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Peter Romeo

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Peter Romeo

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California city's ban on gas-fueled kitchen equipment gets overturned

A federal court ruled that the prohibition violated federal energy regulations.

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Baseball concessionaires change their pitches for a faster game

With their sales windows shortened by 31 minutes, MLB stadium feeders are tweaking operations and embracing technology to boost throughput.

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Chicken suppliers agree to pay Washington state $36M to settle price-fixing allegations

The state says it's now developing a system to channel the money down to the victims, which include foodservice operations.

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David Chang's Fuku to feed Yankee fans this baseball season

The spicy-chicken sandwich chain will become a concession option for sports arena contractor Legends Hospitality.

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8 menu trends from the future

A global conference last week in Europe provided a preview of where restaurant menus may be headed. Here are the eight currents that were anointed megatrends. You'll need to bring your own fork.

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5 ideas to steal from the global restaurant scene

A culinary conference in The Netherlands brought to light several innovative ways of riding the trends. Here are a handful that stood out.

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US Foods tests weekend deliveries

Deliveries have been added on Saturdays and Sundays to give employees more scheduling flexibility, but customers have discovered a labor benefit as well.

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A big crackdown on child-labor violations is coming, White House says

The effort will beef up enforcement staffs, increase penalties and have federal agencies work up a national plan.

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A test of the 4-day workweek cut turnover by 57%

Fifty-six of the 61 employers who participated have stuck with the four-day model, and 15% of the workers said no amount of additional pay would lure them back to a five-day week.

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New York City looks to limit what's provided with to-go orders

The bill passed on Thursday is expected to save foodservice operations money. Mayor Adams has not revealed whether he'll sign it.

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U.S. Senate votes to avoid a rail strike

The move will spare foodservice from what industry leaders warned would be a disastrous supply situation.

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Foodservice calls on Congress to avert a rail strike

If railroad workers should walk out, the pipeline for about 30% of the nation’s packaged food supplies would be disrupted, per the Consumer Brands Association.

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