F&B/ FF&E
Chef Franck Giovannini on the Constant Changes in the Restaurant Industry
November 1, 2022
Passionate about his profession and benefiting from a long experience in the world of gastronomy, Franck Giovannini has been working with enthusiasm at the Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville de Crissier for 27 years now. After his apprenticeship at the Auberge de la Couronne in Apples, he had the opportunity to travel and work in North America, first on Victoria Island in Canada and then in New York at the St. Regis Hotel, and has subsequently worked with all his Crissier predecessors: Frédy Girardet, Philippe Rochat and also Benoît Violier at the highly-awarded Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville. A lot has changed in the restaurant industry si...
New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District Selects Clear Sky Software for Managing Beverage Inventory
Clear Sky Software | October 27, 2022
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – October 27, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the New Orleans Marriott Warehouse Arts District has installed the company’s beverage inventory control software. The Marriott selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Additional features allow management to report product fast-movers, slow-...
Atlanta Airport Marriott Installs Clear Sky’s Food Inventory Management System for Better Control
Clear Sky Software | October 25, 2022
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – October 25, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that The Atlanta Airport Marriott, has installed Clear Sky’s food inventory management system, called Clear Sky FOOD, for increased and better control over the hotel’s food product inventory. This busy hotel has been a customer of Clear Sky Software for many years utilizing the company’s beverage inventory control system called Clear Sky BEVERAGE. Desiring one inventory system for both food AND beverage products, the hotel looked no further than the successful relationship already in place with Clear Sky Softwar...
Beverage Inventory Control System by Clear Sky Software Helping the Raleigh Marriott City Center
Clear Sky Software | October 18, 2022
Charlotte, North Carolina – October 18, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the Raleigh Marriott City Center Hotel earlier this year implemented Clear Sky Software’s beverage inventory control system. The City Center selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Also installed is Clear Sky’s Interface to Fintech and Mi...
Hospitality Financial Leadership: What Really Counts and Why
David Lund | October 10, 2022
By David Lund If you do not have all three of these metrics on your radar screen at the same time, you are flying the profit picture in your food operation with at least one eye closed. All three metrics must work together at the same time to get the best view of the potential profitability of your food sales. Let’s explore these three different measurements and see what we find. Average Customer Cover The first part is “average customer cover spend” or ACCS. That is the average amount of food sales per person served. To calculate this, you take the total food sales (only items in the food family) from a given period and divide...
JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Expands Clear Sky Software’s Inventory Solution to the Culinary Department
Clear Sky Software | October 6, 2022
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – October 6, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that The JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead has expanded its use of Clear Sky Software’s money-saving inventory systems. This beautiful and busy hotel has been a customer of Clear Sky Software for many years utilizing the company’s perpetual inventory system in the beverage department. Management made the decision to extend this technology out to the culinary department and take advantage of Clear Sky’s Food Inventory System. Now the hotel has one vendor and one system for tracking and controlling all food and bevera...
Shiji’s Infrasys Now Powering All F&B Outlets in Sunway City Kuala Lumpur Hotels
Shiji | October 3, 2022
Infrasys Cloud POS is now deployed in all F&B outlets in Sunway Resort, Sunway Hotel Pyramid and Sunway Hotel Clio, located within Sunway City Kuala Lumpur, Asia’s premier entertainment and hospitality destination. Singapore, October 3, 2022 – Shiji Group and Sunway City Kuala Lumpur Hotels have successfully grown their partnership as the hospitality technology company has completed the implementation of its product Infrasys Cloud POS in all the F&B outlets within Sunway Resort, Sunway Hotel Pyramid and Sunway Hotel Clio, which includes Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill. The cluster of hotels located within Sunway City Kual...
Wine as a Quick Win for Hotel Revenues in 2023
Adam and Larry Mogelonsky | September 28, 2022
By Adam and Larry Mogelonsky Heading into budget season for next year, there’s a lot of uncertainty as to how hotel executives can best divide the bucket amongst labor, equipment and capital investments. The industry is still in a recovery period from the pandemic and possibly entering a recession with all of the implied knock-on effects for travel numbers. It’s a forecasting disaster. While hardly a panacea to this complex scenario, we hope that this passion of ours can be a profit center for your property. Anyone who has chatted or worked with us knows that wine is our favorite alcoholic beverage. In essence, it’s just fermented...
Morongo Casino Resort and Spa Gains Immediate Revenue Boost and Speeds Guest Service by Deploying Agilysys Self-Service Kiosk Software in The Marketpl...
