food &beverage
Stop Calling Them Food Wines
Larry Mogelonsky | March 4, 2020
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) How often have you heard this term? A bottle is jammy, tight or otherwise barely palatable and the excuse – nay, the explanation – is that it’s a ‘great food wine’. I’ve seen this witty marketing retort creep into our collective dining culture over the past decade, and now I fear that it has run its course lest it do damage to your restaurant. My issue is that this two-word buzz phrase has now become the de rigueur excuse for allowing any piece of plonk on the wine list – promotional puffery at its finest. Think about it for a moment: name one wine that doesn’t pa...
The Mixology Game Changer Is Here – New Mixology Carts by Forbes Industries With Chris Adams
Forbes Industries | February 25, 2020
ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA, February 25th, 2020: Forbes Industries has partnered with mixology expert, Chris Adams, to design a series of mobile mixology carts perfect for today’s restaurants, catering, food & beverage, and hotel events. Why Mixology? Today’s Social Media is a powerful communication tool that craves unique and compelling content. Content like drinkable art. Now with Mixology Carts by Forbes Industries, hoteliers can create Instagrammable moments their guests are sure to share on their behalf. The word will get out, and others will want to see for themselves. Their friends will seek out the 360-degree experience they’ve ...
Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa Implements Clear Sky Software’s Food, Beverage and Retail Inventory Systems
Clear Sky Software | February 18, 2020
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – February 18, 2020 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. is pleased to announce that The Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa is benefitting from Clear Sky Software’s inventory control systems for increased control of all Food, Beverage and Retail areas. Sawgrass now has the tools to manage their extensive inventory flowing into the Resort and tracking product movements in bars, restaurants, gift shop areas and storage. By replacing their manual inventory counting process with Clear Sky’s wireless, mobile bar code scanners, the monthly counting of inventory is significantly reduced freeing up associates to spend mor...
The Future of Food: What Is It Made Of?
Samuel Wich | January 3, 2020
By Samuel Wich At long last, traditional food production is about to be disrupted. The future of food is high-tech, local and taking into account the needs of our planet. The way food has been produced in the past has led to countless problems. At long last, traditional farming and distribution practices are about to be disrupted. The future of food is high-tech, local and taking into account the needs of our planet. What is the future of food made of, why we cannot continue the way we used to produce and what practices will be replacing current approaches of handling food? The future of food: new realities for the industry Currentl...
Food & Beverage: The Secret Ingredient to Building Hotel Guest Loyalty
Joel Montaniel | January 2, 2020
By Joel Montaniel, Co-Founder and CEO, SevenRooms Hotels are constantly competing to improve their amenities, rewards, and services to stand out in a saturated market. And chief among those offerings in the eyes of consumers are dining options, with newly released research uncovering that almost 1 in 3 Americans think hotels with great restaurants are more memorable than those without. As boutique hotels and major chains invest in more experimental restaurant concepts, respected chefs and locally-authentic F&B experiences, travelers will flock to hotels with drool-worthy dining built into their stay. This new approach to food & ...
Does Your Hotel Need a Plant-Based Restaurant?
Larry Mogelonsky | November 26, 2019
By Larry Mogelonsky, MBA, P. Eng. (www.hotelmogel.com) No matter where you stand on the issue of climate change, the one undeniable aspect of this movement is that it is rapidly gaining awareness across the world. With scientists publishing study after study to show just how inhospitable our environment will soon become, this trend is particularly prevalent amongst our youth, and if you don’t understand it then your hotel’s F&B future may be grim. For those among us who will inherent the earth appear to be the ones who are also most inclined to do something about it, with a popular form of activism being the removal of all anima...
Hilton Atlanta Appoints New Food and Beverage Leadership Team
Hilton | November 22, 2019
Atlanta — November 22, 2019 — Hilton Atlanta has announced a new culinary leadership team at the 1,249-room hotel with the addition of two new team members – Executive Chef Christian Quiñones Vargas and Director of Food and Beverage Alexander Busch. “We’re thrilled to welcome Chef Christian and Alexander to our team at Hilton Atlanta,” said Brad Koeneman, general manager of Hilton Atlanta. “As one of the largest hotels in Atlanta welcoming thousands of guests from around the world every year, our visitors expect a refined culinary experience. In addition to Chef’s extensive food and beverage experience and Alexander...
Charleston SC Hotel Implements Clear Sky Software and Benefits From Better Control Over Beer, Liquor and Wine Inventory
Clear Sky Software | November 14, 2019
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – November 14, 2019 – Clear Sky Software, Inc. ® announced today that The Renaissance Charleston Historic District Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina has implemented the company’s beverage inventory control system to help manage and control all beverage products. The Renaissance Charleston is taking advantage of the features of this industry-leading beverage inventory system. Called Clear Sky BEVERAGE, this is a comprehensive, perpetual inventory system that tracks and controls all beverage products. Functions include purchasing/ordering, receiving, electronic requisition, outlet transfers/issues/returns and...
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