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The week’s 5 (or so) head-spinning moments: Karma and nirvana edition

 By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2014

For every significant restaurant development, there seemed to be an equal and opposite counter action this week. Here’s how the industry zigged and zagged--while pot brownies became a safer possibility.

Future 50: Emerging Brands

Lime Fresh Mexican Grill

 Jul. 15, 2014

Last year, after diversifying into a bunch of concepts, Ruby Tuesday decided to back away from all but one of the ventures.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Walmart and the world turning chicken

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 18, 2014

New details of the retail giant’s restaurant threat was just one of the reasons why chiropractors were exchanging high-fives.

Rewriting the restaurant textbook

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 01, 2014

On the first day of the Restaurant Leadership Conference, conventional wisdom gets shredded, torched, stomped and buried.

Borrowing from the best

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 31, 2014

Where to go hunting for answers to business conundrums? Our Power 20 list is a good start.

Swiping a page from Starbucks’ magic book

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 04, 2014

Its success may seem like hocus pocus, but we’d all do well to learn a few of this company’s tricks.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 21, 2014

Neck braces were needed this week after chains signaled a major shift in their value strategies, Panera disclosed intentions to drop its one-size-fits-all mentality and Jack in the Box discovered a lot can happen in a minute, never mind two.

11 corrections we really should run

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 02, 2014

Here are some fixes it would have been wonderful to make, if only reality hadn't gotten in the way.

Another investor’s curbside treasure?

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 15, 2014

Some of the restaurant industry’s best-known and most-venerable brands are providing acquisition opportunities seldom seen outside of a yard sale. Are they dream purchases, or just badly worn bread makers headed for the attic?

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