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Reality Check

Peter Romeo

The blog from award-winning journalist, RB Editor-at-Large Peter Romeo. Peter taps into his decades of experience covering the restaurant business at a variety of publications to discuss any number of issues related to the operations and general direction of restaurants.

Workforce

Here's why Starbucks' union employees say they have to strike

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 16, 2022

Reality Check: Amid the harumphing by both sides, the actual points of disagreement between labor and management are starting to become clear.

Workforce

Why restaurants should care more about apathy

 By Peter Romeo on Dec. 01, 2022

Reality Check: The industry’s efforts to avert spikes in labor costs and benefits might as well be canceled due to lack of interest.

Beverage

Looking for a less painful way to discount, restaurants make happy hours all day long

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 17, 2022

As they look to provide value during a time of high inflation, full-service restaurants are sacrificing some of their highest-margin items: drinks.

Financing

How Canada’s restaurants intend to fix some familiar-sounding problems

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 13, 2022

The top challenges are the same ones facing operators on this side of the border. The solutions, not so much.

Workforce

In restaurant wages, $22 is the new $15

By Peter Romeo on Oct. 07, 2022

Reality Check: The new aspirational goal of organized labor is a 50% increase over what was once regarded as a moonshot of a raise. And it's already being hit.

Workforce

Don’t view labor’s new Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights as BS

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 29, 2022

Reality Check: Sure, it's a union-backed plan to change restaurant employment. But isn't a new model needed?

Workforce

Tech's labor benefits may be different from what you think

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 20, 2022

Reality Check: Technology's big payback isn't eliminating jobs, it's making current job holders happier.

Workforce

In drives to kill the tip credit, voters could prove the assassins

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 19, 2022

Reality Check: Opponents of the wage break for employers are using ballot initiatives to get their way.

Workforce

Why aren't restaurants losing sleep over the new labor threat?

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 12, 2022

Reality Check: The industry nodded through the takeaway of key employer powers. Is it just going to roll over as the setbacks continue?

Workforce

Restaurants need to make some noise about 'quiet quitting'

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 02, 2022

Reality Check: The trend of the moment for employers should be particularly worrisome for the foodservice business.

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