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App connecting driveways with beachgoers wins hospitality business contest
Barge-deck restaurants and robotics startup for cooking kitchens among pitches presented during the 12th Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition.

Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97 Named 2022 Cornell Hospitality Innovator
Elizabeth Blau, MS ’97, founder and chief executive officer of Blau + Associates, is the recipient of the 2022 Cornell Hospitality Innovator Award.

Your Restaurant’s Digital Front Door: Leveraging Digital Marketing for Success
Allison Page, Jillian Ressler, and Amy Woolen joined Professor Asís Martínez-Jerez to discuss the challenges and potential of digital marketing for restaurants.

“Bubble” wins annual competition with quiet space for a noisy world pitch
The annual Pitch Deck competition seeks to provide students considering startups an opportunity to practice pitching skills and developing concepts.

Hospitality Hackathon promotes interdisciplinary, data-driven solutions
120 students from across Cornell came together in 21 teams to model, prototype, and present their solutions to unique issues brought by the pandemic.

Higher prices, longer waits, smaller menus: Dining out in CNY isn’t what it used to be
Nolan School Professor David Sherwyn thinks restaurant staffing issues are thornier than their supply chain problems and potentially harder to fix.

Cirona Labs creates cannabinoid ingredients for food, beverage, and cosmetics companies
Hotelie Hunter Friedland ’19, founder of Cirona Labs, credits Cornell’s entrepreneurship ecosystem for helping him to build and launch his startup.

Charting Your Future: Reflections from Lee Pillsbury ’69
Reflections from Lee Pillsbury occasioned by the 15th anniversary of The Leland C. and Mary M. Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurial students connect at kickoff event
The Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship participated in a kickoff event hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell.