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Hospitality Business Plan Winner Gets Ready to Launch His Concept
Some time in the next few years, you’ll have the opportunity to stop at a restaurant for a quickly served, high quality Mediterranean meal, thanks to Martin Andonov ’13, who has created Agora Hellenic Grill, a concept that he has developed over the past year with the support of the Pillsbury Institute of Hospitality Entrepreneurship. […]
New business plan competition prize highlights disability and environmental issues
As student teams plan, prepare, and perfect their original concepts for the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition this year, they will have an extra incentive to design businesses that tackle specific social issues. The new $5,000 Stein Family Prize for Disability and Environmental Sustainability Solutions will be awarded to the team whose business concept best […]
Statler Hotel wins AAA honor, receives new uniform systems, and launches F&B educational events
There has been much to celebrate at the Statler Hotel this winter. In January, the Statler received its second consecutive AAA Four Diamond Award and installed new state-of-the-art uniform tracking and delivery systems thanks to generous donations from White Conveyors and InvoTech Systems. The Statler has also launched a series of Taverna Banfi EDU events. […]
AA&D and Corporate Affairs announces leadership changes
In late October, Charles Phlegar, Cornell’s vice president for alumni affairs and development (AA&D), announced several promotions and leadership changes in his division. One change that directly impacted the SHA was the promotion of Jon Denison to associate vice president for colleges and units for the university. Jon joined SHA in 2008 as associate dean […]
Hotel Ezra Cornell announces speakers
The 89th Annual Hotel Ezra Cornell proudly presents the first of its confirmed speakers for the conference being held March 20-23, 2014: • Abby Murtagh, Executive Director, Food & Beverage, The New York Palace • Beth Scott, Vice President Global Products, Hilton Worldwide • Brian Wansink, Author and Professor of Marketing, Cornell University • Mitchell […]
Executive Education Course Offers Back-of-House Access to Trendiest Sites in NYC
Exclusive. Trendy. Fascinating. Explore the New York City vibe for five special days this July while being treated to back-of-house access to some of the Big Apple’s most luxurious hotels and restaurants. This unique learning opportunity, the New York City Site Visit, is available through the Professional Development Program. Led by restaurant operations experts and […]
Student Showcase
Following his graduation, Nathaniel Rosen will work in Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies group in New York. Though an English major in the College of Arts and Sciences, Nathaniel supplemented his liberal arts coursework with numerous real estate and finance courses in the School of Hotel Administration. His summer internships were with Moore&Associates, a Washington, […]
Emerging Middle Class will Define China’s Hospitality, Real-estate Growth
Cornell faculty, international business leaders, Shanghai Vice Mayor Zhao Wen, and other Chinese government officials gathered at the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund on April 20 to examine the state of China’s hospitality and commercial real estate markets and discuss current trends, challenges, and opportunities. Half of the 275 attendees were Cornell alumni, and […]