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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Workforce

Restaurant-led coalition brings Texas lawmakers a blueprint for making child care more available

Government Watch: The move pushes a possible game-changer on the labor front one step closer to becoming a reality.

Financing

Cracker Barrel pokes Sardar Biglari with what it calls proof the chain is recovering

The family-dining chain released preliminary figures showing a 2.9% gain in unit sales. The info was released the day after Biglari warned fellow shareholders that a $700 million turnaround plan will fail.

Marketing

Is that the Big Boy driving my Uber?

Restaurant Rewind: Restaurant mascots are seeing less career opportunity than stagecoach drivers these days. Here's the sad tale of how their fortunes have tanked.

Workforce

Restaurants are blocked from requiring staff to hear management's take on organizing

So-called captive-audience sessions have been deemed illegal by the National Labor Relations Board, though pundits predict the ban could be short-lived.

Workforce

DOL tries a colorful approach to curbing restaurants' child labor violations

As part of a settlement with the department, Wisconsin's Pizza Parlor will dress teen staff members in uniforms of different colors according to their age.

Financing

Insurance rates are proving the hard cost of climate change

Restaurants are getting hit with big upswings in their premiums, even if they’re not in the paths of destruction.

Leadership

Remembering Technomic founder and longtime leader Ron Paul

The industry icon died last week at age 90. Here's the mark he left on the restaurant business and those who worked with him.

Workforce

Donald Trump's dream setup may prove nightmarish for restaurants

Working Lunch: With the White House and Congress both controlled by Republicans, operators could see a runaway train occasionally bearing down on them.

Financing

Advisors side with Cracker Barrel in its struggle with Sardar Biglari

ISS advised shareholders in the family-dining chain to opt for the 10-director slate put forth by management. A competing advisor, Glass Lewis, advised against voting a seat for Biglari.

Financing

First Watch buys more franchised stores

The breakfast-and-lunch chain is acquiring 15 units, and a 16th under construction, for $49 million. The seller was not identified.

Workforce

If politics are still dividing your staff, here's what to do

The Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance brought in an expert on political bridge-building for advice on defusing post-election political strife between restaurant workers. These are some of the tips he offered.

Financing

First Watch intends to see how much of a difference 1:1 marketing can make

The breakfast-and-lunch chain said it's banking on the pinpoint communications afforded by richer consumer data to reinvigorate traffic, which slid 4.4% in the third quarter.

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