Opinion

Why is Food Waste Hotel Owners’ Next Big Thing

While food waste in hotels is often brought up to hotel operators, financial data shows us that owners are actually those paying the (high) price of this multi-dimensional issue. When we say “high”, we mean 2 to 6 bps of their GOP margin.This observ...

Benjamin Lephilibert
Benjamin Lephilibert
Founder & CEO, LightBlue Environmental Consulting
ESSEC IMHI
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Benjamin Lephilibert
by Benjamin Lephilibert and Johanna Wagner
5 December 2025ESSEC IMHIFood & Beverage
ESSEC Business School
Opinion

A New Analytic for Hotel Restaurant Real Estate: Transitioning Square Footage into Signature Experiences

Hotel food and beverage isn’t simply a service line—it’s the second-largest revenue engine in the building (1) and, increasingly, the brand’s cultural calling card.

Trip Schneck
Trip Schneck
Managing Partner
Colicchio Consulting
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Trip Schneck
by Trip Schneck
21 November 2025Colicchio ConsultingFood & Beverage
Colicchio Consulting
More Than a Hotel Restaurant: Takeaways from Hilton Anaheim’s Culinary Reinvention
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More Than a Hotel Restaurant: Takeaways from Hilton Anaheim’s Culinary Reinvention

When I stepped into my role as Executive Chef at Hilton Anaheim, it coincided with the largest renovation in the hotel’s 40-year history. But this wasn’t just a chance to update dining spaces or reimagine menus; it was a rare opportunity to fundamen...

Prabeen Prathapan
Prabeen Prathapan
Executive Chef at Hilton Anaheim
Hilton
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by Prabeen Prathapan
21 November 2025HiltonFood & Beverage
More Than a Hotel Restaurant: Takeaways from Hilton Anaheim’s Culinary Reinvention
Opinion

Hotel Food and Beverage – A Bright Spot in 2025

U.S. hoteliers are struggling to increase revenues in 2025, as rooms revenue (the largest source of revenue for hotels) increased by just 0.8% during the first half of the year, according to CBRE’s August 2025 edition of Hotel Horizons®. Given the e...

Robert Mandelbaum
Robert Mandelbaum
Director of Research Information Services at CBRE Hotels
CBRE Hotels
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by Robert Mandelbaum and Andrea Grigg
7 November 2025CBRE HotelsFood & Beverage
CBRE Hotels
Wine and Health: Debunking the Myths and the Algorithms
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Wine and Health: Debunking the Myths and the Algorithms

This year’s “Vine to Mind” Symposium was hosted at EHL Hospitality Business School. The international event brought together statisticians, neurologists and winemakers to explore a topic that continues to spark debate across cultural and policy circ...

Philippe Masset
Philippe Masset
Associate Professor at EHL Hospitality Business School
EHL
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by Philippe Masset and Beatrice Venturini
23 October 2025EHLFood & Beverage
Wine and Health: Debunking the Myths and the Algorithms
Opinion

From check-in to checkout: How great operators keep every moment on brand

Hospitality is built on execution. Every detail—from the greeting at check-in to the follow-up after checkout—either reinforces your brand promise or erodes it.

Melissa Burghardt
Melissa Burghardt
CEO, Axonify
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Melissa Burghardt
by Melissa Burghardt
7 October 2025AxonifyFood & Beverage
Axonify