All Entries in the "Industry Trends" Category
Foodstock draws 30,000 people to protest Mega-Quarry
Melancthon Mega-Quarry
Water concerns and environmental risk assessments impede plans for a mega-quarry near the GTA
By Ruth VanDyken
Ontario’s densely populated Greater Golden Horseshoe, which hugs the western tip of Lake Ontario from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to Niagara and stretches all the way to Georgian Bay and Peterborough, has less than four percent of the [...]
Restaurants are projecting price increases as inflation rises and costs go up [Bloomberg.com]
Restaurants Lift Prices as Inflation Hawks See Fed Lagging the Curve
Dining out will cost more this year as U.S. restaurants take advantage of the nearly two-year long expansion to boost prices on food and drinks.
“The fact that the airline industry was able to pass along cost increases signals that the pricing environment has become somewhat [...]
Talent Retention
How to keep employee poachers at bay
BRYAN BORZYKOWSKI
Special to Globe and Mail Update
No business wants its work force pilfered by the competition, especially when it comes to key performers. And that’s even more so for small and medium-sized businesses than bigger ones, which can ill afford to lose and try to [...]
The Counter Offer – Dangers and Food for Thought
In a highly competitive landscape where talent is the straw that stirs the drink, the truly talented are often faced with considering a counter offer from their current employer when they resign. A candidate I recently placed very aptly described the counter offer as being akin to the man who suggests counseling only after his [...]
Meet the Millennials – Hospitality Hiring and the Under-30 Set
“Social media is the new networking”, says Doug Churchill, hospitality recruitment consultant for Lecours Wolfson, a leading recruiter of hospitality executives, managers and chefs. But like any other tool, job seekers interested in a hospitality career need to see beyond Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other sites to find the opportunities behind [...]
After a Rough Night, Hotel Investors Are Waking Up
“IS this as bad as it gets? For two years, big investors watched the implosion of the lodging industry as hotel values plummeted more than 50 percent. Now as private equity giants like the Blackstone Group and entrepreneurs like Richard Branson are diving into the sector, others are starting to think it has [...]
Trends + Buzzwords for Restaurants & Hotels in 2011
Insightful and mostly accurate predictions (in my opinion) from BAUM + WHITEMAN…
Old Italian is Newly Respectable
Bricks-and-Mortar vs. Meals-on-Wheels
Korean Food and the Nothing-Is-Sacred Taco
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Revamped hotels are prepped for an industry recovery (theglobeandmail.com)
“Hoteliers aren’t exactly breaking open the champagne now that occupancy and room rates are inching up, but those who have committed to upgrades and renovations are feeling splashes of hope that their investments are paying off or will soon reap benefits.
InterContinental Hotels Group (owner of Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Candlewood Suites [...]
Boutique hotel vs. chain reliability (theglobeandmail.com)
This is an interesting comparison, from the Business Traveller’s ‘experience’ perspective, between Boutique (i.e. Opus Hotel, Vancouver) and Chain (i.e. Marriott Hotel, Calgary) Hotels.
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Geolo Acquires Los Angeles Landmark – JDV to Manage
LOS ANGELES—Geolo Capital, the private equity arm of the John A. Pritzker family, has acquired the 250-room Custom Hotel here. Joie de Vivre Hospitality will manage the hotel.
The acquisition is the first transaction for the $150 million fund established this summer by Geolo Capital to fuel Joie de Vivre’s growth and national expansion. Geolo, which acquired [...]
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