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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

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Peter Romeo has covered the restaurant industry since 1984 for a variety of media. As Editor At Large for Restaurant Business, his current beats are government affairs, labor and family dining. He is also the publication's unofficial historian.  

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Peter Romeo

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Financing

Pinstripes warns of staff cutbacks after a challenging quarter

The bocce-and-bowling concept is aiming to reduce overhead by another $4 million, after cutting unit-level expenses by $10 million in the first quarter.

Financing

Kamala Harris pledges to help more restaurants and other small businesses get off the ground

In a campaign speech Wednesday, the Democratic candidate promised to raise the tax credit for startups to $50,000, from the current $5,000. She also vowed to cut the red tape new ventures face.

Leadership

Meet the reclusive force behind casual-dining standouts Hillstone and Houston's

Restaurant Rewind: George Biel may not have the high profile of other casual-dining pioneers, but his operations remain gold standards within the business.

Workforce

Want happy restaurant employees? How's a relocation to Sweden sound?

Reality Check: New research shows how far the U.S. industry still has to go in improving its image—and what a difference an upgrade could make when it comes to retention.

Operations

Major seafood supplier pleads guilty to selling junk fish as primo species

Government Watch: The Department of Justice said Quality Poultry and Seafood pulled the con for 17 years.

Workforce

DOL goes after tip-pool violators for nearly $2M

Investigators found two restaurants in the central area of the country that weren't following the rules, and vowed to continue hunting for instances of money being misdirected.

Workforce

How 3 years of union organizing has changed Starbucks

Restaurant Rewind: This month marks the anniversary of the drive's kick-off. Here's how the effort unfolded and where it leaves the coffee segment today.

Workforce

Restaurants are being buried under new paperwork requirements

Reality Check: New employer rules invariably bring an avalanche of record-keeping obligations to a field that's no stranger to laying a paper trail.

Leadership

Big-name chefs come out strongly for Kamala Harris

Government Watch: Celebs like Tom Colicchio and Nancy Silverton have pledged to cook in support of the Democratic candidate.

Financing

Earnings roundup: Black Rifle Coffee, Steak 'n Shake, Bombshells

The second quarter was apparently no kinder to smaller cap public restaurant companies than it was to the big players. Here's a look at three with decidedly mixed results.

Workforce

The No Taxes on Tips issue refuses to go away

Working Lunch: Its appeal as a policy talking point is going to mandate some sort of action when tax changes are taken up next year, regardless of which party wins in November.

Leadership

Sardar Biglari is trying another run at Cracker Barrel

The activist investor wants five of the 10 seats on the family-dining operator's board, including one for himself, the company said. With one ally already seated, Biglari could control a majority of votes.

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