Agilysys | September 28, 2022
-- New technology enables convenient, around-the-clock dining experiences without staffing strain -- ALPHARETTA, GA. — September 28, 2022 — While hotel room night revenue in 2022 is projected to reach $168.4 billion, within one percent of 2019’s pre-pandemic levels, continued staffing shortages are expected to contribute to slower recovery of revenue from food and beverage and other services, according to The American Hotel & Lodging Association 2022 State of the Hotel Industry Report. To accelerate food and beverage revenue recovery, properties such as Morongo Casino Resort and Spa are turning to innovative technology that enab...
Wine in Nine Steps for Revenues in Autumn 2022
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | September 14, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky If you’ve spoken to us before or we’ve broken bread together, then you know that the two of us are wine nuts. Not only does the beverage never cease to amaze in its production and regional variations, but we write about it for hotels because we see it as a great way for any restaurant to boost revenues. This running column has been all about wine, but alas this age-old alcohol is only a subset of the overall F&B program for any hotel property. After all, a wine strategy is part of a bigger picture – the F&B program – and it must serve the role of generating profit. As well, wine, like all ...
Clear Sky’s Beverage Inventory Control System Helping the Detroit Marriott Troy
Clear Sky Software | August 23, 2022
Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the Detroit Marriott Troy Hotel is up and running on Clear Sky Software’s beverage inventory control system. This hotel selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Also installed is Clear Sky’s Interface to Fintech’s Payment Source program. The Fintech interface streamlines the beverage product receiving process, ...
Nimbus® Debuts Reusable, Plant-Based Makeup Removing Towel That Reduces Laundry Costs and Contributes to ESG Efforts in the Hospitality Sector
Nimbus Eco Inc | August 22, 2022
SAN DIEGO, CA – Hotels and resorts struggling with loss of towels have a new option for their guest’s makeup removal and hygiene needs. Continuing in its spirit of innovation, Nimbus has debuted a new plant-based towel that can be used on the face, body, and even surfaces to clean away dirt and germs while also carrying a number of eco-friendly credentials including being FSC Certified, compostable, reusable, plastic-free, and flushable. These towels come in a compressed form when shipped and expand when water is added so companies looking to reduce their carbon footprint and improve their ESG ratings stand to benefit by replacing the...
Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel Implements Clear Sky’s Beverage Inventory Control Software
Clear Sky Software | August 10, 2022
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – August 10, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the Westin Phoenix Downtown Hotel is up and running on Clear Sky Software’s beverage inventory control system. The Westin selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Also installed is Clear Sky’s Interface to Marriott’s HotShop Procurement S...
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills Appoints Peleg Miron as New Executive Chef
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills | July 28, 2022
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – July 28, 2022 – Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, announces the appointment of Chef Peleg Miron as the five-star property’s Executive Chef. Miron brings over 15 years of culinary expertise to the world-class Beverly Hills hotel where he will be responsible for overseeing all food and beverage initiatives at the three dining outlets including Jean-Georges Beverly Hills, The Rooftop by JG, and the Lobby Lounge. Additionally, he will oversee the menus for in-room dining, catering, and private events. “Chef Miron brings a wealth of impressive experience in the culinary and luxury hospitality markets,” said Antoni...
Clear Sky Software’s Beverage Management System Installed at The Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach
Clear Sky Software | July 26, 2022
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – July 26, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the Wyndham Grand Clearwater Beach has installed the company’s beverage inventory control software. The Wyndham selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Additional features allow management to report product fast-movers, slow- movers, cost vari...
Westin Chicago River North Selects Clear Sky Software for Managing Beverage Inventory
Clear Sky Software | July 22, 2022
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – July 22, 2022 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that the Westin Chicago River North Hotel has installed the company’s beverage inventory control software. The Westin selected Clear Sky Software to help control all beer, liquor and wine inventory. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this system is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing, receiving, outlet transfers/issues/returns and physical inventory. Additional features allow management to report product fast-movers, slow- movers, cost var...
Hotels Are Filling Up. Guest Stomachs, Too.
HotStats | July 21, 2022
There’s an open secret amongst hoteliers: They love the ‘B’ in F&B. The ‘F’? Well, there’s another word that starts with an F they often used to describe it. That’s because making money on food can be a difficult proposition for some. Unlike alcohol, there are many associated costs, spoilage, breakage—you name it. But as hotel operators have taken better control over the hotel P&L, with brands assisting by making cost-saving concessions, food and beverage has gone from a pejorative to a positive. Anyone who orders a bottle of wine at a hotel knows he or she will be paying an upcharge of as much as 100% or even more ...
