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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

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Before this, Middleton worked in the United Kingdom with Wolseley Hospitality Group, where he worked as head chef of several of its venues, Bellanger, The Delauney and Colbert. Anthony Fantaroni Fantaroni is director of food and beverage for Greyfinch Chatham Inn’s sister restaurant The Wild Goose Tavern in Massachusetts.

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ExCel London Paves the Way for Green Meetings

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Breaking down the company’s recent sustainability strategy International exhibition and convention center ExCel London is a carbon-neutral venue and an advocate for the path towards green meetings. There, over 300,000 worms convert leftover food waste into compost that is used in the center’s green spaces. At over 100,000 sq.

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IACC Set Sights on Creative Innovation During Knowledge Exchange

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Annual conference center gathering in Durham addressed staffing, sustainability and collaboration A nine-year average drop in the age of the meeting/hospitality professional since the start of the pandemic translates into a loss of nine years of collective knowledge. Knowledge is what helps you handle the unexpected,” he said.

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How Not to Be That Person Who Wastes Attendee Time

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Are your meetings making the most of you guests’ valuable time? Employees in the United Kingdom, Germany and France believe that out of the 187 hours they spend on average in meetings per year, 56 percent of that time is spent unproductively. What causes a meeting to reach such ineffectiveness that employees run away?

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Smart Moves in San Diego, Chicago and More

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She brings more than 18 years of hospitality and destination sales experience with Hyatt Hotels, and has held leadership roles in food and beverage and events, as well. Nicholson was most recently director of business development and banking at Conferma Pay, a virtual payment tech company based in the United Kingdom.

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New and Renovated: Luxury of the UK

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The redesign also introduces two new food and beverage offerings with their destination restaurant, The Golden Gorse, and the quintessential Bar Ross. Numerous meeting rooms ranging from 90 to 2,362 sq. make for a space suited for meetings and events of all types and sizes.

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Smart Moves in Las Vegas, Florida and More

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Allison is senior vice president of strategy and growth for meetings, conventions and exhibitions for Oak View Group (OVG), a venue development and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industry. Mardell has spent more than two decades working with Hyatt, in the United States and the United Kingdom, his birthplace.

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