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S.F. November ballot - soda tax, Muni, minimum wage, more

 Aug. 13, 2014

A review of initiatives on the November ballot also shows that proponents of a $15-an-hour wage have succeeded in putting the increase to a popular vote.

No health grades for Baltimore restaurants

 Mar. 25, 2015

Baltimore city council members voted on Monday to kill a bill that would require the city’s restaurants to post grades based on health inspections. The councilmen who voted against the bill, along with local restaurant owners, were concerned that the bill’s passage would have spelled trouble for operators.

The case for immigration reform

By Steve Brooks on Nov. 01, 2013

Facing a shallow labor pool and stepped-up enforcement by the Feds, the restaurant industry is putting pressure on lawmakers to ramp up immigration reform. And change may be closer than you think.

The future is now—yikes!

By Peter Romeo on Sep. 12, 2014

We apologize in advance if this issue raises your dry-cleaning bill. The risk of spitting out coffee is definitely at Wet-Nap Four, and not because of surprises plumbed from the gee-wiz file.

What distribution options would be left after a Sysco-US Foods merger?

May 06, 2015

The federal judge hearing the FTC’s efforts to block the combination says his decision will ride on understanding distribution and determining what options would be left for foodservice operators if the deal proceeds.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on Jan. 24, 2014

Fast casual’s latest theft, quality really is king, servers learn to love tech, fuggedabout New York’s new political slap and a growth demon picks up the pace.

Restaurant owners look for creative ways to escape health-law penalties

Oct. 23, 2014

A key for many is lessening the number of employees who qualify as full-time. Approaches range from having franchisees share employees, to changing ownership structures so the companies are technically smaller.

DOL asks franchisors to help enforce labor regs

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 01, 2017

The department said it'd like a collaborative deal signed last week with Sonic to be a model for restaurant franchisors.

The week’s 5 head-spinning moments

By Peter Romeo on Feb. 07, 2014

The biggest danger of neck injuries this week came from surprising tech developments, but new service initiatives dropped some jaws, too.

For some Orange County restaurants, inspections may be only once per year

Nov. 26, 2014

Officials of Orange County had hoped to maintain a twice-a-year schedule by increasing the fees restaurants are charged for sanitation inspections. But the increase was rejected, prompting the Health Care Agency to aim for annual visits.

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