Raising the Bar: Five Ways Hotels Can Optimize F&B Operations
JLL | July 11, 2022
The pandemic has highlighted the untapped potential in hotel food and beverage (F&B) industry. Once the darling of the hospitality sector – restaurants such as the Savoy Grill in London were the center of high-society, attracting the rich and famous from near and far – F&B has played second fiddle to room sales in an industry preoccupied with margin on rooms and RevPAR. Hotel F&B fell out of favour alongside the proliferation of standalone casual and high-end restaurants. But the harsh impact of Covid-19 on the travel industry has highlighted the need to unlock fresh cashflow through ancillary income streams and F&a...
Graduate Hotels Names Michele Evans as Executive Vice President of Hospitality
Graduate Hotels | July 6, 2022
Nashville, Tenn., - July 6, 2022 - Graduate Hotels® announced today the appointment of Michele Evans as Executive Vice President of Hospitality for the brand. Evans will be responsible for the strategic support and operational success of all food and beverage programs across the Graduate Hotels portfolio. “It is an honor to welcome Michele to our Graduate Hotels team as we continue to strengthen and evolve the hospitality experience across our portfolio,” said Kevin Osterhaus, Graduate Hotels President. “She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this role that will drive the next phase of food and beverage for the brand wi...
Beachy Wins E20X People’s Choice Award at HITEC Orlando 2022
Beachy | July 5, 2022
The technology innovator was selected by HITEC attendees as the industry’s most innovative startup company for its 5G-supported mobile point-of-sale (POS) and activity booking solutions. Miramar Beach, Fla. (July 5, 2022) – Beachy, a leading provider of next-generation solutions and services for the country’s leading resorts, has been named the Entrepreneur 20X (E20X) People’s Choice Award winner at HITEC Orlando 2022. Only eight companies including Beachy were selected to participate in this year’s E20X competition. In this time of staffing shortages across the industry, Beachy delivers solutions that make servers’ jobs eas...
Cendyn Announces Partnership With OpenTable to Integrate Hotel Reservation and Dining Data Into a Unified Guest Profile
Cendyn | June 28, 2022
The new integration between the restaurant platform and Cendyn’s eInsight CRM gives hotel restaurants the ability to recognize, reward, and incentivize their most loyal guests through their dining experiences Tuesday, June 28, 2022 – Boca Raton, FL – Cendyn, a catalyst for digital transformation in the hospitality industry, is excited to announce its partnership with OpenTable, a leading restaurant platform, to allow hotel and resort restaurants the ability to link key guest, dining and loyalty CRM data across both restaurant and hotel guest profiles. The new integration between Cendyn’s eInsight CRM and OpenTable provides visibi...
Ten Tips to Maintain Hotel Restaurant Margins During Ongoing Inflation
Larry and Adam Mogelonsky | June 22, 2022
By Larry and Adam Mogelonsky First it was the initial COVID-19 disruptions and the knock-on effects of inflationary money printing. Now it’s the war in Ukraine and the next round of lockdowns in China affecting shipping out of Shanghai, Shenzhen or Ningbo. And then there are all the forces preventing your restaurants from properly staffing up. Such macroeconomic supply shocks will continue to plague your F&B operations for the rest of the year and (our prediction at least) for the better half of the decade ahead. How do you adjust? There are steps you must take in the immediate term to maintain profitability but, importantly, thes...
Shiji Launches Simplify by Infrasys, A New Point-of-Sale Solution for Hospitality F&B Businesses in the Americas
Shiji Group | June 22, 2022
Shiji launches Simplify by Infrasys, a new and innovative point-of-sale solution designed for the restaurant and hotel industry with the ability to adapt to limited-service hotels, both branded and independent. ATLANTA, Georgia, June 22,2022 – Shiji, the hotel technology innovator, is launching Simplify by Infrasys at HITEC Orlando. A new and innovative point of sale solution created for Hospitality F&B businesses in the Americas needing a simple-to-learn and easy-to-manage POS solution. Infrasys, a Shiji Group Brand, is one of the most renowned global enterprise cloud-based POS systems. Shiji is now able to offer independent and...
Hilton Trains Waiters and Waitresses to Become ‘Waitographers’ in Order to Capture the Perfect Photo
Hilton | June 14, 2022
LONDON – Today, Hilton (NYSE: HLT) launches ‘Waitographer’, to help team members capture great photography of guests at its restaurants and bars. Almost 200 team members from hotels across the country, and 500 across the globe, have now been trained by renowned photographer, Roger Moukarzel. The initiative, which launched in the UAE and Saudi Arabia at the beginning of this year, sees highly acclaimed photographer, Roger Moukarzel, train Hilton’s waiters and waitresses, taking them from amateur to semi-professional photographers! After completion, team members receive a certificate and a badge so that hotel guests can easily iden...
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