The parent of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut will create a publicly traded second company to operate stores in the Asian nation as a franchisee.

States move to reverse ‘joint employer’ redefinition

At least five more will follow the three that have already legislatively defined franchisees as sole employers of their staffs, according to the IFA.

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