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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

Los Angeles restaurants are spared a new mask mandate—for now

Local health officials noted that new data could still trigger the requirement, but not for at least a week.

Marketing

Ohio restaurants scramble for a shot at adding sports betting

The application process has opened for 1,000 establishments, with the gaming scheduled to begin Jan. 1.

Marketing

Massachusetts wants a return of happy hours. Its restaurants don't

Two-for-one deals and other promotional offers would drive up insurance costs while cutting into sales, local operators contend.

Financing

As room sales rebound, hotel acquisitions soar, a new study finds

Occupancy rates are nearly back to 2019 levels, according to the report, but job and hiring levels still have room to go.

Financing

Restaurants demand the $180M left in the Restaurant Revitalization Fund

The National Restaurant Association has called on the Small Business Administration to distribute the aid immediately to restaurants whose aid applications were mothballed.

Workforce

Chipotle's shutdown of a unit kept it from unionizing. Or did it?

Working Lunch: Federal regulators could reverse the move, and the closing could spark more union drives.

Workforce

Starbucks union provides organizers with a financial safety net

A new assistance pool is intended to reassure baristas that pro-union activity won't cost them income.

Workforce

200th Starbucks unit votes to unionize

Starbucks Workers United said the milestone vote came at a location in Cleveland, 11 months after the unionization effort began.

Workforce

7-Eleven lays off 880 employees

The cutbacks are part of the c-store giant's $21 billion acquisition of Speedway in 2021.

Workforce

Nearly 40% of restaurants hit the brakes on hiring because of inflation, study finds

A survey found that 4% are even laying off workers because of pay rates and fears of a recession.

Workforce

Court kills Michigan's tip credit, sets minimum wage at $12 an hour

The decision will require full-service restaurants to pay servers and bartenders the full minimum wage. It also requires most employers to provide paid sick leave.

Workforce

Chipotle closes the chain's first store to file for a union vote

Union supporters say the burrito brand is trying to thwart the organizing effort. Chipotle says it just can't find enough staff to maintain operations.

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