politics

Restaurants may not get White House rep after all

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 15, 2017

Andy Puzder is out as a candidate for secretary of labor.

A restaurateur’s guide to President Trump’s agenda

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 01, 2017

Here's what the industry can expect from the White House, based on the chief executive's speech to Congress.

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This week’s restaurant nightmares: Oh, boy

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 22, 2017

With politics dominating the news, is it any surprise that such issues as immigration and racial stigmas would spill into restaurants, with ugly results? Here’s how it’s happening.

Operations

This week’s 5 head-spinning moments: Spillover

By Peter Romeo on Jun. 09, 2017

The nation's worsening drug problem is spilling into restaurants, and that's not the only negative carryover from other realms. Overtime lawsuits are proliferating while new regulations are on hold. But there is some good news among the week's most noticeable developments.

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