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Reality Check

Peter Romeo

The blog from award-winning journalist, RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo. Peter taps into his decades of experience covering the restaurant business at a variety of publications to discuss any number of issues related to the operations and general direction of restaurants.

Marketing

IHOP bet big on burgers, got a deserved salute

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 14, 2018

The chain’s publicity stunt was run up a flagpole, and it flew.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: A solutions special

 By Peter Romeo on Jun. 07, 2018

We interrupt the restaurant industry's steady onslaught of challenges to bring you this download of solutions, including a killer way to find help this summer. Wipe away the tears of joy and read on.

Leadership

RB Reality Check: My conversation with Howard Schultz

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 06, 2018

Long before he was a potential candidate for the Oval Office, the force behind Starbucks provided an up-close indication of what he was like when the cameras aren't recording. Here's that personal recollection.

Financing

Why casual dining should listen to consumers instead of Jonathan Maze

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 01, 2018

The problem isn't oversupply. It's under-demand.

Leadership

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: They said what?

By Peter Romeo on May 31, 2018

Utterances had intent listeners doing a double take. Here's why heads were turned.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-turning moments: Politics as un-usual

By Peter Romeo on May 10, 2018

Restaurants found themselves knee-deep in the swamp of politics and social controversy this week. Here are the gloppy details.

Workforce

This week’s head-spinning moment: Restaurants shout, 'Enough!'

By Peter Romeo on May 03, 2018

New York City operators push back with an angry-sounding manifesto for Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Workforce

This week’s 4 head-spinning moments: Labor troubles

By Peter Romeo on Apr. 26, 2018

As if supply and demand weren’t enough of a labor problem for restaurants, along comes a pummeling from unions and their fellow travelers, including the vote by a Burgerville unit's staff to unionize.

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