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29 September 2008
Cornell Study Demonstrates Improvements in Hotel Food and Beverage Forecasting
A detailed test of hotel food and beverage forecasting has found that most F&B forecasts are improved by the inclusion of room occupancy data.
Here's a concept: Civilized dining at the airport
The company in charge of food service at JetBlue's new Terminal 5 at JFK airport in New York aims to deliver quality chow to the harried masses, but it also has a far loftier goal for the October opening and beyond.
THE Travel and Marketing Experts (TMX) in cooperation with Association of Hotel and Restaurant Management Students - Western Visayas Chapter - will hold a one-day regional seminar for Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) students at the Iloilo Grand Hotel on September 27, 2008.
More hotels spruce up breakfast offerings
A growing number of hotels, particularly upscale ones, are treating breakfast like dinner, offering gourmet specials in addition to common breakfast foods.
Despite Pledges, Nickelodeon Still Marketing Nutritionally Poor Food
Despite its public statements and pledges to help combat childhood obesity, the overwhelming majority of foods marketed by the children's media giant Nickelodeon are of poor nutritional quality, according to an analysis conducted by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
22 September 2008
A formal tool developed to ensure human resourcing matches the roles and purpose of the function and reduces the cost of failure.
Steve Cole Is Back on the Scene, Now at the Marriott
Last month, he took on a new challenge when veteran hotel operator Kevin Pistilli hired him as the food and beverage director for the Kansas City Downtown Marriott. Before taking the job, Cole had been working as a consultant on various projects with Pistilli. That included creating potential new concepts for the historic Muehlebach Hotel’s long-closed Rendezvous Room and its somewhat forlorn coffee shop, the Pam Pam Room.
Olive Garden, Red Lobster to boost prices slightly
Olive Garden and Red Lobster customers will have to pay a bit more for their favorite dishes in the months ahead as the restaurant chains struggle to keep revenue and profit growing in a depressed economy.
Hilton Hotels Corporation announces that Daniel Hughes has been promoted to senior vice president, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Latin America. In this role, Hughes will form part of the company’s senior operating team for Hilton’s full-service hotels: Hilton®, Conrad® Hotels &Resorts, Doubletree®, Embassy Suites Hotels®, and The Waldorf=Astoria Collection® and will support the company’s focus on growth in the region and quality in operations.
15 September 2008
Westin Princeville opens restaurant
The Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas has opened Nanea Restaurant and Bar for buffet and a-la-carte breakfasts, lunch and dinner.
San Miguel among top blue-chip gainers
FOOD AND BEVERAGE giant San Miguel Corp. was among the top blue-chip gainers last week, following the company’s announcement of a joint venture with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to develop a hotel.
Information Technology A Boon To Hospitality Industry | By NP Chandra Shekhar, CHA, MHCIMA
Information is the key for decision making in any business. Getting the right information at the right time, at the right place and faster makes lot of difference in any business and so especially in Hospitality Business where the decisions are taken instantly in some levels.
Fairmont Hotels &Resorts Announces New Resort in Morocco
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 10, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) -- Fairmont Hotels &Resorts has announced a new property, Fairmont Marrakech, Morocco, slated to open in 2011
Business meetings could get smaller if economy falters
Meetings, conferences and conventions in the coming months may get smaller and less lavish as airlines slash domestic flights, travel costs rise and the economy drags.
Beacon of light for wine buffs
An 80-room, five-star resort planned for Waiheke aims to make the island New Zealand's leading wine and food destination for wealthy tourists.
Three-star chef joins London's hottest kitchens
German Dieter M¸ller joins an increasing number of top-ranked chefs in London - including Gordon Ramsay, Joel Robuchon and brothers Albert and Michel Roux - and said the capital and its diners were superior to anywhere else in the world.
Economics of Soccer: the Halo Effect of Euro 2008
As the final curtain of Euro 2008 has been drawn and Spain have been crowned champions of Europe, it is fitting to assess the economic impact of the world’s third biggest sporting event.
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. Reports Earnings.
Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Mets and ARAMARK launch Metropolitan Hospitality joint business venture at Citi Field
Over 60,000 square feet of hospitality and meeting space at New Mets world-class home serves as new, New York City venue for non-gameday events, corporate meetings, and private functions
Labor Day in southwestern Michigan not a holiday for everyone
When Congress established Labor Day as "a day off for the working citizens," more than 100 years ago, the pace of everyday life was far different than it is today. The federal holiday, originated by New York City's Central Labor Union, was created at a time when fast-food restaurants didn't exist; the concept of 24-hour shopping was foreign; a long weekend didn't entail lakeside parties, Jet Skis and pontoon boats; and finding a business open on a Sunday was rare.
09 September 2008
Food &Beverage People on the Move
August 2008
A classy place to meet, eat and sleep.
Rather than book conference and meeting rooms or travel around town for business breakfasts, lunches and dinners, schedule meetings at the Taj Boston, in the same two-room suite.
Organic food not more nutritional
In London, England a report reveals an unexpected truth ..
Restaurateurs feeling pinch in pocketbook
Slowing economy, rising costs have foodservice industry on defensive
02 September 2008
The Waiter Rants: Steve Dublanica is anonymous no longer
For four years, Waiter Rant chronicled the frustrations of an anonymous waiter working in an upscale restaurant somewhere near New York. Its author — The Waiter — won a Bloggie Award for best writing in 2007.
Guoman Hotels launches Food &Beverages Academy
Guoman Hotels launched a £300,000 Food &Beverage Academy as part of its training and development strategy.