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Peter Romeo

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Brinker posts 4.2% comp-sales gain for Chili’s

Strong traffic contributed significantly to the gain for company-run stores and helped boost Maggiano’s same-store sales by 2.3 percent, the casual-dining giant said.

Papa John’s angles for Super Bowl viewers with BOGO deal

Demand for delivered pizzas typically soars next Sunday, but the third-largest player is resorting to a discount to get its share.

Technology

3 ways tech plays at restaurants

The 100 or so chain executives attending Chicago researcher Technomic’s 2015 Consumer Insights and Planning Program this January learned how the perplexing consumer is evolving under such influences as a tepid economy and rapid-fire technical advances. Some revelations had pens scratching across notepads in a frenzy, including these.

DOL to suggest new rules for managers’ overtime, NRA says

The U.S. Department of Labor will likely propose changes before April in the regulations for compensating supervisory personnel like restaurant managers, according to the National Restaurant Association.

Restaurant sales to rise 3.8% this year, NRA says

The gains will still be moderate, but better than the prior two years. Food costs and margin pressures are different matters.

East Coast restaurants dig out, assess sales damage

The blizzard wasn’t as intense in some areas as officials had feared, but the impact on restaurant sales and traffic may be a different story.

Domino’s puts tracker function on TV

But customers will need a particularly type of TV, and a fairly new one at that, to see when their Super Bowl pies and wings will arrive.

Starbucks names a techie as its new president/COO

Board member and Microsoft veteran Kevin Johnson will assume the role as Howard Schultz’s second in command on March 1.

This week’s 5 head-spinning revelations: How Danny Meyer makes Shake Shack hum

A privately owned chain with $5.4 million in profits is about to sell 45 percent of itself to the public for at least $80 million, and that chain sadly isn’t yours. Unless your name is Danny Meyer.

McD’s sued under ‘joint employer’ ruling for alleged discrimination at franchised stores

The first major court test of the NLRB’s decision will be closely watched by restaurant franchisors.

Jollibee is hunting for a U.S. fast-food chain to buy

The Asian quick-service powerhouse says it wants a big but underdeveloped regional brand.

Activist Sardar Biglari has an activist investor of his own

A shareholder in the militant investor’s holding company wants seats on the board and a tighter rein on compensation.

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