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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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Marketing

Perkins updates its name and launches a fast-casual version

The 66-year-old family-dining chain is planning a comprehensive overhaul that extends to its menu, operations and look.

Workforce

California takes steps to protect restaurant workers from dangerous heat

Kitchens would need to be cooled down whenever the temperature hits 87 degrees. Breaks, "cool-down areas" and water would also have to be provided.

Workforce

Trump's promise to end taxes on tips could put Democrats on their heels

Working Lunch: The effort may be more of a feint, but it's a visible test of the pro-labor party's true commitment to boosting worker incomes.

Workforce

Ted Cruz turns Donald Trump's no-tax-on-tips campaign pledge into actual legislation

The bill has the support of usual employer advocates like the National Restaurant Association.

Operations

California's hated PAGA law is being tempered

Government Watch: Gov. Newsom has agreed to a compromise that will guarantee the pro-labor legislation lives on, though in weaker form.

Operations

Steal these operational hacks from college dining, health care and more

From AI as a menu-planning tool to pickling vegetable scraps, these ideas are ready to put into action, courtesy of the Menu Directions conference.

Leadership

Maybe restaurateurs need to worry about their own health more

Restaurant Rewind: Recent tragedies once again underscore how wearing the lifestyle can be. From time to time, the industry has awakened to that reality. Maybe this is one of those times.

Marketing

There's plenty happening at the high end of the pricing barbell, too

Reality Check: Decadent meal choices are also proliferating, for a lot more than $5.

Workforce

Here's what the presidential candidates are promising for the restaurant business

Working Lunch: Both Trump and Biden are pledging moves that the industry would readily feel.

Operations

Trend or fad? These restaurant currents could go either way

Reality Check: A number of ripples were evident in the business during the first half of the year. The question is, do they have staying power?

Marketing

Bob Evans aims for Florida bargain-hunters with a new meal deal

The family-dining chain is offering a bundled Dinner for 2 for $22.99, but just within the Sunshine State.

Marketing

Thermometers say its time to give air conditioning its due

Restaurant Rewind: Never mind AI. Here's the technology that'll really matter, starting this week and continuing through the summer. This week's episode looks at the machinery's beginnings and a few moments when it brought change to the business.

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