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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

Red light on a major traffic change spares NYC restaurants from more cost pressure

Government Watch: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has indefinitely suspended congestion pricing, shielding the local industry from a crimp in its supply chain. The development was one of several breaks this week in the business' favor.

Food

Salmonella has now sickened 320 in the East, but authorities can't say if there's a common source

Cucumbers have been connected to two of the three contaminations. Still, the outbreaks could be separate, according to health officials.

Workforce

Union group urges New York to make ending the tip credit a campaign issue

One Fair Wage said its research shows young residents would be more likely to vote if the issue hung in the balance.

Operations

Batten down the hatches for more severe weather ahead

The storms that dampened restaurant traffic during Q1 were a preview of what the industry can expect through the remainder of 2024, though with more heat, wind and rain, according to forecasters.

Marketing

Where are Simone Biles fans going to eat this Olympics?

Reality Check: Restaurants will be competing for attention this year with the Summer Games and political advertising. It could be a test of whether digital marketing, and loyalty programs in particular, can deliver on their promise.

Workforce

Another fine-dining star faces unionization, stoking fears of a Starbucks-like organizing blitz

Working Lunch: "We may be on the verge of having an organizing effort in the fine-dining segment."

Food

Cucumbers shipped to 14 states are suspected of carrying salmonella

The produce likely never made it to restaurants or supermarkets, according to the FDA, because supplies were halted at the distributor and wholesaler stages of the supply chain.

Marketing

Landmark Mississippi restaurant admits it sold mislabeled fish

Biloxi's Mary Mahoney's pleaded guilty to selling more than 29 tons of imported junk fish as premium local species.

Marketing

For Top 500 family-dining chains, it's back to the future

The segment's old guard is striving to amp up its traditional strength of providing value, but with more relevant and higher-quality menu options.

Emerging Brands

Cracker Barrel slows development of Maple Street Biscuit Co.

Resources and management's attention will be focused on a rejuvenation of the company's namesake brand, whose traffic is down 20% year to date, executives told Wall Street Thursday.

Marketing

Here's why restaurant chains are selling one another's products

Restaurant Rewind: The lines between segments aren't the only traditional boundaries that are being smudged in today's competitive environment. Contrary to the old rules, concepts are tapping the drawing power of competitors for share of stomach.

Food

Consumers aren't exactly crowing for lab-grown chicken

New research shows a majority of the public supports banning cultivated meats, as two states just did.

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