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Tracking Snacking: Three Consumer Trends to Help Hoteliers Curate Their F&B Offerings

In recent years, hoteliers have found creative ways to streamline their operations and control costs, particularly in their food and beverage departments. A recent CBRE analysis for LODGING noted that rising wages, heightened supply...

Strategic Savings

Between tight margins and high guest expectations, hotel food and beverage is a tough department to operate. LODGING Back of the House checked in with several F&B leaders to learn about top strategies for...

Advice: Procurement Partners

A slew of factors, from inflation to supply chain disruptions, have driven food costs higher in recent years, compromising already-tight hotel food and beverage profit margins. Partnering with a group purchasing organization (GPO) may...

From Drain to Gains

Food and beverage need not be a guaranteed drain on hotel profitability, according to Larry Spelts, president of Lodging & Lifestyle Adventures at Indigo Road Hospitality Group. “The biggest and most common mistake made...
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Auric Road Grows Its Portfolio of Petite Properties

Paul Makarechian has visited nearly every continent over the past four decades. Wherever his travels took him, he observed a noticeable difference between resorts abroad compared to those back home in the United States....