Once upon a time, meeting attendees had pretty minimal meal choices—generally chicken or beef, and if they didn’t like it, they ate around it or got their meals outside of the ballroom. But the plates were cleared long ago on those simple meal ch...
Everyone wants to wow attendees with a cool reception or other special event at their conference, but what do people really want? Interactivity, cocktails, and food top the list, according to this cool infographic from Kapow Events. It also cover...
Food prices are going up, which means that your flat F&B budget isn’t flat at all—it’s going down. But take heart. Hotel and resort chefs want to give you the impact you expect, even if they have to pull out all their special...
This list of the 12 Most Interesting Food Trends of 2015 by Greg Morado in the Houston Times is just so, well, interesting. I was expecting the usual trends, like locally sourced ingredients and s'mores bars—don't get me wrong, I love me some s'...
It’s a meeting planner’s biggest challenge: How to find a regular supply of new and engaging designs for events, activities for meetings, and ways to wow a jaded audience. One-up yourself with this collection of ideas we’ve...
Hilton Worldwide has introduced Meet with Purpose, a program to help meeting professionals make healthy choices not just for themselves and their attendees, but for the environment as well...
“The Pleasure Principle” is the name of a Janet Jackson song from 1986, and it’s also the title of the 2015 Trends Report from Andrew Freeman & Co., the hospitality marketing and public relations agency that each November...
It's not your imagination—the number of people with food allergies in the U.S. has in fact been growing. According to a 2013 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent...
Quoting legendary chef James Beard, meeting professional Tracy Stuckrath, CSEP, CMM, CHC, sums up her passion for creating food-and-beverage events: “Food is our common ground, our universal experience.” And, continues the president...
The Radisson Blu hotel chain is rolling out a new group package, Experience Meetings, which focuses on innovations in food and beverage, the spatial environment, and technology.
“With this program, professionals can tailor their meeting ex...
