Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
This year, hotel food and beverage departments as well as catering outlets and F&B in conference and exhibition centers struggled to catch up to post-Covid pent up demand as well as to what is now called “accommodation cuisine.” We are left hungry at the table because something was not presented to us as we requested.
Smart Meetings
MARCH 22, 2024
In 2016, ASAE presented him with the Key Award, which honors CEOs who demonstrate exceptional leadership and a commitment to voluntary membership associations. In 2022, he was named HSMAI General Manager of the Year for South Florida. McDermott fills the role of general manager, with over two decades of luxury hospitality experience.
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Event Marketer
JANUARY 15, 2024
Armed with limited-edition bottles of OJ featuring the “AI” dropped from its name (“Tropcn”), the brand showed up in Sin City and doled out free juice to celebrate its natural ingredients and underscore that its beverages have no artificial additives. Or as Tropicana put it: “Sure, we love STEM.
Smart Meetings
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Maeder brings 20 years of hospitality experience to the position, most recently serving as director of food and beverage at The Maybourne Beverly Hills. Among other properties he has worked for are Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara and The Setai, Miami Beach, as director of food and beverage at both.
Smart Meetings
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Five woman chefs of color in leadership roles across the United States spoke to Smart Meetings and shared stories of their careers, their inspirations and their passion for great food. It’s no secret that being a woman in the culinary industry presents a unique challenge. It’s not only about the food.
Smart Meetings
JULY 28, 2021
While the portfolio’s range of creative food and beverage experiences have always supported healthy lifestyles, his team is seeing an increase in inquiries from planners for these types of meals and breaks. Tim Bugas, director of sales and marketing, The Henderson, A Salamander Resort , Destin, Florida.
Smart Meetings
JANUARY 14, 2022
A thoughtful approach to safety at those events is keeping people healthy while they get business done, but the threat of variants present and future is holding some organizers back. Florida, one of the regions with the highest number of cases in the U.S., There’s been a lot of bumping of meetings and events, Dominguez reported.
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