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Smart Moves: Food and Beverage

Smart Meetings

David Nowak Hawaii’s Hilton Waikoloa Village named Nowak director of food and beverage. Nowak most recently worked as food and beverage specialist at Premier Hotels & Resorts in Guam. He is the recipient of the James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef of the Year in 2005 and Best New Chef by Food & Wine in 2006.

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CONTRACTING EXCELLENCE: EVENTS BY AMADEUS CELEBRATES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIQUE VENUES BIRMINGHAM

Prestige Events Magazine

The arm of national catering business, Amadeus , responsible for the delivery of standalone event catering, has secured its latest contract with Unique Venues Birmingham (UVB). Events by Amadeus has been working with UVB since 2019, and the team have signed a new three-year contract to deliver catering provisions to the organisation.

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6 Budget-Saving Tips for 2019: Maximize Your Event Budget, Not Your Spend

Eventmobi

Thankfully, with a few savvy budget-saving tips, you can run a successful, professional event with minimum event budget costs in 2019. Ask businesses to sponsor the entire event – providing the venue, food, and A/V equipment, or just one element. Pay for the food – not the catering. to cover your event costs.

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Skyrocketing Costs Squeeze Event Budgets

Velvet Chainsaw

Credit: iStock Event organizers are feeling the pinch as industry suppliers, venues and transportation companies rebound from the pandemic. Event venues are raising rates for basic services like electrical, internet, trash management and catering. Travel costs are rising due to strong demand (led by the leisure sector).

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Event Food Trends for 2020: Accommodating Everyone

EventUp

One of the key trends in guest expectations for 2020 and beyond is food inclusivity at venues and catered events– this means accommodating allergies and other dietary restrictions as often as possible. Event Food Trends. Food allergies and sensitivities. Food allergies and sensitivities.

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Confection Convention: Sweets & Snacks Expo Returns as First Post-Pandemic Food Show

Event Marketer

The Sweets & Snacks Expo—a gathering that draws the biggest brands in candy, chocolate and snack foods sold at major retailers—made a sweet return as the first post-pandemic food show, taking place June 23-25 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Agency: MSM , Webster, NY.

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8 Event Budget Adjustments Needed to Host Safe Events in 2021

Event Farm

Venue and governmental regulations keep changing. We looked at the cost differential between today and 2019 when the actual summit took place to get a sense of the expense increases you can expect when planning your events. View the session recording #1: Venue and staff costs – 24% increase. Onsite testing is another variable.

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