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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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Leadership

Cousins Subs co-founder Bill Specht dies at age 80

A one-time East Coast Navy man trained to sink submarines, he found success in the Midwest selling another sort of sub.

Marketing

New York restaurants take aim at reservations pirates

The state's restaurant association has joined forces with lawmakers in hopes of preventing third parties from scarfing up reservations and reselling them, with none of the proceeds going to the restaurants.

Leadership

New England chef Jasper White dies at age 69

A fan of simply prepared fresh seafood, the CIA grad was a pioneer in the American regional cuisine boom of the 1980s and an early proponent of "casualizing" fine dining.

Workforce

Labor is testing whether California's new fast-food wage-setting process would work elsewhere

Working Lunch: Minneapolis is essentially testing the portability of the controversial Golden State model.

Financing

Here's a business tool to keep restaurant executives employed after a tough Q1

Reality Check: The first three months of 2024 weren’t easy on restaurant chains, but spin-doctoring proved to be. Indeed, there must have been a run on shovels.

Financing

Earnings roundup: One Group, Topgolf, Potbelly, Chuy's, PFG, Bombshells, Olo, Toast

A look beyond the most recent results for big restaurant brands shows customers cutting back nearly across the board.

Operations

At age 59, San Francisco's Scoma's restaurant still defers to its elders

Restaurant Rewind: The Fisherman's Wharf landmark has adhered to the traditions set by founder Al Scoma without ignoring what today's customers want.

Financing

California bans most restaurant service fees and other surcharges

The prohibition takes effect July 1. Delivery fees would still be allowed, and automatic gratuities tacked onto the tabs of large parties would also be permitted at least initially.

Operations

Friendly's is opening restaurants again

The 89-year-old family-dining chain has unveiled a new store in Orlando that gives a liberal nod to the brand's past while incorporating new touches like a bakery.

Financing

Surprise, surprise: California kept its full-service restaurants in the dark for months

Reality Check: The state attorney general had refused to clarify the scope of the state's pending anti-junk-fee law. It's one more smack in the face to the trade.

Financing

First Watch's traffic slides in Q1, but don't expect price-off specials to follow

Management at the daytime dining chain said it will focus instead on bringing back strong customer lures from the past.

Workforce

Tomorrow's aspiring industry leaders strut their stuff at ProStart's national competition

The program's best went head to head for a weekend in Baltimore, with 96 teenaged teams vying for $200,000 in scholarships to continue their restaurant educations.

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