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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

How Denny's is benefiting from California's $20 fast-food wage

Reality Check: The diner chain is pitting its third virtual concept against QSRs there, leveraging the lower wages full-service places are allowed to pay.

Financing

Denny's resurrects a past traffic builder to stem its losses to home cooking

Sales fell even though prices increased 5%, so the family-dining chain is bringing back its old $2/$4/$6/$8 tiered menu. Franchisees also closed 15 units last quarter.

Leadership

How the restaurant industry is working the political conventions

Reality Check: The Republican and Democratic conventions present a different sort of opportunity to promote the business' interests. Here's what you won't see on TV.

Workforce

Labor advocates air the demands they'll push on California's fast-food restaurants

In addition to a 3.5% hike in the sector's minimum wage, union representatives say they'll press the state's new Fast Food Council for pay protections, predictive scheduling and a louder voice.

Workforce

New York City considers a bombshell change for hotel restaurants and bars

Legislation that already has nearly enough supporters to pass would essentially require the staffs of third-party managers to be employed wholly or jointly by the host hotel. But that's only a small part of the warranted changes.

Financing

NYC's Gotham Restaurant files for bankruptcy protection

The Chapter 11 filing indicates the once-acclaimed restaurant's financial problems go deeper than having lost $45,000 to online scammers.

Leadership

If you don't know the name 'Joe Lee,' stop right now and listen

Restaurant Rewind: He was a key force in the creation of what we now know as casual dining. You've likely read the latest on Red Lobster. Here's the person who made it an icon.

Workforce

California pushes through mandates for protecting indoor workers from excessive heat

At 82 degrees, restaurateurs will be required to provide back-of-house staffers with water, rest breaks and cool-down areas.

Operations

Congress is presented with a new plan for keeping food safe

Government Watch: Two prominent lawmakers have called for reworking the federal government's hodgepodge of a system for safeguarding the nation's food supply.

Workforce

California's new fast-food wage is costing most QSRs there an additional $100k, study finds

The research also indicates that jobs and hours are being reduced, and consumers should expect more price hikes. But the statistics are contradicted by other findings, including data from the federal government.

Marketing

Shoney's shifts to a rotating food bar

The family-dining chain will change the culinary focus of its signature buffet on a daily basis.

Marketing

What restaurants should take away from last week's Republican convention

Working Lunch: The tone of the gathering was decidedly anti-corporate. Blame J.D. Vance for the puzzling twist.

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