Quote of the Week
"People missing the fact that the Queen is also the monarch of the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, so it’s not exactly offshore for her."
Ned Donovan, Mail on Sunday reporter.Marina Hyde, Guardian columnist,
in response:"They should go balls out with the statement: "I'll put my money anywhere I'm f**king queen of"
Tweet of the Week
"The West Ham statement about Moyes. Yeah, that's what everyone took from his time at Man Utd." - Paddy Power
The Statement:“Moyes won the Community Shield at Wembley in August – becoming the first Manchester United manager ever to win a trophy in his first season in charge, but left the club after just ten months.”
View the tweet hereLaunch of the Week
Alix Partners Food Service Report 2017
This week AlixPartners, in collaboration with EP, launched the Foodservice Growth Report 2017. Now in it's fifth year the report has grown in status and recognition and the event has become a known and welcome calendar event.Graeme Smith, Managing Director and Tom Cox, Director from AlixPartners presented the findings with has shown that strong growth continues with M&A unlocking further growth value. However the report also argued that there are cost headwinds on the horizon.The morning included statements made by both Martin Boden, Managing Director, Sodexo Corporate Services - UK and Chris Sheppardson, Founder, EP. Martin provided a global operator's viewpoint and how to enhance the experience whereas Chris focused on the debate on the business model and whether there is a need to see change that will enable companies to generate greater profit margins.The report is available for
download here and includes an independent operators viewpoint by Kevin Watson, Managing Director, Amadeus and an investors viewpoint from Livingbridge.
Thought of the Week
Have we finally lost sense?There is a view beginning to develop that the role of the CEO is doomed. Companies like Zappos and Crisp have already lost the position as they no longer consider it necessary.Is this the future or do CEOs still have a valid role to play? If so, how, where and why? What impact is technology having?
Read the full article here.Event of the Week
Next WeekEP is bringing together over 180 industry consultants, caterers and clients for a full-day of knowledge share, powerful insights and meaningful debate. The stage is set to raise the bar for positive change, impact on business and facilitate engagement to help build meaningful relationships.
Last tickets available now. Book your place today for £75.00 plus VATGallery of the Week
Cooking Together. View photos from a unique New Zealand experience.Book of The Week
Hospitality Illustrated is a picture story of an exceptional, world-class industry, full of great people, greater character and great stories.The hospitality industry is a vibrant, exciting sector full of characters and personalities. Over the last ten years EP has been privileged to have taken photos of many great people and teams and is now putting over 400 of these images into one beautiful book.
£30.00 plus P&P - special pre-order 20% offPre-order your copy todayeHotelier Hospitality News
Millennials are the most vacation deprived. Expedia Vacation Deprivation report reveals when it comes to finding balance and disconnecting, Americans have work to do.
Hotel sector must cut carbon footprint by 90% to meet 2-degree climate threshold. A new report from the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) reveals that the hotel sector must reduce its carbon footprint by 90% by 2050 to play its part in keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius.
The World Halal Tourism Summit taps into Halal Tourism boom. The World Halal Tourism Summit Abu Dhabi taps into the Halal Tourism boom valued at US$155 billion.
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