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Peter Romeo

Editor at Large

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Peter Romeo has covered the restaurant industry since 1984 for a variety of media. As Editor At Large for Restaurant Business, his current beats are government affairs, labor and family dining. He is also the publication's unofficial historian.  

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Peter Romeo

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Operations

Food safety alert: Check what ground beef is in your freezer, USDA advises

The agency's food safety arm has been alerted that ground beef products possibly contaminated with E. coli have made it to market.

Operations

Biden wants college foodservices to refund unused meal-plan dollars

The White House is blasting the convention of keeping the money as an abuse akin to junk fees, and wants it to end.

Sustainability

New group aims to make noncom the engine driving sustainability

Composed of operators and suppliers, the Sustainability Leadership Team intends to remove the roadblocks to best practices at every step of the supply chain.

Operations

As promised, the Midwest's Raydia distribution conglomerate is acquiring another broadliner

B+B Foods Distributors will function as a distinct entity within Raydia's expanding hold, with Scott Isles continue to lead the family-run operation.

Operations

Parent of distributors Stanz and Troyer lays the groundwork for more acquisitions

The company is recasting itself as a holding company for Midwestern haulers, a move that should also facilitate the adoption of new technology.

Operations

DOJ wants stronger protections under the ADA for employees with alcohol issues

The department has filed a court action against a Minnesota town for requiring an employee to pay for proof of sobriety.

Operations

Arizona restaurateur looks for inflation relief in court

With big-name backing, Tucson operator Grant Krueger sues to prevent a farming change that's expected to drive up egg prices.

Technology & Equipment

An inside look at The Ohio State University's foodservice operations

With an annual budget of $80 million, the school serves 40,000 meals a day through 35 outlets.

Operations

Delaware bans polystyrene food containers, automatic giveaway of plastic straws

The new rules apply to restaurants and on-site operations like cafeterias, though healthcare facilities are exempt from the ban on providing single-use straws.

Operations

C-store foodservice trailblazer Sheetz shuts down restaurant-like venue near college

The chain closed the campus-adjacent unit, which differed from most of its stores by forgoing gas pumps.

Operations

New Jersey adds to the uncertainty about where pork prices will land

The state has followed California and Massachusetts in setting new hog-raising standards, a move likely to put a crimp into pork supplies.

Menu

What’s after ‘plant-forward’? Think ‘alt seafood’

Restaurants are expected to be the catalysts for Americans mixing more sea vegetables and bivalves into their diets. And college operations are among some of the early adopters.

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